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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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1. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






2. The right to vote for women.






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






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






5. Invented the vaccine for polio






6. Movement of people into a country from another country.






7. Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed - the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.






8. No cruel or unusual punishment.






9. Right to bear arms






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






11. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






22. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






23. Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.






24. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






27. Established the federal income tax.






28. Rights reserved to the people.






29. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






30. 1860 - 1865






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






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






33. Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death.






34. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Abolished the poll tax.






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






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






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






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






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






49. United Farm Workers activist






50. The direct election of US Senators.







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