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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






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






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






6. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.






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






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






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






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






11. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






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


14. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






16. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






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






19. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






20. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






21. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






22. No cruel or unusual punishment.






23. Early African - American leader - believed African - Americans should achieve economic independence before social equality.






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






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






26. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






28. Statesman - political philosopher - and one of the Founding Fathers






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






30. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






31. President 1980-88.






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






33. Author of The Jungle - book that describes conditions of the meat packing plants and immigrants struggles.






34. The direct election of US Senators.






35. No unlawful search and seizure.






36. 'Monkey Trial' that pitted creationism against Darwin's theory of evolution.






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






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






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






40. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






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






42. Early rock n ' roll performer






43. No double jeopardy - do not have to testify against yourself.






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






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






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






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






48. No quartering of troops during peace time






49. Competition between European countries to create empires.






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