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AP U.S. History

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1. British Navy would take American sailors and force them to work for Britain






2. (1) California admitted as free state - (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico - (3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries - (4) federal assumption of Texas debt - (5) slave trade abolished in DC - and (6) new fugit






3. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






4. Offered a New Deal (reminiscent of FDR) of smaller government - reduced taxes - and free enterprise; Washington outsider






5. Newt Gingrich (Republican congressman) planned for success of Republican party in upcoming election by pledging tax cuts - congressional term limits - tougher crime laws - balanced budget amendment - popular reforms &c.

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6. Under JQ Adams - protectionist tariff - South considered it the source of economic problems - made Jackson appear to advocate free trade






7. British soldiers shot into crowd of snowball fight; two of nine soldiers (defended by John Adams) found guilty of manslaughter






8. Committee on Public Information; aimed to sell America and the world on Wilson's war goals; propaganda - censorship - 'four-minute men' speeches - 'Liberty Leagues' (spy on community)






9. Black rights leader - heavily influenced by Malcolm X (advocated black separatism rather than integration)






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

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11. 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






12. Focused on skilled workers (harder to replace than unskilled) - coordinated crafts unions - supported 8¬hour workday and injury liability






13. American general Horatio Gates was victorious over British general Burgoyne






14. 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






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






16. Warned against permanent foreign alliances and political parties - called for unity of the country - established precedent of two-term presidency

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






18. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






19. Mass migration northward; mainly blacks migrating from the southern states into the north hoping for less discrimination






20. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






21. 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






22. Required separate and distinct ballots for presidential and vice presidential candidates






23. FDR's plan (although vague during the campaign) to restart the economy and pull America out of the Great Depression






24. Influence of African-American blues - music of the younger generation (gap between them and their parents)

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25. Attacked industrial elite - called for business regulation - publisher refused works breaking with Victorian ideals






26. Detectives hired by employers as private police force - often used to end strikes






27. Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove and destroy nuclear weapons from Eastern and Western Europe; eased international tension and allowed Soviet domestic reforms to take place






28. 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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29. United States aided South Vietnam in its war of power struggle against North Vietnam - the Vietcong - USSR - and China






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






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






32. 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






33. Soviet-aided North Korea attack on South Korea; MacArthur named general on behalf of UN (excluded Russia) - US supplied majority of troops; recapture of South Korea and suppression of North forces to northern border; introduction of Chinese - MacArth






34. Halted sale of tribal lands - enabled tribes to regain unallocated lands; repealed Dawes Severalty Act of 1887; helped secure Indians' entry into New Deal associations; led by John Collier






35. 'I have a dream' 25 -000 people (including whites) convened for political rally - MLK's speech to historical event; attempted to push civil rights bill through Congress






36. Created Federal Reserve System - regional banks set up for twelve separate districts - final authority of each bank lay with the Federal Reserve Board - paper money to be issued 'Federal Reserve Notes'






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






38. Supported expanded money supply - health/safety regulations - benefits for workers and farmers - granger (farmer)-supported






39. Pop art - mass production of art by screening






40. Emphasized importance of private charities to help the depression

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

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42. Judges appointed to Supreme Court by Adams in the last days of his presidency to force them upon Jefferson - Marshall among those appointed






43. 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






44. 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






45. Authors included Langston Hughes - McKay - Zora Neale Hurston - Countee Cullet — praise and expression of black culture of the time






46. National Liberation Front - guerilla militia from south Vietnam fighting alongside the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)






47. Connected the colonies to Britain - opposed to unnecessary unfair taxation; strong influence on Albany Plan






48. South to gain removal of last troops from Reconstruction; North wins Hayes as president






49. Stock prices fell drastically; without buyers - the stocks became essentially worthless; cause bank crashes - &c.






50. Remainder of Florida sold by Spain to US - boundary of Mexico defined