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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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1. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






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






4. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






5. Communist leader of Cuba.






6. Sets a term limit for the President






7. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






8. The rise of a manufacturing economy and decline of an agriculture economy.






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






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






11. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






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






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






14. Early rock n ' roll performer






15. 1914 - 1918






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






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






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






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






20. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






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






29. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






32. Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed - the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.






33. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.






34. The mass murder of 6 million Jews and others in Nazi concentration camps.






35. Founding father - politician - scientist






36. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






37. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






38. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






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






41. Rights reserved to the people.






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






43. War between the communist of North Vietnam and non - communist armies of S Vietnam supported by the US.






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






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






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






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






48. Populist presidential candidate and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.






49. No unlawful search and seizure.






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







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