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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. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






2. Gave all U.S. citizens equal protection under the law regardless of color.






3. No quartering of troops during peace time






4. New York political machine boss.

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5. Political movement involving farmers - who wanted silver dollars (inflation) - government ownership of railroads - and lower protective tariffs.






6. Gave African - American men the right to vote.






7. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






8. LBJ's program that addressed America's social problems including health care - civil rights - and urban decay.






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






10. US General who led the US 1st Army during the Invasion of Normandy.






11. Founding father - politician - scientist






12. President during Roaring 20's






13. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






14. Alabama governor - segregationist - presidential candidate. Shot and left paralyzed.






15. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






16. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






17. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






18. Sets a term limit for the President






19. Period of African - American cultural creativity in Music - art - literature during the 1920's






20. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






21. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






22. The first African - American woman elected to the U.S House of Representatives.






23. Gave 18 year - olds the right to vote - largely due to the draft.






24. Compromise between the big and small states over representation in Congress






25. Made discrimination based on race - religion or national origin in public places.






26. American couple accused of Communism and helping the Soviet Union obtain information about the atomic bomb. They were found guilty and sentenced to death.

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27. Law that attempted to assimilate Indians by giving them individual plots of land.






28. Early civil rights leader and founder of the NAACP. Du Bois demanded equality for African - Americans






29. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






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






32. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






33. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






34. 1939 - 1945






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






36. American pilot who made the first non - stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.






37. Apartments built in city slums to house large numbers of immigrants.






38. The right to vote for women.






39. First form of government established by the 13 states.






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






41. Makes sure no branch of the government becomes too powerful.






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






43. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






45. Progressive president who served during WW I.






46. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






47. Auto manufacturer who created the Model T and began to mass - produce the auto






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






49. US operation that flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union set up a blockade in 1948.






50. First president of the US. General in Revolutionary War.