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AP U.S. History

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1. Tried to rule as absolute monarchs without using Parliament - little to no sympathy for colonial legislatures






2. Parliament took minor actions in the colonies - allowing them to experiment with and become accustomed to self-government - international trade agreements






3. Social ideals to be encouraged in public school (stress on social interaction) - learning by doing






4. Storage of Soviet missiles in Cuba (threat of nuclear war); Krushchev demanded that US never invade Cuba and remove forces from Turkey; mutual compliance with each other's demands






5. Fought for women's rights and abolition - 'Men and women are CREATED EQUAL!'






6. Alice Paul; shocked traditionalism - League of Women Voters supported; new organization of women who were now more independent






7. Offered a New Deal (reminiscent of FDR) of smaller government - reduced taxes - and free enterprise; Washington outsider






8. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






9. Opposed strikes - producer-consumer cooperation - temperance - welcomed blacks and women (allowing segregation)






10. All English subjects are represented in Parliament - including those not allowed to vote






11. Meant to provide evacuation opportunity for Americans in Cuba; internal accidental explosion blamed on Spanish mines - leading to Spanish¬ American War






12. Strong central government - separation of powers - 'extended republic'






13. Douglas was able to reconcile the Dred Scott Decision with popular sovereignty; voters would be able to exclude slavery by not allowing laws that treated slaves as property






14. Scarce supplies (food and clothing) - army motivated by von Steuben






15. Southern and Midwestern farmers expressing discontent - supported free silver and subtreasury plan (cash advance on future crop — farmers had little cash flow during the year) - criticized national banks

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16. Americans who were forced out of their homes in Oklahoma and Arkansas (respectively) due to the dust storms and drought known as the Dust Bowl

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17. Bomb thrown at protest rally - police shot protestors - caused great animosity in employers for workers' unions






18. One country that falls into communism will cause surrounding nations to also fall 'like dominos'; spurred by Southeast Asia regimes (esp. Vietnam)






19. Congress authorized LBJ to repel and prevent aggression against US troops in Vietnam - used as a blank check (perhaps too much - caused protests)






20. Response to Berlin crisis - warned Moscow that threats would be answered with force; Warsaw Pact formed by Soviets in response






21. Key to English-Native American relationship - died in England in 1617






22. Established by 'General' William Booth - uniformed volunteers provided food - shelter - and employment to families - attracted poor with lively preaching and marching bands in order to instill middle-class virtues






23. Reluctant to give colonists their own government - preferred to appoint royal governors






24. Unemployment jitters; expelled Teamster union (resorted to gangsterism); height of power of workers' unions






25. American general Horatio Gates was victorious over British general Burgoyne






26. Launched in 1958 by Ike; successful launch of American satellite (Explorer I); massive arms builup






27. 'Trustbuster' (busted twice as many as Roosevelt) - conservation and irrigation efforts - Postal Savings Bank System - Payne-Aldrich Tariff (reduction of tariff - caused Republican split)






28. Acquired Mexican Cession (future California - Arizona - and New Mexico); Mexico acknowledged American annexation of Texas






29. Prohibited discrimination in any government-related work; increased black employment






30. Judges appointed to Supreme Court by Adams in the last days of his presidency to force them upon Jefferson - Marshall among those appointed






31. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait despite peace treaty and refusal to abandon Iraqi occupation

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32. Advocated by Roger Sherman - proposed two independently-voting senators per state and representation in the House based on population






33. Founded by Uriah Stephens (1869); excluded corrupt and well-off; equal female pay - end to child/convict labor - employer-employee relations - proportional income tax; 'bread and butter' unionism (higher wages - shorter hours - better conditions)






34. CIA attempt to institute Cuban support to overthrow Castro; cover-up uncovered - became representation of Cuban resistance to American aggression






35. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






36. The Man Nobody Knows - glorification of business - Jesus as a businessman - relationship between religion and manufacturing






37. Believed to provide shortcut from Atlantic to Pacific - searched for by Giovanni de Verrazano for Francis I in the race to Asian wealth






38. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






39. Ensured trade with mother country - nationalism; too restrictive on colonial economy - not voted on by colonists






40. Rise in stock prices and speculation - decline of construction industry - mistaken 'trickle-down' economics - reliance on credit






41. Fair amount of troops - short guerilla tactics - strong leaders (Washington); nonprofessional army that could not handle long battles






42. Fought for old Southern way of life (states' rights) - attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)






43. Victorian standards confined women to the home to create an artistic environment as a statement of cultural aspirations






44. Worked alongside Josiah Henson to make repeated trips to get slaves out of the South into freedom






45. Gorbachev announced Soviet withdrawal of power from all of Eastern Europe - including Berlin (wall torn down - free movement - &c.)






46. Attacked people for being communist by association and unsubstantiated claims - against Truman - Marshall - and Ike; downfall came with attack on the military (condemned by Senate); led hysteria of the red scare






47. Bank tightened loan policies - depression rose throughout the country - hurt western farmers greatly






48. Racism riots against Mexican laborers (imported for jobs)






49. Head of federal Division of Forestry - contributed to Roosevelt's natural conservation efforts






50. FDR's plan (although vague during the campaign) to restart the economy and pull America out of the Great Depression