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AP U.S. History

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1. Decided to punish war crimes - established program for de-Nazification of Germany






2. 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






3. 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)






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






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






6. Radical Calvinists against the Church of England; Separatists (Pilgrims) argued for a break from the Church of England - led the Mayflower - and established the settlement at Plymouth






7. 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






8. (The Lonely Crowd) 'outer directed' Americans conforming to peer pressure on moral and social issues - rather than independently thinking on morals






9. Slavery to be barred in all territory ceded from Mexico; never fully passed Congress






10. 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






11. 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)






12. French threat at the borders was no longer present - therefore the colonies didn't need English protection; more independent stand against Britain






13. Planes hijacked by terrorists for destruction; blame pinned on Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden - sought out in attempt to completely destroy terrorism






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






15. Panama Canal Treaty - diplomacy with China - end of recognition of Taiwan; little accomplished domestically due to conservative opposition - foreign policy more successful; Washington outsider - Experienced high interest rates - inflation - increased






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






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






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






19. U.S. felt it was its duty to 'watch out' for the interests of other countries in the Western hemisphere; provided justification for invasions of Latin America.






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






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






22. Lee's chief lieutenant and premier cavalry officer

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23. 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






24. Lee's attack on Maryland in hopes that he could take it from the Union - bloodiest day of the war - stalemate - McClellan replaced by Burnside - stalemate - South would never be so close to victory again






25. 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






26. British Navy would take American sailors and force them to work for Britain






27. Religious movements - traveling 'meetings -' rise of Baptist and Methodist ministries; Charles G. Finney






28. Due to parents unhappy with encouraged segregation of schools - Supreme Court instituted forced busing policies (using school buses as a method of integration)






29. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






30. 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)






31. Influence of African-American blues - music of the younger generation (gap between them and their parents)

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32. Attacked public figures (Hollywood - New-Dealers - liberals) to root out communist spies






33. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






34. Raised tariffs extremely high on manufactured goods; benefited domestic manufacturers - but limited foreign trade






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






36. Henry Clay aimed to make the US economically independent from Europe (e.g. - support internal improvements - tariff protection - and new national bank)






37. Reagan called the Soviet Union an 'evil empire'; Korean passenger plane shot down near Moscow (increased anti-Soviet rhetoric); Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) used space-based lasers as defense from nuclear attack

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






39. Conservatives like Reagan benefited from denouncing the New Left and excessive antiwar protests; gave him political prominence






40. Often debtors sold to slave traders by African kings seeking riches; Columbian Exchange






41. 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






42. Elvis Presley - Marilyn Monroe - James Dean - Beatniks — rebelled against conservative conformity of the rest of the country (esp. targeted youth)






43. Drastic cutbacks in regulation of business by the federal government (banks - transportation - communications






44. Uncovered the 'dirt' on corruption and harsh quality of city/working life; heavily criticized by Theodore Roosevelt; Ida Tarabell (oil companies) - David Graham Phillips (Senate) - Aschen School (child labor — photography) - mass magazines McClure's






45. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






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






47. Mandated the toleration of all Christian denominations in Maryland - even though Maryland was founded for Catholics (but majority was protestant)






48. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - hydroelectric power to river valley; brought social and economic development to very poor area






49. Pushed for Assumption (federal government to assume state debts) - pushed creation of the National Bank (most controversial) - loose interpretation of Constitution - leader of Federalist Party






50. Held in New York - agreed to not import British goods until Stamp Act was repealed







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