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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Economy in which economic decisions (supply - prices - etc.) are made by the government rather than by market forces.






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






3. Sets a term limit for the President






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






5. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






6. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






7. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






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






11. Fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920's.






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






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






14. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






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






17. Trial by jury.






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






19. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






21. New York political machine boss.


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






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


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






25. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






27. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






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






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






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






32. Invented the vaccine for polio






33. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






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






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






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






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






39. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






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






41. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






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






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






45. Right to bear arms






46. United Farm Workers activist






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






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






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






50. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.