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






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






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






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






5. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






13. United Farm Workers activist






14. Progressive president who served during WW I.






15. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






16. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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






19. President 1963-68






20. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






22. Group of African - American students that were integrated into an all - white school in 1957






23. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






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






32. No unlawful search and seizure.






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






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






35. Invented the vaccine for polio






36. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






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






38. President of the US during the Civil War.






39. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






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






41. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






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






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






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






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






46. No cruel or unusual punishment.






47. Abolished slavery






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






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






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