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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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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2. Allied naval strategy to reach Japan by taking one island at a time.






3. 1914 - 1918






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






5. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






7. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






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






10. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






11. The belief that America had the God - given right and duty to expand across the continent






12. The right to vote for women.






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






14. Made discrimination based on race - religion or national origin in public places.






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






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






17. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






18. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






19. Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.






20. The mass murder of 6 million Jews and others in Nazi concentration camps.






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






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






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






24. New York political machine boss.

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25. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Formed to defend Europe against Soviet Union.






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






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






28. First astronaut to land on the moon.






29. 1st ten amendments to Constitution. Protects individual rights.






30. Trial by jury.






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






32. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.






33. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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






35. Alternate term for 1920's.






36. 1860 - 1865






37. President 1961-63






38. Progressive president who served during WW I.






39. 1939 - 1945






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






41. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






42. American painter from 1920's

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43. Separation by race.






44. The prohibition of alcohol.






45. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






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






47. Established the federal income tax.






48. Sets a term limit for the President






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






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