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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






2. Right to bear arms






3. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






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






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






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






7. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






8. Trial by jury.






9. Allowed temporary work contracts for Mexican immigrants.






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






11. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






13. 1914 - 1918






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






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






16. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






17. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






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






19. Apartments built in city slums to house large numbers of immigrants.






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






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






22. Compromise between the big and small states over representation in Congress






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






24. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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






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






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






29. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






31. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






33. Abolished slavery






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






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






36. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






38. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






40. Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.






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






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






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






44. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






45. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






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






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






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






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






50. Progressive president who served during WW I.