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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Business tycoon who controlled most of the steel industry.






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






3. Established the federal income tax.






4. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






13. Abolished slavery






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






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






16. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






18. Rights reserved to the people.






19. 1860 - 1865






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






21. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






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






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






25. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






27. President 1963-68






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






29. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






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






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






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






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






34. First astronaut to land on the moon.






35. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






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






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






38. Gave 18 year - olds the right to vote - largely due to the draft.






39. Photographer who raised awareness of working and living conditions of immigrants in the factories and tenements.






40. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






41. The direct election of US Senators.






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






43. President 1961-63






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






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






46. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






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






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






49. 1914 - 1918






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