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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Early rock n ' roll performer






2. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.






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






4. Abolished slavery






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






6. Law that attempted to assimilate Indians by giving them individual plots of land.






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






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






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






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






11. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






14. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






15. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






16. 1914 - 1918






17. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






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






21. No cruel or unusual punishment.






22. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






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






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






26. The right to a fast and public trial.






27. Right to bear arms






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






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






30. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






31. Separation by race.






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






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






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






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






36. Progressive president who served during WW I.






37. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






38. US operation that flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union set up a blockade in 1948.






39. 1860 - 1865






40. 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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41. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






42. Communist leader of Cuba.






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






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






45. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - Insurance for people's bank accounts.






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






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






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






49. Abolished the poll tax.






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






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