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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. Trial by jury.






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






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






4. Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in the Confederate states.






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






6. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






8. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






10. Used to fence in land on the Great Plains - eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.






11. American painter from 1920's

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12. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






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






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






15. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






18. 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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19. Gave African - American men the right to vote.






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






21. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






22. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






24. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






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






27. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






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






29. Established the federal income tax.






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






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






32. President during Roaring 20's






33. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






34. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






35. President of the US during the Civil War.






36. 1939 - 1945






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






38. The right to vote for women.






39. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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






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






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






43. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






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






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






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






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






49. Competition between European countries to create empires.






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