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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






2. The prohibition of alcohol.






3. Makes sure no branch of the government becomes too powerful.






4. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






5. Invented the vaccine for polio






6. The direct election of US Senators.






7. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






21. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






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






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






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






25. JFK's brother and attorney general. Assassinated 1968






26. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






27. American painter from 1920's

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28. President 1963-68






29. The turning point in the war in the Pacific.






30. 1939 - 1945






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






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






33. LBJ's program that addressed America's social problems including health care - civil rights - and urban decay.






34. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






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






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






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






39. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






40. Trial by jury.






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






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






43. First form of government established by the 13 states.






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






45. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






46. Populist presidential candidate and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.






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






48. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






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






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