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AP U.S. History

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1. 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)






2. Worked towards asylums for the mentally insane - worked alongside Mann






3. Slavery to be barred in all territory ceded from Mexico; never fully passed Congress






4. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






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






6. President to offer military supplies to nations 'vital to the defense of the US'; ended US neutrality (economic war against Germany); Hitler began to sink American ships (limited scale)






7. Contending communist politician in Vietnam - had more popularity than Diem - took power upon Diem's death






8. Settled in Pennsylvania - believed the 'Inner Light' could speak through any person and ran religious services without ministers






9. American who settled in Texas - one of the leaders for Texan independence from Mexico






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






11. Detente achieved with USSR and China by withdrawal from Vietnam; realpolitik shed the use of doctrines and policies - instead using China and USSR in alternative ways to achieve other goals (pitting China and USSR against each other - as communist na






12. Hired to photograph ordinary Americans experiencing the depression






13. Decisive victory to Reagan due to his appeal over Carter (now unpopular due to lack of success in the presidency






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






15. FDR asked for increased authority to aid Britain; freedom of speech/expression - of religion - from want - from fear; resulted in Lend-Lease

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16. Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Led boycott - became leader of civil rights movement; urged nonviolent resistance (cf. tactics of Ghandi);






17. Fearing the rise of labor unions - corporations forced new employees to sign and promise not to be part of a union

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






19. James G. Blaine sought to open up Latin American markets to the U.S.; rejected by Latin America due to fear of U.S. dominance and satisfaction with European market






20. Commission on civil rights to attempt to guarantee the ballot to blacks; showed government's changing views of race relations






21. Proslavery constitution in Kansas - supported by Buchanan - freesoilers against it (victorious) - denied statehood until after secession






22. Began by Edwards to return to Puritanism - increased overall religious involvement - gave women more active roles in religion - more and more ministers sprouted up throughout the country; mainly affected towns and cities






23. Kennedy vs. Nixon - Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous)






24. Led Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: threatened a siege on DC if FDR did not agree to end discrimination in military






25. Allowed sale of weaponry to democracies on 'cash-and-carry' basis - avoided full-blown war; danger zones proclaimed; solved American unemployment crisis






26. 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






27. Ford's and Carter's presidencies experienced a recession and inflation simultaneously - solved by Keynesian economics






28. Working class exploited for profit - proletariat (workers) to revolt and inherit all society






29. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






30. Europeans should not interfere with affairs in Western Hemisphere - Americans to stay out of foreign affairs; supported Washington's goal for US neutrality in Americas






31. FDR encouraged democracies to quarantine their opponents (economic embargos); criticized by isolationists






32. Anti-Federalists wanted states' rights - bill of rights - unanimous consent - reference to religion - more power to less-rich and common people; Federalists wanted strong central government - more power to experienced - separation of church and state






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






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






35. Republican candidate for president in 1884 - quintessence of spoils system; highly disgusted the mugwumps (many Republicans turned to Democrat Cleveland)






36. Runaway slaves could be caught in the North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as property — running away was as good as stealing)






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






38. Prohibited settlements west of Appalachian - restriction on colonial growth






39. Nixon led movement to Hiss's indictment; convicted of perjury - Nixon gained national prominence






40. Proclamation of 1793 response to French attempts for alliance with US






41. Spread quickly; opposed everything that was not White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) (and conservative) - Stephenson's faults and jail sentence led to demise






42. Organize militia - end trade with Britain - refuse to pay taxes to Britain






43. Truman tested for communist alliances within government; government employees prohibited from taking part in remotely-communist activities

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44. Black rights leader - heavily influenced by Malcolm X (advocated black separatism rather than integration)






45. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






46. Political muckraking cartoonist - refused bribes to stop criticism






47. Government would hold its revenues rather than deposit them in banks - thus keeping the funds away from private corporations; 'America's Second Declaration of Independence'






48. Gold discovery in Sutter's Mill in 1848 resulted in huge mass of adventurers in 1849 - led to application for statehood - opened question of slavery in the West






49. Remainder of Florida sold by Spain to US - boundary of Mexico defined






50. Preservation of New Deal - attempt at additions; raised minimum wage - public housing - old-age insurance extension - agricultural price supports (lowering of farm price)