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AP U.S. History

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






2. Westward migration of workers (new economic opportunities - esp. aircraft industry) - high rates of divorce and family/juvenile violence - women encouraged to work in factories - still held inferior to men






3. Workers unable to escape (locked into factory) - all died; further encouraged reform movements for working conditions






4. Democratic political machine in NYC - 'supported' immigrants and poor people of the city - who were needed for Democratic election victories






5. North African Muslim rulers solved budget problems through piracy and tributes in Mediterranean - obtained fees from most European powers






6. Agreement between US and Britain to remove armed fleets from the Great Lakes






7. Beginnings of trusts (destruction of competition); vertical- controlling every aspect of production (control quality - eliminate middlemen - Rockefeller); horizontal- consolidating with competitors to monopolize a market (highly detrimental)






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






9. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - employed young jobless men with government projects on work relief and environment






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






11. Part of the New Left that envisioned 'participatory democracy' (individuals control life-affecting decisions) - end materialism - militarism - and racism; inspired by young black activists






12. Created Interstate Commerce Commission to require railroads to publish rates (less discrimination - short/long haul) - first legislation to regulate corporations - ineffective ICC






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






14. Formed in response to Kansas-Nebraska Act - banned in the South - John C Fremont first presidential candidate






15. Philippines - Hawaii - Puerto Rico - Guam: granted to U.S. at the end of Spanish-American War; Philippines were captured after treaty - and thus not part of spoils - but kept as territory with an inevitable movement for independence; Philippines and






16. Standard Oil Company - Ruthless business tactics (survival of the fittest)






17. Congressional support to raid houses of radicals believed to have connections to communism






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






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

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20. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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21. Lowering of income taxes for wealthy (trickle-down economics) - refusal to create higher prices to help farmers (McNary-Haugen Bill)






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






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






24. Proclamation of 1793 response to French attempts for alliance with US






25. Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Led boycott - became leader of civil rights movement; urged nonviolent resistance (cf. tactics of Ghandi);






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






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






28. Ex-Lincoln secretary; worked to gain Open Door Notes' acceptance from the major powers






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






30. Southern and Midwestern farmers expressing discontent - supported free silver and subtreasury plan (cash advance on future crop — farmers had little cash flow during the year) - criticized national banks

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






32. Established free trade zone between Canada - United States and Mexico - net gain in jobs due to opening of Mexican markets






33. Raised tariffs extremely high on manufactured goods; benefited domestic manufacturers - but limited foreign trade






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

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35. Settled in Pennsylvania - believed the 'Inner Light' could speak through any person and ran religious services without ministers






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






37. Vetoed by Jackson on the count that government funds for the Maysville Road would only benefit one state






38. Parliament took minor actions in the colonies - allowing them to experiment with and become accustomed to self-government - international trade agreements






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






40. Considered a hero for his solo crossing of the Atlantic by plane






41. Huerta's enemy - reluctantly supported by U.S.; U.S. sought Villa's submission due to terrorism - eventually assassinated; Wilson's policy highly unpopular






42. Ensured trade with mother country - nationalism; too restrictive on colonial economy - not voted on by colonists






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






44. Created by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst; aimed to excite American imperialist interests; media bias - subjective representation of events






45. Former French subjects in Canada allowed to keep Catholicism - while American colonists expected to participate in the Church of England






46. Protected rights of individual from the power of the central government






47. Adams - Jefferson - and Burr: Adams lost - Jefferson and Burr tied - Hamilton convinced other Federalists to vote for Jefferson to break the tie






48. Severe immigration laws to discourage and discriminate against foreigners - believed to erode old-fashioned American values






49. 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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50. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - prevented extreme competition - labor management disputes - and over-production; federally coordinated consensus of business leaders (Hugh Johnson) to regulate businesses (wages - limits - working condit