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AP U.S. History

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






2. NLF attacked numerous South Vietnamese cities and American embassies - eventually repulsed; spoiled LBJ's record to reelection - resulted in massive protests in US to end the war; atrocities such that war could only end in stalemate






3. Response to Berlin crisis - warned Moscow that threats would be answered with force; Warsaw Pact formed by Soviets in response






4. US ambassador to Russia - notified Truman of Soviet ambitions to expand empire and overthrow other political forces; established concern for Soviet policy in Eastern Europe - Germany - and the Middle East






5. Achieved an abnormal rise in class system (steel industry) - pioneered vertical integration (controlled Mesabie Range to ship ore to Pittsburgh) - opposed monopolies - used partnership of steel tycoons (Henry Clay Frick as a manager/partner) - Bessem






6. Led Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: threatened a siege on DC if FDR did not agree to end discrimination in military






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






8. Decision under Sherman Anti-Trust Act shot down by Supreme Court — sugar refining was manufacturing rather than trade/commerce






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






10. First permanent English settlement in the Americas (1607) - along James River






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






12. Midway (US Signal Corps - turning point of war in the Pacific) - D-Day (Eisenhower's amphibious invasion of Normandy - led to depletion of German forces) - Stalingrad (Russians defeated Germans - saved Moscow and Leningrad - turning point in Europe)






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






14. 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






15. American U-2 spy plane shot down over USSR (Ike: 'for national security); US suspended further flights - Krushchev demanded apology (refused)






16. Mexicans held siege on the Alamo (in San Antonio) - Texans lost great number of people - 'Remember the Alamo'






17. Soviets cut Berlin off from the rest of Germany by blockade; US organized airlift to drop supplies into Britain; blockade lifted in May 1949






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






19. Worked towards asylums for the mentally insane - worked alongside Mann






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






21. Fought for return to colonial rule - usually conservative (educated and wealthy






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






23. Beginnings of trusts (destruction of competition); vertical- controlling every aspect of production (control quality - eliminate middlemen - Rockefeller); horizontal- consolidating with competitors to monopolize a market (highly detrimental)






24. 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






25. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






26. In reaction to the Boston Tea Party; closing of Boston Harbor - revocation of Massachusetts charter (power to governor) - murder in the name of royal authority would be tried in England or another colony






27. CIA attempt to institute Cuban support to overthrow Castro; cover-up uncovered - became representation of Cuban resistance to American aggression






28. US provided financial assistance to recover economies in Europe; aimed towards anti-communist governments in France - Italy - and Germany; Eastern European nations prohibited from receiving help from US






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






30. South divided into 5 military districts; states to guarantee full suffrage for blacks; ratify 14th amendment






31. In Brook Farm Community - literary nationalist - transcendentalist (nascent ideas of God and freedom) - wrote 'The American Scholar'






32. Intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy - could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers (lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea)






33. British citizenship outnumbered colonies' - large navy and professional army; exhausted resources (Hessians hired) - national debt






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






35. Unprecedented sudden growth spurt of American population (especially urban and suburban areas)

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36. Despite near-guaranteed second term - campaign workers burglarized Democratic offices - cover-up unsuccessful - resigned to avoid impeachment






37. Exempted those who owned or oversaw twenty or more slaves from service in the Confederate Army; 'rich man's war but a poor man's fight'






38. Bank tightened loan policies - depression rose throughout the country - hurt western farmers greatly






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






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






41. Combined Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Connecticut - Rhode Island - and Plymouth (and later Jersey and New York) into one 'supercolony' governed by Sir Edmond Andros - a 'supergovernor'






42. Prohibited use of any devices (e.g. - literacy tests) to deny the right to vote and enforced black suffrage rights






43. Settled in Pennsylvania - believed the 'Inner Light' could speak through any person and ran religious services without ministers






44. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






45. Proposed by Hamilton to repair war debts; selling of securities and federal lands - assumption of state debts - set up the first National Bank






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






47. Launched in 1958 by Ike; successful launch of American satellite (Explorer I); massive arms builup






48. Prohibited settlements west of Appalachian - restriction on colonial growth






49. Old immigrants from northern and western Europe came seeking better life; new immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe searching for opportunity to escape worse living conditions back home and often did not stay in the US






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