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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Example of corruption during Warren G. Harding's Presidency






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The right to vote for women.






13. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






15. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






16. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






18. Corrupt organized groups that controlled political parties in the cities. A boss leads the machine and attempts to grab more votes for his party.






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






20. A wall built by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin. The wall stood until 1989.






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






22. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






23. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






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






25. No cruel or unusual punishment.






26. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






27. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






29. Early rock n ' roll performer






30. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






31. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






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






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






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






36. The direct election of US Senators.






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






38. Sets a term limit for the President






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






40. President of the US during the Civil War.






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






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






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






44. New York political machine boss.

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






46. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






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






49. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






50. Made segregation illegal in public schools.