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AP U.S. History

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1. Northern Securities Company (JP Morgan and James G. Hill - railroads) seen by Roosevelt as 'bad' trust - Supreme Court upheld his first trust-bust






2. Withdrawal of American troops from foreign nations (especially Latin America) to improve international relations and unite western hemisphere; Clark Memorandum (rebukes the 'big stick'); peaceful resolution of Mexican oil fields






3. Society naturally punishes criminals indiscriminantly






4. Roosevelt and Pinchot sided on conservation rather than preservation (planned and regulated use of forest lands for public and commercial uses)






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






6. Judiciary Reorganization Bill; FDR's attempt to put in extra judges who would support him without doubt






7. Overthrow of the Taliban - in search of bin Laden






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

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9. Believed that God created the universe to act through natural laws; Franklin - Jefferson - Paine






10. Mao Zedong (communist) defeated nationalist forces of Kai-Shek (supported by US); seen as defeat for US - not officially fully recognized until 1973






11. Established colony of Georgia as a place for honest debtors






12. Reduced quota - reduced numbers from eastern and southern Europe - Asians banned - Canadians and Latin Americans exempt






13. Standard Oil Company - Ruthless business tactics (survival of the fittest)






14. Fines and imprisonment for aiding the enemy or hindering U.S. military; forbade any form of criticism of the government and military






15. Scholarly - welfare-reform - 'Contract with America -' impeachment over Monica Lewinski Scandal - War in Kosovo






16. Dance music - slave spirituals adapted into improvisation and ragtime; jazz migrated along with blacks in the Great Migration






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






18. States could refuse to enforce the federal laws they deemed unconstitutional






19. American commander-in-chief; first president - set precedents for future presidents - put down Whiskey Rebellion (enforced Whiskey Tax) - managed first presidential cabinet - carefully used power of executive to avoid monarchial style rule






20. 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






21. FDR's plan (although vague during the campaign) to restart the economy and pull America out of the Great Depression






22. John Noyes - New York; utopian society for communalism - perfectionism - and complex marriage






23. Search warrants on shipping to reduce smuggling; challenged by James Otis






24. Supported abolition - broke off of Anti-Slavery Society






25. 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






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






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






29. Dealt with Vietnam War - 'Great Society' program for improvement of American society - antipoverty and anti-discrimination programs






30. 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






31. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - insured deposits < $5000 - reassured American public of the worth of banks






32. Full American independence - territory west of Appalachian ceded to America - loyalists to be compensated for seized property - fishing rights off of Newfoundland






33. Newt Gingrich (Republican congressman) planned for success of Republican party in upcoming election by pledging tax cuts - congressional term limits - tougher crime laws - balanced budget amendment - popular reforms &c.

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






35. Allowed Parliament to completely legislate over the colonies - limited colonists' say






36. Lee's chief lieutenant and premier cavalry officer

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37. Small oil companies sold stock and authority to Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company (consolidation) - cornered world petroleum market






38. 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)






39. Appealed to many conservatives - especially southerners (opposed massive protests and integration)






40. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave-owner (right to own property - slaves as property)






41. Supported by women and churches - instituted by Volstead Act - lacked enforcement; bootlegging and speakeasies - Al Capone and John Dillinger — gangsters and organized crime (casual breaking of the law)






42. Pop art - mass production of art by screening






43. Severe immigration laws to discourage and discriminate against foreigners - believed to erode old-fashioned American values






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






45. Populists campaigned for silver-backed money rather than gold-backed - believed to be able to relieve working conditions and exploitation of labor






46. 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






47. Foundation for First Amendment - offered free choice of religion - not influenced by state






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






49. Attacked people for being communist by association and unsubstantiated claims - against Truman - Marshall - and Ike; downfall came with attack on the military (condemned by Senate); led hysteria of the red scare






50. 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