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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Corrupt organized groups that controlled political parties in the cities. A boss leads the machine and attempts to grab more votes for his party.






2. Separation by race.






3. US General in Europe during WWII. He was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D- Day). Cold War President






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






5. Rights reserved to the people.






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






7. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






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






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






10. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






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






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






13. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






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






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






16. First astronaut to land on the moon.






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






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






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






20. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Invented the vaccine for polio






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






29. Progressive president who served during WW I.






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






31. Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I.






32. 1914 - 1918






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






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






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






36. President 1963-68






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






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






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






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






41. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






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






43. New York political machine boss.

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44. Alternate term for 1920's.






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






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






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






48. No quartering of troops during peace time






49. 1950-53 war with N Korea & China. Ended in a stalemate but S. Korea remained a democracy.






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