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AP U.S. History

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1. Hired to photograph ordinary Americans experiencing the depression






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






3. Destroyed by Jackson on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and too much power for a federal institution






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






5. Sets of programs geared towards minorities and oft-discriminated populations






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






7. Gore promising with experience - Bush appealing by family influence and plans for presidency (tax cuts - education reform - defense - &c.)






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






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






10. FDR's inner circle of experts rather than just politicians in the cabinet

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11. John Brown and his sons slaughtered five men as a response to the election fraud in Lawrence and the caning of Sumner in Congress






12. Overthrow of the Taliban - in search of bin Laden






13. Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove and destroy nuclear weapons from Eastern and Western Europe; eased international tension and allowed Soviet domestic reforms to take place






14. Reduced quota - reduced numbers from eastern and southern Europe - Asians banned - Canadians and Latin Americans exempt






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

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






17. Victorian standards confined women to the home to create an artistic environment as a statement of cultural aspirations






18. Supported abolition - broke off of Anti-Slavery Society






19. September 1949 - US no longer held monopoly; two atomic powers






20. Runaway slaves could be caught in the North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as property — running away was as good as stealing)






21. Taxes on all legal documents to support British troops - not approved by colonists through their representatives






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






23. 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






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






25. Desegregation (Brown v. Board of Ed) - rights of the accused (Miranda v. Arizona) - voting reforms (Wesberry v. Sanders - Reynolds v. Sims - Katzenbach v Morgan)






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

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






28. Required of members of the Puritan Church; took the place of baptism required by the Catholic Church






29. Scarce supplies (food and clothing) - army motivated by von Steuben






30. William and Mary kicked James II out of England (exiled into France) - allowed more power to the legislatures






31. French foreign minister (Talleyrand) demanded bribe in order to meet with American peace commission - made Adams unpopular among the people






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






33. Established federal district courts that followed local procedures - Supreme Court had final jurisdiction; compromise between nationalists and advocates for states' rights






34. Activist government to serve all citizens (cf. Alexander Hamilton); founded New Republic magazine






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






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






37. Increased already high rate of inflation by quadrupling the price of crude oil






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






39. 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'






40. Runaway slave - well-known speaker on the condition of slavery - worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips - founder of The North Star






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






42. Government would protect America's foreign investments with any force needed; under president Taft

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43. Spread quickly; opposed everything that was not White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) (and conservative) - Stephenson's faults and jail sentence led to demise






44. Supported expanded money supply - health/safety regulations - benefits for workers and farmers - granger (farmer)-supported






45. Leader of IWW - from Western Federation of Miners

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46. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






47. Truman tested for communist alliances within government; government employees prohibited from taking part in remotely-communist activities

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48. Accomplished great number of relief - recovery - and reform efforts; sought practical solutions to the problems by experimentation

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49. Secretly sponsored peace negotiations so as to prevent Japanese or Russian monopoly on Asia; concerned with safety of Philippines






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







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