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AP U.S. History

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






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

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3. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






4. Commission on civil rights to attempt to guarantee the ballot to blacks; showed government's changing views of race relations






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






6. US - Britain - Japan - France - and Italy to reduce naval tonnage and halt construction for 10 years; US and Japan to respect Pacific territorial holdings - Kellog-Briand Pact to 'outlaw war'






7. President has power to cease trade with any foreign country that violated American neutrality

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

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9. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






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






11. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






12. Prohibited discrimination in any government-related work; increased black employment






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

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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. Created by John L. Lewis for unskilled labor - organized 'sit-down strike' against GM to work for recognition






16. Equal representation in unicameral congress






17. Judiciary Reorganization Bill; FDR's attempt to put in extra judges who would support him without doubt






18. 8000 businesses collapsed (including railroads); due to stock market crash - overbuilding of railroads - heavy farmer loans - economic disruption by labor efforts - agricultural depression; decrease of gold reserves led to Cleveland's repeal of Sherm






19. Key to English-Native American relationship - died in England in 1617






20. Peaceful destruction of British tea in Boston Harbor by colonists disguised as Indians






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Politely demanded from the king a cease¬fire in Boston - repeal of Coercive Acts -. guarantee of American rights






26. Ford's and Carter's presidencies experienced a recession and inflation simultaneously - solved by Keynesian economics






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






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






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






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






31. British-occupied cities - new governments - fighting by any with experience - loaned money - African-Americans and Native Americans involved






32. To make German reparations from WWI more accessible to Germans; evacuation of troops from Germany - reorganization of the Reichsbank - and foreign loans






33. Educational and residential segregation; inferior facilities allotted to African-Americans - predominantly in South






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






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






36. Racism riots against Mexican laborers (imported for jobs)






37. Jackson used personal friends as unofficial advisors over his official cabinet






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






39. Congress could tax imports but not exports






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






41. No further introduction of slaves into Missouri - all children born to slaves to become free at 25






42. Agricultural depression as precursor to the depression; unheeded omen of problems in the economic structure (prices too low — too much supply for the demand)






43. Led Pottawatomie Massacre - extreme abolitionist who believed he was doing God's work






44. Gorbachev announced Soviet withdrawal of power from all of Eastern Europe - including Berlin (wall torn down - free movement - &c.)






45. Issued by Lincoln following Antietam (close enough to a victory to empower the proclamation) - declared slaves in the Confederacy free (did not include border states) - symbolic gesture to support Union's moral cause in the war






46. 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






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






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

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






50. Authors included Langston Hughes - McKay - Zora Neale Hurston - Countee Cullet — praise and expression of black culture of the time