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AP U.S. History

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






2. Banned racial discrimination in federal practices; To Secure These Rights called for desegregation - anti-lynching - end of poll taxes






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






4. Needed to protect new Pacific acquisitions - U.S. took over the project from the French after overcoming Clatyton¬ Bulwer Treaty (prohibited exclusive control of canal) with the Hay¬ Pauncefote Treaty






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

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6. Fought for return to colonial rule - usually conservative (educated and wealthy






7. Reagan called the Soviet Union an 'evil empire'; Korean passenger plane shot down near Moscow (increased anti-Soviet rhetoric); Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) used space-based lasers as defense from nuclear attack

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8. Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald (hated his anti-Cuban policies); LBJ instituted Warren Commission to investigate assassination (headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren)






9. In reaction to the Boston Tea Party; closing of Boston Harbor - revocation of Massachusetts charter (power to governor) - murder in the name of royal authority would be tried in England or another colony






10. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






11. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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12. Equal representation in unicameral congress






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






14. Overthrow of the Taliban - in search of bin Laden






15. First president to show positive response to civil rights movement; worked heavily on keeping Soviet spread of communism in check






16. Part of transportation revolution - from Cumberland MD to Wheeling WVa - toll road network; stimulated Western expansion






17. Halted sale of tribal lands - enabled tribes to regain unallocated lands; repealed Dawes Severalty Act of 1887; helped secure Indians' entry into New Deal associations; led by John Collier






18. Planes hijacked by terrorists for destruction; blame pinned on Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden - sought out in attempt to completely destroy terrorism






19. In Brook Farm Community - literary nationalist - transcendentalist (nascent ideas of God and freedom) - wrote 'The American Scholar'






20. Religious movements - traveling 'meetings -' rise of Baptist and Methodist ministries; Charles G. Finney






21. Darwinian (influenced by jazz age and new scientific ideas) against Fundamentalist (the Bible and Creationism); John Scopes convicted for teaching Darwinism (defended by Clarence Darrow); Scopes found guilty






22. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - used withheld money from payrolls to provide aid to the unemployed - industrial accident victims - and young mothers; principle of government responsibility for social welfare






23. Withdrawal of American troops from foreign nations (especially Latin America) to improve international relations and unite western hemisphere; Clark Memorandum (rebukes the 'big stick'); peaceful resolution of Mexican oil fields






24. Monroe presidency - national unity behind Monroe - post-war boom (foreign demand for cotton - grain - and tobacco) - Depression of 1819 (cheap British imports - tightened credit - affected West the most)






25. 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






26. Forbade restraint of trade and did not distinguish good from bad trusts - ineffective due to lack of enforcement mechanism (waited for Clayton Anti-Trust Act)






27. Republican - popular hero of WWII; 'dynamic conservatism' as a middle ground btw. Rep. and Dem.; Interstate Highway System (ulterior motive of weapons transportation); St. Lawrence Seaway opened Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean via locks; Depts. Of Heal






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






29. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






30. Calvinist - devised concept of 'city on a hill' ('A Model of Christian Charity'); founded highly successful towns in Massachusetts Bay






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






32. Congress could tax imports but not exports






33. In response to Japanese discrimination in San Fran schools; Japanese to stop laborers into U.S. - Californians forbidden to ban Japanese from public schools

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34. Congressional support to raid houses of radicals believed to have connections to communism






35. Committees appointed from different colonies to communicate on matters; asserted rights to self¬government - cooperation between colonies






36. Hamilton's plan to solve Revolutionary debt - Assumption highly controversial - pushed his plan through Congress - based on loose interpretation of Constitution






37. Old immigrants from northern and western Europe came seeking better life; new immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe searching for opportunity to escape worse living conditions back home and often did not stay in the US






38. States could refuse to enforce the federal laws they deemed unconstitutional






39. (free speech movement) Youth activists (often liberal arts students) spoke out against Vietnam War - supported widespread liberalization

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40. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






41. Desegregation (Brown v. Board of Ed) - rights of the accused (Miranda v. Arizona) - voting reforms (Wesberry v. Sanders - Reynolds v. Sims - Katzenbach v Morgan)






42. Law meant to evolve as society evolves - opposed conservative majority






43. Led by Francis Willard - powerful 'interest group' following the civil war - urged women's suffrage - led to Prohibition

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44. Satirized wealthy captains of industry - workers and engineers as better leaders of society






45. Under JQ Adams - protectionist tariff - South considered it the source of economic problems - made Jackson appear to advocate free trade






46. Mexicans held siege on the Alamo (in San Antonio) - Texans lost great number of people - 'Remember the Alamo'






47. Supported expanded money supply - health/safety regulations - benefits for workers and farmers - granger (farmer)-supported






48. To service economy in late 20 century (end of industrialism) - Higher focus on services (esp. education) rather than material products






49. Protestant church led by the king of England - independent of Catholic Church; tended toward Catholicism during reign of Catholic royalty






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