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AP U.S. History

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1. Needed to protect new Pacific acquisitions - U.S. took over the project from the French after overcoming Clatyton¬ Bulwer Treaty (prohibited exclusive control of canal) with the Hay¬ Pauncefote Treaty






2. US provided financial assistance to recover economies in Europe; aimed towards anti-communist governments in France - Italy - and Germany; Eastern European nations prohibited from receiving help from US






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






4. Economic prosperity of American society following WWII; doubling of national income - jobs to women - defense industry's support of economy

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5. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






6. Economic recession (collapse of savings-and-loan industry - increasing deficit due to Reagan tax cuts - retail decreased - higher crime rate)

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7. Writing took a more realistic approach on the world - regionalist writers focused on local life (Sarah Orne Jewett) - naturalist writers focused on economy and psychology (Stephen Crane)






8. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - insured deposits < $5000 - reassured American public of the worth of banks






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






10. Intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy - could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers (lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea)






11. Roosevelt's plan that aimed to regulate corporations (Anthracite coal strike - Dept. of Commerce and Labor - Elkins and Hepburn Acts) - protect consumers (meat sanitation) - and conserve natural resources (Newlands Reclamation Act)






12. Sought to encourage domestic American manufacturing






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






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






15. Meant to provide evacuation opportunity for Americans in Cuba; internal accidental explosion blamed on Spanish mines - leading to Spanish¬ American War






16. Won battles in the West and raised northern morale (esp. Shiloh - Fort Henry - and Fort Donelson) - made Union commanding general






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






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

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

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20. Storage of Soviet missiles in Cuba (threat of nuclear war); Krushchev demanded that US never invade Cuba and remove forces from Turkey; mutual compliance with each other's demands






21. (free speech movement) Youth activists (often liberal arts students) spoke out against Vietnam War - supported widespread liberalization

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22. 'No taxation without representation -' introduced by Patrick Henry






23. Fear of Japanese-Americans as traitors - sent off (by law) to internment camps; removal of deemed threats in military areas






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






25. Allowed Parliament to completely legislate over the colonies - limited colonists' say






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






27. Settlers to pay the expenses of a servant's voyage and be granted land for each person they brought over; headright system






28. Slavery to be barred in all territory ceded from Mexico; never fully passed Congress






29. Relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws) - propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production - Prohibition

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






31. Strong central government - separation of powers - 'extended republic'






32. Parks arrested for refusing to give up bus seat to white man - African American leaders called for city-wide boycott of bus system (lasted almost 400 days); Supreme Court ruled segregated buses unconstitutional






33. Puritan minister - led revivals - stressed immediate repentance - wrote 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'






34. Founded by William Sylvis (1866); supported 8-hour workday - convict labor - federal department of labor - banking reform - immigration restrictions to increase wages - women; excluded blacks






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






36. Hamilton praised efficient factories with few managers over many workers - promote emigration - employment opportunities - applications of technology






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






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

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39. Dealt with Vietnam War - 'Great Society' program for improvement of American society - antipoverty and anti-discrimination programs






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






41. Supported Socialists - militant unionists and socialists - advocated strikes and sabotaging politics - aimed for an umbrella union similar to Knights of Labor - ideas too radical for socialist cause






42. 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






43. Albert Fall accused of accepting bribes for access to government oil in Teapot Dome - Wyoming






44. Banned racial discrimination in federal practices; To Secure These Rights called for desegregation - anti-lynching - end of poll taxes






45. Congress could tax imports but not exports






46. Only English and American ships allowed to colonial ports; dissent began in 1763






47. Republican candidate for president in 1884 - quintessence of spoils system; highly disgusted the mugwumps (many Republicans turned to Democrat Cleveland)






48. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






49. Full American independence - territory west of Appalachian ceded to America - loyalists to be compensated for seized property - fishing rights off of Newfoundland






50. 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.