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AP U.S. History

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






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






4. Ended exclusion of homosexuals from military; due to controversy - compromise of 'don't ask - don't tell' instituted






5. Founded by Uriah Stephens (1869); excluded corrupt and well-off; equal female pay - end to child/convict labor - employer-employee relations - proportional income tax; 'bread and butter' unionism (higher wages - shorter hours - better conditions)






6. Coxey and unemployed followers marched on Washington for support in unemployment relief by inflationary public works program

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7. 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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8. Required of members of the Puritan Church; took the place of baptism required by the Catholic Church






9. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - Harold Icicles - provided public construction projects






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






11. Unemployment jitters; expelled Teamster union (resorted to gangsterism); height of power of workers' unions






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






13. Preservation of New Deal - attempt at additions; raised minimum wage - public housing - old-age insurance extension - agricultural price supports (lowering of farm price)






14. 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






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






16. Middle class; white flight from urban areas due to black migration; government supported insurance for homeowners and builders






17. Storage of Soviet missiles in Cuba (threat of nuclear war); Krushchev demanded that US never invade Cuba and remove forces from Turkey; mutual compliance with each other's demands






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






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






20. Anti-communist crusades due to fear of radicalism spurred by Bolshevik rebellion

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21. Fought for human rights in Africa - Panama Canal returned to Panama - relations with China resolved






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






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

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24. Jane Addams's pioneer settlement house (center for women's activism and social reform) in Chicago






25. U.S. would ensure that Cuba would be protected from European powers and maintain a place in Cuban affairs; provided coal and naval stations






26. Powerful speaker - toured the country and inspired many into Christianity






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






28. George Wallace vs. Nixon vs. Humphrey; very narrow popular vote triumph to Nixon (although he had clear majority of electoral votes)






29. 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)






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

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31. First African-American in major league baseball






32. Parliament took minor actions in the colonies - allowing them to experiment with and become accustomed to self-government - international trade agreements






33. Established world organization; Soviet Union pledged to allow democratic procedures in Eastern Europe; pledge broken - led to Cold War






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






35. Prejudiced jury sentenced them to death - caused riots around the world - new trial denied






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






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






38. Lee's chief lieutenant and premier cavalry officer

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39. Emerged from Farmers' Alliance movement (when subtreasury plan was defeated in Congress) - denounced Eastern Establishment that suppressed the working classes; Ignatius Donnelly (utopian author) - Mary E Lease - Jerry Simpson






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






41. Speech given by BTW to ease whites' fears of integration - assuring them that separate but equal was acceptable - ideas challenged by DuBois

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42. Tax cuts to increase population spending (help economy) - drastic cutting back on government programs due to lack of funds






43. British passenger liner secretly carrying ammunition sunk by German u-boat - included American passengers






44. Philosophy that deficit spending during a depression would increase purchasing power and stimulate economy; FDR disagreed with the policy at first and borrowed money to cover deficits






45. Southern states (especially South Carolina) believed that they had the right to judge federal laws unconstitutional and therefore not enforce them






46. Rebels felt the governor of Virginia failed to protect the frontier from the Native Americans

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47. Vetoed by Jackson on the count that government funds for the Maysville Road would only benefit one state






48. Loose interpretation allowed for implied powers of Congress (such as the National Bank) - strict interpretation implied few powers to Congress






49. Relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws) - propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production - Prohibition

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







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