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AP U.S. History

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1. Government ensured readjustment rights to GIs after WWI unrest - loans to veterans for higher education and mortgages (contributed to economic prosperity)






2. Government to buy silver to back money in addition to gold






3. Part of 'First' New Deal Program - subsidies to farmers to decrease production and thus increase prices






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






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






6. Prohibited aiding of belligerent nations - banned civilian involvement; limited power of president during international war - built up armed forces






7. Southern and Midwestern farmers expressing discontent - supported free silver and subtreasury plan (cash advance on future crop — farmers had little cash flow during the year) - criticized national banks

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8. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - banned child labor - established minimum wage






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






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






11. Highest peacetime deficit in US history (due to lower tax rates for high-income taxpayers - spent too much money attempting to reduce price supports to farmers)






12. 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






13. James G. Blaine sought to open up Latin American markets to the U.S.; rejected by Latin America due to fear of U.S. dominance and satisfaction with European market






14. 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






15. Proclamation of 1793 response to French attempts for alliance with US






16. Republican - popular hero of WWII; 'dynamic conservatism' as a middle ground btw. Rep. and Dem.; Interstate Highway System (ulterior motive of weapons transportation); St. Lawrence Seaway opened Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean via locks; Depts. Of Heal






17. Mass production of the Model-T - workers as potential consumers (raise wages) - supported other industries and raised employment

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






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






20. Created the Wisconsin Idea (as governor of Wisconsin) — regulated railroad - direct-primary system - increased corporate taxes - reference library for lawmakers






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






22. Taught American landscape painting rather than Classical subjects






23. Sought to eliminate spheres of influence and avoid European monopolies in China; unaccepted by the powers in mind






24. Caused American hysteria (1957) - fear that Soviets were technologically superior; led Ike to order more rigorous education program to rival Soviets (National Defense Education Act)






25. Denounced the 'housewife trap' which caused educated women to hold even themselves inferior to men






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






27. 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)






28. Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Led boycott - became leader of civil rights movement; urged nonviolent resistance (cf. tactics of Ghandi);






29. Helped approval ratings - not removed from office despite all the efforts of Republican congressmen






30. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






31. Workers unable to escape (locked into factory) - all died; further encouraged reform movements for working conditions






32. Democratic political machine in NYC - 'supported' immigrants and poor people of the city - who were needed for Democratic election victories






33. Established by 'General' William Booth - uniformed volunteers provided food - shelter - and employment to families - attracted poor with lively preaching and marching bands in order to instill middle-class virtues






34. Editor of The Liberator (strongly abolitionist newspaper calling for immediate abolition of slavery) - fought for feminist movement ('Am I not a woman and a sister' picture of slave woman)






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






36. Darwinian (influenced by jazz age and new scientific ideas) against Fundamentalist (the Bible and Creationism); John Scopes convicted for teaching Darwinism (defended by Clarence Darrow); Scopes found guilty






37. 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.






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






39. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






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






41. First female cabinet member






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






43. Americans at home reminded to conserve materials in all aspects of life to support the military; resulted in saving up of money to cause economic boom after war






44. Warned against permanent foreign alliances and political parties - called for unity of the country - established precedent of two-term presidency

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45. North African Muslim rulers solved budget problems through piracy and tributes in Mediterranean - obtained fees from most European powers






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






47. Government would hold its revenues rather than deposit them in banks - thus keeping the funds away from private corporations; 'America's Second Declaration of Independence'






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






49. Westward migration of workers (new economic opportunities - esp. aircraft industry) - high rates of divorce and family/juvenile violence - women encouraged to work in factories - still held inferior to men






50. Effectively ended spoils system and established civil service exams for all government positions - under Pres. Garfield