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AP U.S. History

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1. Intercepted by Britain; Germany proposed alliance with Mexico - using bribe of return of TX - NM - and AZ; Japan included in alliance






2. 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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3. Denounced the 'housewife trap' which caused educated women to hold even themselves inferior to men






4. Edmond Genet contributed to polarization of the new nation by creating his American Foreign Legion in the south - which was directed to attack Spanish garrisons in New Orleans and St. Augustine






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






6. 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






7. Argued that states had the right to determine whether or not the laws passed by Congress were constitutional






8. Political muckraking cartoonist - refused bribes to stop criticism






9. 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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10. First permanent English settlement in the Americas (1607) - along James River






11. Tweed Leader of Tammany Hall - gained large sums of money through the political machine - prosecuted by Samuel Tilden and sent to jail






12. Northern factory workers who were discarded when too old to work (unlike the slaves who were still kept fed and clothed in their old age)

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13. Pushed for Assumption (federal government to assume state debts) - pushed creation of the National Bank (most controversial) - loose interpretation of Constitution - leader of Federalist Party






14. Four-day banking holiday to create controlled inflation - followed by reopening of sound banks - and reorganization of unsound banks






15. Intervention in Mexican Revolution (Madero overthrew dictator Diaz) to overthrow Madero out of fear of property confiscation - General Huerta (seen as 'brute' by Wilson - sought new leader) replaced Madero






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






17. 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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18. Proposed by Hamilton to repair war debts; selling of securities and federal lands - assumption of state debts - set up the first National Bank






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






20. 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)






21. First female cabinet member






22. Soviet leader undergoing tensions on superpower and domestic level






23. Led a slave rebellion in Virginia - attacked many whites - prompted non-slaveholding Virginians to consider emancipation

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






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






26. Unprecedented sudden growth spurt of American population (especially urban and suburban areas)

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27. Oregon Territory owned jointly with Britain - Polk severed its tie to Britain - forced to settle for compromise south of 49° rather than 54°40'

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28. Westward migration of workers (new economic opportunities - esp. aircraft industry) - high rates of divorce and family/juvenile violence - women encouraged to work in factories - still held inferior to men






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






30. Warned of dangerous military-industrial complex (newly-found power of the military to affect the path of democracy)

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31. Leader of IWW - from Western Federation of Miners

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






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






34. Conservatives like Reagan benefited from denouncing the New Left and excessive antiwar protests; gave him political prominence






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






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






37. Achieved an abnormal rise in class system (steel industry) - pioneered vertical integration (controlled Mesabie Range to ship ore to Pittsburgh) - opposed monopolies - used partnership of steel tycoons (Henry Clay Frick as a manager/partner) - Bessem






38. Taught American landscape painting rather than Classical subjects






39. Accomplished great number of relief - recovery - and reform efforts; sought practical solutions to the problems by experimentation

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40. Prohibited testing of nuclear bombs above ground to slow the nuclear arms race and the release of nuclear fallout into the atmosphere






41. Clay and Calhoun - eager for war with Britain (War of 1812)






42. Similar to Navigation; raised money to pay colonial officials by American taxes; led to Boston boycott of English luxuries






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

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44. Held in New York - agreed to not import British goods until Stamp Act was repealed






45. Government compromised to buy and coin $2-4 million/month; government stuck to minimum and inflation did not occur (lower prices); economy grew






46. Defined process for territories to become states (population reached 60 -000) - forbade slavery in the new territories






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






48. Ex-Lincoln secretary; worked to gain Open Door Notes' acceptance from the major powers






49. Belief in minimal government so as to allow the people their own free reign - lower taxes to stimulate economy - &c.






50. Symbol of women workers during the war