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AP U.S. History

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






2. Government to buy silver to back money in addition to gold






3. Colonies proposed colonial confederation under lighter British rule (crown-appointed president - 'Grand Council'); never took effect






4. 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






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






6. Tried to rule as absolute monarchs without using Parliament - little to no sympathy for colonial legislatures






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






8. James G. Blaine sought to open up Latin American markets to the U.S.; rejected by Latin America due to fear of U.S. dominance and satisfaction with European market






9. 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'






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

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11. Stated the United States was destined to span the breadth of the entire continent with as much land as possible - advocated by Polk






12. States joined for foreign affairs - Congress reigned supreme (lacked executive and judicial) - one vote per state - 2/3 vote for bills - unanimous for amendments; too much power to states - unable to regulate commerce or taxes






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






14. Lee invaded Pennsylvania - bloodiest battle of the war - Confederate Pickett's Charge (disastrous) - Lee forced to retreat (not pursued by Meade) - South doomed to never invade North again - Gettysburg Address given by Lincoln (nation over union)






15. Prejudiced jury sentenced them to death - caused riots around the world - new trial denied






16. Despite CIA-sponsored Soviet resistance - Afghanistan taken by Soviet Union; ended detente between USSR and US






17. Runaway slaves could be caught in the North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as property — running away was as good as stealing)






18. Editor of The Liberator (strongly abolitionist newspaper calling for immediate abolition of slavery) - fought for feminist movement ('Am I not a woman and a sister' picture of slave woman)






19. Natural selection applied to human competition - advocated by Herbert Spencer - William Graham Sumner






20. 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






21. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - hydroelectric power to river valley; brought social and economic development to very poor area






22. Depicted the evils of slavery (splitting of families and physical abuse); increased participation in abolitionist movement - condemned by South

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23. Led Pottawatomie Massacre - extreme abolitionist who believed he was doing God's work






24. Achieved an abnormal rise in class system (steel industry) - pioneered vertical integration (controlled Mesabie Range to ship ore to Pittsburgh) - opposed monopolies - used partnership of steel tycoons (Henry Clay Frick as a manager/partner) - Bessem






25. 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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26. Americans concerned with economic depression; sought to avoid European involvement - no apparent immediate threats






27. Americans feared Soviet infiltration into Latin America - placed secret police and military forces to prevent it






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Cherokee tribe forced to move from southern Appalachians to reservations in current-day Oklahoma - high death toll

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33. The Jungle revealed unsanitary nature of meat-packing industry - inspired Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)






34. Stronger union of states - equal and population-based representation - simple majority vote (with presidential veto) - regulation of foreign and interstate commerce - execution by president - power to enact taxes - federal courts - easier amendment p






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

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






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






38. Denounced the 'housewife trap' which caused educated women to hold even themselves inferior to men






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






40. Jane Addams's pioneer settlement house (center for women's activism and social reform) in Chicago






41. 'Dark horse' Democratic candidate; acquired majority of the western US (Mexican Cession - Texas Annexation - Oregon Country) - lowered tariffs - created Independent Treasury






42. Worked to reform the American education system - abolitionist - prison/asylum reform with Dorothea Dix






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






44. Established federal district courts that followed local procedures - Supreme Court had final jurisdiction; compromise between nationalists and advocates for states' rights






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

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46. Brought in Mexicans for temporary jobs - concentrated in southern CA - given extremely poor working conditions (as they were not American citizens)






47. Fought for return to colonial rule - usually conservative (educated and wealthy






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






49. 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






50. Highest peacetime deficit in US history (due to lower tax rates for high-income taxpayers - spent too much money attempting to reduce price supports to farmers)