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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The policy that the US should prevent communism from spreading to other nations.






2. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






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






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






6. Abolished the poll tax.






7. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






9. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






11. LBJ's program that addressed America's social problems including health care - civil rights - and urban decay.






12. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






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






15. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






17. Established the federal income tax.






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






19. Trial by jury.






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






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






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






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






25. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






26. President of the US during the Civil War.






27. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






34. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.






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






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






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






38. President 1963-68






39. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






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






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






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






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






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






45. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






46. Early civil rights leader and founder of the NAACP. Du Bois demanded equality for African - Americans






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






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






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






50. Competition between European countries to create empires.