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






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






3. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






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






6. Abolished the poll tax.






7. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






8. Progressive - era reforms that gave citizens more political power`






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






10. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






12. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






15. Alternate term for 1920's.






16. Business tycoon who controlled most of the steel industry.






17. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






19. The mass migration of African - Americans to Northern cities from 1910 through both World Wars.






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






21. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






23. 1860 - 1865






24. A system by which people can conduct business free of government control except for reasonable regulations made for the public good.






25. Ruled those arrested must be informed of their right to an attorney before questioning






26. Powers reserved to the states






27. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






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






29. Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President of the United States.






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






31. Competition between European countries to create empires.






32. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






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






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






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






37. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






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






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






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






41. United Farm Workers activist






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






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






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






45. The belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same.






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






47. Early African - American leader - believed African - Americans should achieve economic independence before social equality.






48. Divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative - executive - judicial






49. The policy that the US should prevent communism from spreading to other nations.






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