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AP U.S. History

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1. Private property subject to government regulation when property is devoted to public interest; against railroads






2. (peace btw Egypt and Israel) Followed years of tension - Israel would leave newly acquired lands from war - Egypt would respect Israel's other land claims; accords not completely followed - Sadat (Egypt) assassinated






3. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






4. Stressed role of church and religion to improve city life - led by preachers Walter Raushenbusch and Washington Gladen; influenced settlement house movement and Salvation Army






5. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - used withheld money from payrolls to provide aid to the unemployed - industrial accident victims - and young mothers; principle of government responsibility for social welfare






6. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait despite peace treaty and refusal to abandon Iraqi occupation

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7. Economic prosperity of American society following WWII; doubling of national income - jobs to women - defense industry's support of economy

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






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






10. Over Senate seat for Illinois (Douglas victor) - Lincoln stated the country could not remain split over the issue of slavery






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






12. Capitalism would become productive when uninhibited by taxes and regulation






13. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






14. Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald (hated his anti-Cuban policies); LBJ instituted Warren Commission to investigate assassination (headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren)






15. First Utopian society - by Robert Owen






16. First 'modern' president - moderate who supported progressivism (at times conservative) - bypassed congressional opposition (cf. Jackson) - significant role in world affairs






17. Guerilla army sponsored by CIA to attack procommunist revolutionaries in Nicaragua; fear of another Vietnam






18. Political action for religion justified by decreased presence of religion in society; Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition to expand national influence






19. Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson; purchase of Alaska 'Seward's Folly'






20. Part of Nixon's tri-faceted plan to honorably remove troops from Vietnam; wean the South Vietnamese off of American support - gradually reducing number of American troops present






21. Nixon's domestic policy; federal revenues shared with states (revenue sharing) - minimum income proposed






22. Puritan minister - led revivals - stressed immediate repentance - wrote 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'






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






24. Court case - unconstitutionalized all state laws prohibiting women's rights to have an abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy






25. Working class exploited for profit - proletariat (workers) to revolt and inherit all society






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






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






28. Cherokee tribe forced to move from southern Appalachians to reservations in current-day Oklahoma - high death toll

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29. Required separate and distinct ballots for presidential and vice presidential candidates






30. Committee on Public Information; aimed to sell America and the world on Wilson's war goals; propaganda - censorship - 'four-minute men' speeches - 'Liberty Leagues' (spy on community)






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






32. Risk of too many casualties and high costs for hand-to-hand combat/invasion - Japanese surrender unlikely






33. Authors included Langston Hughes - McKay - Zora Neale Hurston - Countee Cullet — praise and expression of black culture of the time






34. 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






35. Attacked industrial elite - called for business regulation - publisher refused works breaking with Victorian ideals






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






37. Society naturally punishes criminals indiscriminantly






38. Began by Edwards to return to Puritanism - increased overall religious involvement - gave women more active roles in religion - more and more ministers sprouted up throughout the country; mainly affected towns and cities






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






40. Offered a New Deal (reminiscent of FDR) of smaller government - reduced taxes - and free enterprise; Washington outsider






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






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






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






44. Slaves could not sue in federal courts (blacks no longer considered citizens) - slaves could not be taken from masters except by the law - Missouri Compromise unconstitutional - Congress not able to prohibit slavery in a state






45. Kennedy vs. Nixon - Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous)






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

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






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






49. Advocated by Roger Sherman - proposed two independently-voting senators per state and representation in the House based on population






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