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AP U.S. History

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1. Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove and destroy nuclear weapons from Eastern and Western Europe; eased international tension and allowed Soviet domestic reforms to take place






2. State-run economy to provide conflict-free society






3. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






4. Agricultural depression as precursor to the depression; unheeded omen of problems in the economic structure (prices too low — too much supply for the demand)






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






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. Decisive victory in the War of 1812 by Harrison over Tecumseh - used in Harrison's campaign for presidency






8. Foreshadowed in 14 points - hoped to guarantee political independence and integrity of all countries






9. Focused on skilled workers (harder to replace than unskilled) - coordinated crafts unions - supported 8¬hour workday and injury liability






10. All English subjects are represented in Parliament - including those not allowed to vote






11. Scarce supplies (food and clothing) - army motivated by von Steuben






12. King hosted myriad nonviolent protesting activities to fill jail with protestors - Bill Connor (police commissioner) began violent resistance to protestors






13. Roosevelt's plan that aimed to regulate corporations (Anthracite coal strike - Dept. of Commerce and Labor - Elkins and Hepburn Acts) - protect consumers (meat sanitation) - and conserve natural resources (Newlands Reclamation Act)






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






15. 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)






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






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






18. US - Britain - Japan - France - and Italy to reduce naval tonnage and halt construction for 10 years; US and Japan to respect Pacific territorial holdings - Kellog-Briand Pact to 'outlaw war'






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






20. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave owner






21. Opposed strikes - producer-consumer cooperation - temperance - welcomed blacks and women (allowing segregation)






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






24. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - employed young jobless men with government projects on work relief and environment






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






26. Secretary of state - policy to liberate captive people in Eastern Europe by political pressure and propaganda; massive retaliation to counter SovietlChinese aggression with nuclear weapons; brinksmanship to be persistent to solve crises (even to the






27. Pushed through northern Georgia - captured Atlanta - 'march to the sea' (total war and destruction) - proceeded to South Carolina






28. Marbury v. Madison (judicial review) - McChulloch v. Maryland (loose Constitutional interpretation - constitutionality of National Bank - states cannot control government agencies) - Gibbons v. Ogden (interstate commerce controlled by Congress) - Fle






29. Judges appointed to Supreme Court by Adams in the last days of his presidency to force them upon Jefferson - Marshall among those appointed






30. Ike forced to send National Guard to escort black children to school to quell riots and resistance (first time since Reconstruction that troops used in the south to enforce Constitution); resistance by white community (private schools)






31. 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






32. December 1814 - Opposed War of 1812 - called for one-term presidency - northern states threatened to secede if their views were left unconsidered next to those of southern and western states - supported nullification - end of Federalist Party






33. Taught American landscape painting rather than Classical subjects






34. Maine as free state - Missouri as slave state - slavery prohibited north of 36°30'






35. 'Dark horse' Democratic candidate; acquired majority of the western US (Mexican Cession - Texas Annexation - Oregon Country) - lowered tariffs - created Independent Treasury






36. Tried to rule as absolute monarchs without using Parliament - little to no sympathy for colonial legislatures






37. Written anonymously by Hamilton - Jay - and Madison; commentary on Constitution - republicanism extended over large territory






38. Repeat candidate for president - proponent of silver-backing (16:1 platform) - cross of gold speech against gold standard; Democratic candidate (1896)






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






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






41. LBJ's flood of proposals to Congress for the beautification and amelioration of American society (War on Poverty - Medicare - public education spending - public television (PBS) - National Endowments for the Humanities and Arts (NEH - NEA))

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42. Family farmers who hired out slaves for the harvest season - self-sufficient - participated in local markets alongside slave owners






43. 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






44. Considered a hero for his solo crossing of the Atlantic by plane






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






46. Created the Wisconsin Idea (as governor of Wisconsin) — regulated railroad - direct-primary system - increased corporate taxes - reference library for lawmakers






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






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

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49. 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






50. Philippines - Hawaii - Puerto Rico - Guam: granted to U.S. at the end of Spanish-American War; Philippines were captured after treaty - and thus not part of spoils - but kept as territory with an inevitable movement for independence; Philippines and