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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






2. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






3. 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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4. American painter from 1920's

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






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






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






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






9. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






11. Program to rebuild Europe after World War II.






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






13. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






14. Separation by race.






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






16. No cruel or unusual punishment.






17. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






18. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






19. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






27. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






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






29. Established the federal income tax.






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






31. The direct election of US Senators.






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






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






34. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






35. Rights reserved to the people.






36. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






37. African Americans pledged to fight for "Double Victory" - victory over Hitler in Europe - but also against racism at home.






38. Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I.






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






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






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






42. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






43. Early rock n ' roll performer






44. The belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same.






45. 1914 - 1918






46. Invented the vaccine for polio






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






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






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






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