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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. The prohibition of alcohol.






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






3. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






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






5. Gave African - American men the right to vote.






6. No unlawful search and seizure.






7. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






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






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






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






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






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






13. American painter from 1920's

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14. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






16. Abolished the poll tax.






17. New York political machine boss.

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






19. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.






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






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






22. President 1980-88.






23. Early African - American leader - believed African - Americans should achieve economic independence before social equality.






24. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






25. Right to bear arms






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






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






28. The right to vote for women.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Progressive president who served during WW I.






36. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






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






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






40. Period of African - American cultural creativity in Music - art - literature during the 1920's






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






42. Early rock n ' roll performer






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






44. Economy in which economic decisions (supply - prices - etc.) are made by the government rather than by market forces.






45. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






48. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






49. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






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