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AP U.S. History

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1. Worked to reform the American education system - abolitionist - prison/asylum reform with Dorothea Dix






2. To make German reparations from WWI more accessible to Germans; evacuation of troops from Germany - reorganization of the Reichsbank - and foreign loans






3. Created Interstate Commerce Commission to require railroads to publish rates (less discrimination - short/long haul) - first legislation to regulate corporations - ineffective ICC






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






5. Led architectural movement to create building designs that reflected buildings' functions - especially in Chicago






6. 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






7. Destroyed by Jackson on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and too much power for a federal institution






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






9. Americans at home reminded to conserve materials in all aspects of life to support the military; resulted in saving up of money to cause economic boom after war






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






11. Foundation for self-government laid out by the first Massachusetts settlers before arriving on land






12. Private property subject to government regulation when property is devoted to public interest; against railroads






13. Lee's chief lieutenant and premier cavalry officer


14. Sewer systems and purification of water






15. Created by John L. Lewis for unskilled labor - organized 'sit-down strike' against GM to work for recognition






16. First shots are fired at Charleston - North Carolina






17. Strong central government provided by power divided between state and national governments - checks and balances - amendable constitution






18. Won battles in the West and raised northern morale (esp. Shiloh - Fort Henry - and Fort Donelson) - made Union commanding general






19. The principle that a state should decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery






20. Parks arrested for refusing to give up bus seat to white man - African American leaders called for city-wide boycott of bus system (lasted almost 400 days); Supreme Court ruled segregated buses unconstitutional






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






22. Soviet-aided North Korea attack on South Korea; MacArthur named general on behalf of UN (excluded Russia) - US supplied majority of troops; recapture of South Korea and suppression of North forces to northern border; introduction of Chinese - MacArth






23. Warned against permanent foreign alliances and political parties - called for unity of the country - established precedent of two-term presidency


24. Hamilton praised efficient factories with few managers over many workers - promote emigration - employment opportunities - applications of technology






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


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






27. Decided to punish war crimes - established program for de-Nazification of Germany






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






29. Germany announced that it would sink all (including American) ships - attempt to involve U.S. in war






30. 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)






31. Goods able to be transferred from New York to New Orleans by inland waterways






32. 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)






33. Efficient working methods to increase productivity; usually resulted in lower wages (hated by workers) - power to managers






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






35. Connected the colonies to Britain - opposed to unnecessary unfair taxation; strong influence on Albany Plan






36. Supported Socialists - militant unionists and socialists - advocated strikes and sabotaging politics - aimed for an umbrella union similar to Knights of Labor - ideas too radical for socialist cause






37. Agreement between US and Britain to remove armed fleets from the Great Lakes






38. Interracial group of protestors who aimed to dramatize the violations of the call for desegregation; harsh treatment by southern whites provoked Kennedy to more strictly enforce desegregation






39. Lowering of income taxes for wealthy (trickle-down economics) - refusal to create higher prices to help farmers (McNary-Haugen Bill)






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






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






42. British citizenship outnumbered colonies' - large navy and professional army; exhausted resources (Hessians hired) - national debt






43. Tet Offensive in Vietnam - assassination of MLK and Robert Kennedy (presidential candidate) - Riot of Democratic National Convention (Chicago police beat antiwar protestors) - Black Panthers


44. NLF attacked numerous South Vietnamese cities and American embassies - eventually repulsed; spoiled LBJ's record to reelection - resulted in massive protests in US to end the war; atrocities such that war could only end in stalemate






45. Taxes on all legal documents to support British troops - not approved by colonists through their representatives






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






47. Introduced his 'New Deal -' won election by a relative landslide (he was not Hoover - whom the public now did not trust)






48. Government would protect America's foreign investments with any force needed; under president Taft


49. Young women employed by Lowell's textile company - housed in dormitories






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