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AP U.S. History

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1. Nixon led movement to Hiss's indictment; convicted of perjury - Nixon gained national prominence






2. 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






3. South to gain removal of last troops from Reconstruction; North wins Hayes as president






4. Public treaties - free trade - free seas - reduced armament burdens - anti-imperialism - independence to minorities - international organization

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5. Protestant church led by the king of England - independent of Catholic Church; tended toward Catholicism during reign of Catholic royalty






6. 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






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






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






9. Abolished national origins quotas - dramatically increased immigration (especially from Asia and Latin America)






10. Organize militia - end trade with Britain - refuse to pay taxes to Britain






11. 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)






12. FDR asked for increased authority to aid Britain; freedom of speech/expression - of religion - from want - from fear; resulted in Lend-Lease

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






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






15. Tried to rule as absolute monarchs without using Parliament - little to no sympathy for colonial legislatures






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






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






18. Helped lead settlement house movement - co-founded NAACP - condemned war and poverty






19. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - prevented extreme competition - labor management disputes - and over-production; federally coordinated consensus of business leaders (Hugh Johnson) to regulate businesses (wages - limits - working condit






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






21. Women must gain economic rights in order to impact society (cf. rising divorce rates)






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






23. Sought to encourage domestic American manufacturing






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






25. 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






26. Provided housing and recreation to city youth - imposing Protestant morals - unable to reach out to all youth

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27. Killed the AAA - although FDR insisted on continuing by creating smaller state-level AAAs






28. Protected rights of individual from the power of the central government






29. Federal government to increase power over economy and society by means of progressive reforms - developed by Roosevelt (after presidency)






30. Prohibited colonies from issuing paper money - destabilized colonial economy






31. Border ruffians in election on issue of slavery incited controversy - proslavery group attacked Lawrence - Kansas - Pottawatomie Massacre

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32. Adams - Jefferson - and Burr: Adams lost - Jefferson and Burr tied - Hamilton convinced other Federalists to vote for Jefferson to break the tie






33. First president to show positive response to civil rights movement; worked heavily on keeping Soviet spread of communism in check






34. Known as 'wartime food czar;' created recreation policies and reintroduced leisure culture and conservation ethic to get Americans escaping the cities and improve tourism - etc.






35. Head of federal Division of Forestry - contributed to Roosevelt's natural conservation efforts






36. 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






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






38. Upheld constitutionality of Espionage Act; Congress right to limit free speech during times of war






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






40. Europeans should not interfere with affairs in Western Hemisphere - Americans to stay out of foreign affairs; supported Washington's goal for US neutrality in Americas






41. Symbol of women workers during the war






42. FDR and Churchill agreed to defeat Germany first rather than concentrate on Japan






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






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






45. Strong patriotism and need to conform to try to avoid blame during red scare - non-churchgoers - unmarried - and critics suspected as communists






46. Black rights leader - heavily influenced by Malcolm X (advocated black separatism rather than integration)






47. Americans could now spend what they had been told to save during the war (disposable income); increased purchasing of luxury items






48. Hired to photograph ordinary Americans experiencing the depression






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






50. Fearing the rise of labor unions - corporations forced new employees to sign and promise not to be part of a union

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