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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. First president of the US. General in Revolutionary War.






2. Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.






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






4. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






5. American painter from 1920's

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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






13. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






14. Alternate term for 1920's.






15. President 1980-88.






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






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






18. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






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






21. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






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






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.

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






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






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






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






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






29. Separation by race.






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






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






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






33. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






35. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






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






38. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






39. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






41. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






43. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






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






45. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






47. Gave all U.S. citizens equal protection under the law regardless of color.






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






49. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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