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AP U.S. History

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1. South divided into 5 military districts; states to guarantee full suffrage for blacks; ratify 14th amendment






2. First Utopian society - by Robert Owen






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






4. Marbury v. Madison (judicial review) - McChulloch v. Maryland (loose Constitutional interpretation - constitutionality of National Bank - states cannot control government agencies) - Gibbons v. Ogden (interstate commerce controlled by Congress) - Fle






5. Provided for evacuation of English troops from posts in the Great Lakes

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6. Catholic communist autocrat of Vietnam - assassinated (with aid of US)






7. Mass migration northward; mainly blacks migrating from the southern states into the north hoping for less discrimination






8. Created Federal Reserve System - regional banks set up for twelve separate districts - final authority of each bank lay with the Federal Reserve Board - paper money to be issued 'Federal Reserve Notes'






9. Allowed for faster processing of cotton - invented by Eli Whitney - less need for slaves






10. Focused on the 'Common Man;' removal of Indians - removal of federal deposits in BUS - annexation of territory - liberal use of veto

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11. Roosevelt's plan that aimed to regulate corporations (Anthracite coal strike - Dept. of Commerce and Labor - Elkins and Hepburn Acts) - protect consumers (meat sanitation) - and conserve natural resources (Newlands Reclamation Act)






12. Natural selection applied to human competition - advocated by Herbert Spencer - William Graham Sumner






13. Established federal district courts that followed local procedures - Supreme Court had final jurisdiction; compromise between nationalists and advocates for states' rights






14. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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15. Issued by Lincoln following Antietam (close enough to a victory to empower the proclamation) - declared slaves in the Confederacy free (did not include border states) - symbolic gesture to support Union's moral cause in the war






16. Rejection of negative portrayals of women (language - entertainment) - increased quality and use of education - more job opportunities - acceptance into military






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






18. Removal of Saddam Hussein - 2003 - Iran - Iraq - and North Korea designated as the 'axis of evil -' institution of democratic government in Iraq to replace Hussein's dictatorship (return to spread and protection of democracy throughout the world - mo






19. Military hero from War of 1812; elected president 1840 - died of pneumonia a month later - gave presidency to Tyler






20. Fear of Japanese-Americans as traitors - sent off (by law) to internment camps; removal of deemed threats in military areas






21. Cherokee tribe forced to move from southern Appalachians to reservations in current-day Oklahoma - high death toll

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22. Sets of programs geared towards minorities and oft-discriminated populations






23. Used nonviolent protest and boycott to achieve better working conditions for farmers (esp. Mexican-Americans)






24. Attempted to centralize production of war materials; ineffective due to American desire for laissez-faire government






25. Jane Addams's pioneer settlement house (center for women's activism and social reform) in Chicago






26. Intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy - could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers (lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea)






27. Nationalists against foreign non-English speaking workers (took jobs away from American men); encouraged to leave the U.S.






28. Network of safe houses of white abolitionists used to bring slaves to freedom






29. Northern Securities Company (JP Morgan and James G. Hill - railroads) seen by Roosevelt as 'bad' trust - Supreme Court upheld his first trust-bust






30. Symbol of women workers during the war






31. In Brook Farm Community - lived in seclusion for two years writing Walden and On Civil Disobedience - proved that man could provide for himself without materialistic wants






32. Unconstitutionalized the NRA due to delegation of legislative authority from Congress to executive






33. Kent State University students protesting against invasion of Cambodia - not allowed to demonstrate - violence (murder) caused by guardsmen






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






35. Government to buy silver to back money in addition to gold






36. Paper money; specie circular decreed that the government would not accept specie for government land






37. Soviet leader undergoing tensions on superpower and domestic level






38. British-occupied cities - new governments - fighting by any with experience - loaned money - African-Americans and Native Americans involved






39. States joined for foreign affairs - Congress reigned supreme (lacked executive and judicial) - one vote per state - 2/3 vote for bills - unanimous for amendments; too much power to states - unable to regulate commerce or taxes






40. Formed by white progressives - adopted goals of Niagara Movement - in response to Springfield Race Riots






41. FDR's inner circle of experts rather than just politicians in the cabinet

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42. Sought to eliminate spheres of influence and avoid European monopolies in China; unaccepted by the powers in mind






43. Meant to keep government unquestioned by critics - particularly of the Federalists






44. Created the Wisconsin Idea (as governor of Wisconsin) — regulated railroad - direct-primary system - increased corporate taxes - reference library for lawmakers






45. Standard Oil Company - Ruthless business tactics (survival of the fittest)






46. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






47. Blacks denied admission to all-white school; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson - negating 'separate but equal' - ordered integration of schools as soon as possible; white southerners protested (refused to attend integrated schools)






48. The Jungle revealed unsanitary nature of meat-packing industry - inspired Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)






49. Lee's attack on Maryland in hopes that he could take it from the Union - bloodiest day of the war - stalemate - McClellan replaced by Burnside - stalemate - South would never be so close to victory again






50. Craft unions that left the Knights (1886) - led by Gompers - women left out of recruitment efforts