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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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1. American feminist icon - journalist - and social and political activist.






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






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






4. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






5. Powers reserved to the states






6. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






7. 1914 - 1918






8. President 1961-63






9. President during 1920's period of corruption. Died in office.






10. 'Monkey Trial' that pitted creationism against Darwin's theory of evolution.






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






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






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






14. 1860 - 1865






15. Supreme Court decision that upheld segregation and said that 'separate but equal' facilities were legal.






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






17. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.






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






19. Statesman - political philosopher - and one of the Founding Fathers






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






21. 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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22. Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.






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






24. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






25. The turning point in the war in the Pacific.






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






27. Abolished slavery






28. Example of corruption during Warren G. Harding's Presidency






29. United Farm Workers activist






30. Movement of people into a country from another country.






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






32. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






33. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






36. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






37. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






38. Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.






39. The direct election of US Senators.






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






41. President 1980-88.






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






43. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






44. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Formed to defend Europe against Soviet Union.






45. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






46. Ruled courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford attorneys.






47. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






48. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






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






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







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