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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






2. Rights reserved to the people.






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






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






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






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






7. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






8. Competition between European countries to create empires.






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






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






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






12. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






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






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






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






16. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






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






18. US General in Europe during WWII. He was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D- Day). Cold War President






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






20. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






23. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






24. New York political machine boss.

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25. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






26. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






28. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






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






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






32. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






33. Right to bear arms






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






35. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






36. No quartering of troops during peace time






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






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






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






40. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






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






43. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






44. Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.






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






46. President 1961-63






47. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






48. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






50. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.