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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






2. The belief that the rich succeed because they re superior to the poor.






3. President 1963-68






4. Established the federal income tax.






5. Corrupt organized groups that controlled political parties in the cities. A boss leads the machine and attempts to grab more votes for his party.






6. Rights reserved to the people.






7. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






8. Economy in which economic decisions (supply - prices - etc.) are made by the government rather than by market forces.






9. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






10. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






11. Power is shared between the states and national government.






12. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






13. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






14. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






15. Trial by jury.






16. Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.






17. Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death.






18. Founding father - politician - scientist






19. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






20. Congressional approval that gave LBJ the power to escalate the war in Vietnam.






21. President during Roaring 20's






22. Abolished slavery






23. Progressive president who served during WW I.






24. No unlawful search and seizure.






25. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






26. Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.






27. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






28. JFK's brother and attorney general. Assassinated 1968






29. Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.






30. Right to bear arms






31. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






32. A wall built by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin. The wall stood until 1989.






33. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






34. Group of African - American students that were integrated into an all - white school in 1957






35. Competition between European countries to create empires.






36. FDR's program for fighting the Great Depression.






37. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






38. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






39. A standoff between the Us and the Soviet Union when it was discovered that the Soviets had installed missiles pointed at the Us.






40. A 1944 law that gives military veterans financial and education benefits.






41. Political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice - led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.






42. The first man - made satellite to be launched into outer space.






43. Allied naval strategy to reach Japan by taking one island at a time.






44. US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.






45. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.






46. The belief that America had the God - given right and duty to expand across the continent






47. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






48. Early rock n ' roll performer






49. Photographer who raised awareness of working and living conditions of immigrants in the factories and tenements.






50. Pres. of the US during WWII & early Cold War. Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan.