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AP U.S. History

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1. Emphasis on personal salvation - emotional response - and individual faith; women and blacks; nationalism (Manifest Destiny)






2. Believed to provide shortcut from Atlantic to Pacific - searched for by Giovanni de Verrazano for Francis I in the race to Asian wealth






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






4. Second youngest president - entered presidency as tensions of the Cold War increased; unable to get major initiatives through Congress due to conservative bloc; tax cuts (economic stimulation); reluctantly gets involved in civil rights; emphasizes Sp






5. Ended the Dominion of New England - gave power back to colonies






6. Banned racial discrimination and segregation (public) - bias by federal government; enforced by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission






7. Proponent of gradual gain of equal rights for African-Americans






8. Tet Offensive in Vietnam - assassination of MLK and Robert Kennedy (presidential candidate) - Riot of Democratic National Convention (Chicago police beat antiwar protestors) - Black Panthers

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






10. Prohibited testing of nuclear bombs above ground to slow the nuclear arms race and the release of nuclear fallout into the atmosphere






11. George Wallace vs. Nixon vs. Humphrey; very narrow popular vote triumph to Nixon (although he had clear majority of electoral votes)






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






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






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






16. First Utopian society - by Robert Owen






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






18. Fines and imprisonment for aiding the enemy or hindering U.S. military; forbade any form of criticism of the government and military






19. Dance music - slave spirituals adapted into improvisation and ragtime; jazz migrated along with blacks in the Great Migration






20. Party formed from Republican split by Roosevelt - more progressive values - leaving 'Republican Old Guard' to control Republican party






21. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






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






23. 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)






24. 'Corrupt bargain' and backroom deal for JQ Adams to win over Jackson






25. First African-American in major league baseball






26. (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






27. Upheld constitutionality of Espionage Act; Congress right to limit free speech during times of war






28. First shots are fired at Charleston - North Carolina






29. Written by Calhoun - regarding tariff nullification






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






31. Prohibited settlements west of Appalachian - restriction on colonial growth






32. 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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33. Introduced work ethic to Jamestown colony - sanitation - diplomat to local Native American tribes; had fought Spanish and Turks






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






35. FDR and Churchill agreed to defeat Germany first rather than concentrate on Japan






36. Middle class; white flight from urban areas due to black migration; government supported insurance for homeowners and builders






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






38. Rebels felt the governor of Virginia failed to protect the frontier from the Native Americans

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39. Admiral Dewey defeated Spanish initially; American troops (aided by Aguinaldo's insurgents) captured Manila - leading to annexation






40. Established by 'General' William Booth - uniformed volunteers provided food - shelter - and employment to families - attracted poor with lively preaching and marching bands in order to instill middle-class virtues






41. Believed that God created the universe to act through natural laws; Franklin - Jefferson - Paine






42. First attempt of Cherokees to gain complete sovereign rule over their nation






43. 'Southern Strategy' lured many southern Democrats to the Republican party (esp. due to southern opposition to Civil Rights Act of 1964)






44. Through CIO - led three coal mine strikes (some of the very few strikes during the time period)






45. 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.






46. Committees appointed from different colonies to communicate on matters; asserted rights to self¬government - cooperation between colonies






47. Unconstitutionalized the NRA due to delegation of legislative authority from Congress to executive






48. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






49. Contending communist politician in Vietnam - had more popularity than Diem - took power upon Diem's death






50. Allowed for faster processing of cotton - invented by Eli Whitney - less need for slaves