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AP U.S. History

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1. Foreshadowed in 14 points - hoped to guarantee political independence and integrity of all countries






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






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






4. Proslavery constitution in Kansas - supported by Buchanan - freesoilers against it (victorious) - denied statehood until after secession






5. Loose interpretation allowed for implied powers of Congress (such as the National Bank) - strict interpretation implied few powers to Congress






6. Exempted those who owned or oversaw twenty or more slaves from service in the Confederate Army; 'rich man's war but a poor man's fight'






7. 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






8. Network of safe houses of white abolitionists used to bring slaves to freedom






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






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






11. Reagan called the Soviet Union an 'evil empire'; Korean passenger plane shot down near Moscow (increased anti-Soviet rhetoric); Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) used space-based lasers as defense from nuclear attack

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






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






14. Effects of pesticides on the environment; changed way Americans viewed their impact on nature






15. Satirized wealthy captains of industry - workers and engineers as better leaders of society






16. 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'






17. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






18. 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






19. Prohibited colonies from issuing paper money - destabilized colonial economy






20. Pushed through northern Georgia - captured Atlanta - 'march to the sea' (total war and destruction) - proceeded to South Carolina






21. Black veteran escorted to be enrolled in Univ. of Miss. by military (school reluctant - cf. Little Rock Nine)






22. In response to Japanese discrimination in San Fran schools; Japanese to stop laborers into U.S. - Californians forbidden to ban Japanese from public schools

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23. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






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






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

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26. 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






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






28. Head of federal Division of Forestry - contributed to Roosevelt's natural conservation efforts






29. The Union planned a blockade that would not allow supplies of any sort into the Confederacy; control the Mississippi and Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico






30. Exemplary Christian community - rich to show charity - held to Calvinistic beliefs

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31. Maine as free state - Missouri as slave state - slavery prohibited north of 36°30'






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






33. Equal representation in unicameral congress






34. Executed for leaking atomic secrets to Soviets - avowed communists






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






36. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave owner






37. Organize militia - end trade with Britain - refuse to pay taxes to Britain






38. Detente achieved with USSR and China by withdrawal from Vietnam; realpolitik shed the use of doctrines and policies - instead using China and USSR in alternative ways to achieve other goals (pitting China and USSR against each other - as communist na






39. 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






40. Meant to keep government unquestioned by critics - particularly of the Federalists






41. Attempted to centralize production of war materials; ineffective due to American desire for laissez-faire government






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






43. Killed the AAA - although FDR insisted on continuing by creating smaller state-level AAAs






44. Tweed Leader of Tammany Hall - gained large sums of money through the political machine - prosecuted by Samuel Tilden and sent to jail






45. Installed Shah as dictator - overthrew Moussadegh (communist interests) - in order to resist nationalization British oil holdings






46. CIA attempt to institute Cuban support to overthrow Castro; cover-up uncovered - became representation of Cuban resistance to American aggression






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






48. (peace btw Egypt and Israel) Followed years of tension - Israel would leave newly acquired lands from war - Egypt would respect Israel's other land claims; accords not completely followed - Sadat (Egypt) assassinated






49. Led a slave rebellion in Virginia - attacked many whites - prompted non-slaveholding Virginians to consider emancipation

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50. Began by Edwards to return to Puritanism - increased overall religious involvement - gave women more active roles in religion - more and more ministers sprouted up throughout the country; mainly affected towns and cities