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AP U.S. History

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1. McKinley reluctant; armed intervention to free Cuba from Spain; Roosevelt's 'Rough Riders' made attack on Spanish at Cuba






2. Selective Service Act to require men to register with few exceptions; women and blacks drafted/enlisted - highly successful






3. Political muckraking cartoonist - refused bribes to stop criticism






4. Organized and controlled resistance against Parliamentary acts in less violent ways (strength of martyrdom) - advocated nonimportation






5. New Lights brought new ideas - rejected by Old Lights; both sought out institutions independent of each other






6. Founded by William Sylvis (1866); supported 8-hour workday - convict labor - federal department of labor - banking reform - immigration restrictions to increase wages - women; excluded blacks






7. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






8. Proponent of gradual gain of equal rights for African-Americans






9. Attempted to boost economy by making loans to banks and insurance companies - hoping to restart them






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






11. Congress authorized LBJ to repel and prevent aggression against US troops in Vietnam - used as a blank check (perhaps too much - caused protests)






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






13. Created in 1961 as example of liberal anticommunism in third world countries; 'reform-minded missionaries of democracy'






14. John Marshall declared that the Supreme Court could declare federal laws unconstitutional






15. Emphasis on personal salvation - emotional response - and individual faith; women and blacks; nationalism (Manifest Destiny)






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






17. Jackson used personal friends as unofficial advisors over his official cabinet






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






20. 'Corrupt bargain' and backroom deal for JQ Adams to win over Jackson






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






22. 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






23. Overthrew Pres. Guzman after he nationalized American fruit fields and accepted arms from USSR (communist sympathies)






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






25. Increase working output by standardizing procedures and rewarding those who worked fast; efficiency






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






27. U.S. felt it was its duty to 'watch out' for the interests of other countries in the Western hemisphere; provided justification for invasions of Latin America.






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






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






30. Ended the Dominion of New England - gave power back to colonies






31. Founded by Emerson - strong emphasis on spiritual unity (God - humanity - and nature) - literature with strong references to nature






32. September 1949 - US no longer held monopoly; two atomic powers






33. Drafting extremely hated by Northerners - sparked by Irish-Americans against the black population - 500 lives lost - many buildings burned






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






35. Albert Fall accused of accepting bribes for access to government oil in Teapot Dome - Wyoming






36. Democratic political machine in NYC - 'supported' immigrants and poor people of the city - who were needed for Democratic election victories






37. Gorbachev decreased nuclear arsenals - Communist Party lost power - Boris Yeltsin (president of Russian Republic) led Muscovites to take control






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






39. 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






40. Politely demanded from the king a cease¬fire in Boston - repeal of Coercive Acts -. guarantee of American rights






41. 8000 businesses collapsed (including railroads); due to stock market crash - overbuilding of railroads - heavy farmer loans - economic disruption by labor efforts - agricultural depression; decrease of gold reserves led to Cleveland's repeal of Sherm






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






43. Nonviolent protest to college students (NC) being refused lunch service; part of 'sit-in' movement to integrate all aspects of life (hotels - entertainment - &c.)






44. Sets of cardboard box houses that epitomized the country's blame on Hoover for the cause of the Depression






45. 'No taxation without representation -' introduced by Patrick Henry






46. 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






47. Only English and American ships allowed to colonial ports; dissent began in 1763






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






49. 'Rotation in office;' Jackson felt that one should spend a single term in office and return to private citizenship - those who held power too long would become corrupt and political appointments made by new officials was essential for democracy






50. Opposed to slavery and secession - but stayed loyal to Virginia - despite offer for command of Union Army