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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






2. American painter from 1920's

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3. No cruel or unusual punishment.






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






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






6. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






9. Abolished the poll tax.






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






11. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






12. Established the federal income tax.






13. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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






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






16. The belief that the rich succeed because they re superior to the poor.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






23. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






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






25. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






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






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






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






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






30. The right to vote for women.






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






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






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






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






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






36. Separation by race.






37. No unlawful search and seizure.






38. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.






39. Movement of people into a country from another country.






40. Trial by jury.






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






42. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






43. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






44. Supreme Court decision that upheld segregation and said that 'separate but equal' facilities were legal.






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






46. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






47. 1939 - 1945






48. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






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






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