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AP U.S. History

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1. American who settled in Texas - one of the leaders for Texan independence from Mexico






2. 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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3. Led by Francis Willard - powerful 'interest group' following the civil war - urged women's suffrage - led to Prohibition

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4. Focused on the 'Common Man;' removal of Indians - removal of federal deposits in BUS - annexation of territory - liberal use of veto

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






6. Emerged from Farmers' Alliance movement (when subtreasury plan was defeated in Congress) - denounced Eastern Establishment that suppressed the working classes; Ignatius Donnelly (utopian author) - Mary E Lease - Jerry Simpson






7. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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8. Established colony of Georgia as a place for honest debtors






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






10. Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court - as the fourteenth amendment protected people from governmental infringement of rights and had no effect on acts of private citizens






11. Natural selection applied to human competition - advocated by Herbert Spencer - William Graham Sumner






12. Part of transportation revolution - from Cumberland MD to Wheeling WVa - toll road network; stimulated Western expansion






13. Rejection of negative portrayals of women (language - entertainment) - increased quality and use of education - more job opportunities - acceptance into military






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Prejudiced jury sentenced them to death - caused riots around the world - new trial denied






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






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






20. Warned of dangerous military-industrial complex (newly-found power of the military to affect the path of democracy)

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21. 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






22. Risk of too many casualties and high costs for hand-to-hand combat/invasion - Japanese surrender unlikely






23. Political muckraking cartoonist - refused bribes to stop criticism






24. 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






25. Brought in Mexicans for temporary jobs - concentrated in southern CA - given extremely poor working conditions (as they were not American citizens)






26. Overthrew Pres. Guzman after he nationalized American fruit fields and accepted arms from USSR (communist sympathies)






27. Search warrants on shipping to reduce smuggling; challenged by James Otis






28. Jackson was allowed to relocate Indian tribes in the Louisiana Territory






29. Used nonviolent protest and boycott to achieve better working conditions for farmers (esp. Mexican-Americans)






30. Young women employed by Lowell's textile company - housed in dormitories






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






32. Intercepted by Britain; Germany proposed alliance with Mexico - using bribe of return of TX - NM - and AZ; Japan included in alliance






33. December 1814 - Opposed War of 1812 - called for one-term presidency - northern states threatened to secede if their views were left unconsidered next to those of southern and western states - supported nullification - end of Federalist Party






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






35. Marbury v. Madison (judicial review) - McChulloch v. Maryland (loose Constitutional interpretation - constitutionality of National Bank - states cannot control government agencies) - Gibbons v. Ogden (interstate commerce controlled by Congress) - Fle






36. Soviet leader undergoing tensions on superpower and domestic level






37. FDR encouraged democracies to quarantine their opponents (economic embargos); criticized by isolationists






38. All English subjects are represented in Parliament - including those not allowed to vote






39. Founded by Emerson - strong emphasis on spiritual unity (God - humanity - and nature) - literature with strong references to nature






40. King hosted myriad nonviolent protesting activities to fill jail with protestors - Bill Connor (police commissioner) began violent resistance to protestors






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






42. Bomb thrown at protest rally - police shot protestors - caused great animosity in employers for workers' unions






43. Catholic communist autocrat of Vietnam - assassinated (with aid of US)






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






45. Speech given by BTW to ease whites' fears of integration - assuring them that separate but equal was acceptable - ideas challenged by DuBois

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






47. The principle that a state should decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery






48. Introduced his 'New Deal -' won election by a relative landslide (he was not Hoover - whom the public now did not trust)






49. Emphasis on human reason - logic - and science (acquired - not nascent - knowledge); increased followers of Christianity






50. Another black separatist movement; known for peaceful demonstrations - but more for police shootouts