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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Economy in which economic decisions (supply - prices - etc.) are made by the government rather than by market forces.






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






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






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






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






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






7. No cruel or unusual punishment.






8. Competition between European countries to create empires.






9. President during Roaring 20's






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






11. Auto manufacturer who created the Model T and began to mass - produce the auto






12. Author of The Jungle - book that describes conditions of the meat packing plants and immigrants struggles.






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






14. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






15. The rise of a manufacturing economy and decline of an agriculture economy.






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






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






18. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






20. 1860 - 1865






21. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






22. President 1961-63






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






24. 1939 - 1945






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






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






27. Rights reserved to the people.






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






29. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






30. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






31. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






32. Sets a term limit for the President






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






34. The right to a fast and public trial.






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






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






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






38. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






40. Powers reserved to the states






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






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






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






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






45. The direct election of US Senators.






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






47. US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.






48. The right to vote for women.






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






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