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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.






2. Sets a term limit for the President






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






4. Founding father - politician - scientist






5. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






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






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






10. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






11. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






12. United Farm Workers activist






13. African Americans pledged to fight for "Double Victory" - victory over Hitler in Europe - but also against racism at home.






14. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






15. The prohibition of alcohol.






16. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






18. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






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






20. The right to vote for women.






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






22. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






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






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






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






27. President of the US during the Civil War.






28. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






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






31. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






32. Group of African - American students that were integrated into an all - white school in 1957






33. 1860 - 1865






34. 1914 - 1918






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






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






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






38. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






39. Separation by race.






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






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






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






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






44. President during Roaring 20's






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






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






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






48. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






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