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AP U.S. History

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1. Europeans should not interfere with affairs in Western Hemisphere - Americans to stay out of foreign affairs; supported Washington's goal for US neutrality in Americas






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






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






4. Planes hijacked by terrorists for destruction; blame pinned on Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden - sought out in attempt to completely destroy terrorism






5. Opposed strikes - producer-consumer cooperation - temperance - welcomed blacks and women (allowing segregation)






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






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






8. Argued that states had the right to determine whether or not the laws passed by Congress were constitutional






9. Rise in stock prices and speculation - decline of construction industry - mistaken 'trickle-down' economics - reliance on credit






10. John Brown and his sons slaughtered five men as a response to the election fraud in Lawrence and the caning of Sumner in Congress






11. Organized Seneca Falls Convention - founded (with Anthony) National Women Suffrage Organization






12. Strong central government - separation of powers - 'extended republic'






13. Government would protect America's foreign investments with any force needed; under president Taft

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14. Mao Zedong (communist) defeated nationalist forces of Kai-Shek (supported by US); seen as defeat for US - not officially fully recognized until 1973






15. Launched in 1958 by Ike; successful launch of American satellite (Explorer I); massive arms builup






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






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






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






19. McKinley reluctant; armed intervention to free Cuba from Spain; Roosevelt's 'Rough Riders' made attack on Spanish at Cuba






20. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






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






22. French threat at the borders was no longer present - therefore the colonies didn't need English protection; more independent stand against Britain






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






24. U.S. felt it was its duty to 'watch out' for the interests of other countries in the Western hemisphere; provided justification for invasions of Latin America.






25. Agricultural depression as precursor to the depression; unheeded omen of problems in the economic structure (prices too low — too much supply for the demand)






26. Fought for old Southern way of life (states' rights) - attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)






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






28. Due to parents unhappy with encouraged segregation of schools - Supreme Court instituted forced busing policies (using school buses as a method of integration)






29. Scholarly - welfare-reform - 'Contract with America -' impeachment over Monica Lewinski Scandal - War in Kosovo






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






31. Secretary of state - policy to liberate captive people in Eastern Europe by political pressure and propaganda; massive retaliation to counter SovietlChinese aggression with nuclear weapons; brinksmanship to be persistent to solve crises (even to the






32. American hostages taken by US hating Shiites upon Shah's flight from uprising - botched rescue attempts






33. Decisive victory to Reagan due to his appeal over Carter (now unpopular due to lack of success in the presidency






34. Group of Bostonians in opposition to the Stamp Act - sought to drive stamp distributors from the city






35. Formed by white progressives - adopted goals of Niagara Movement - in response to Springfield Race Riots






36. Increase working output by standardizing procedures and rewarding those who worked fast; efficiency






37. 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'






38. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






39. Founded by Emerson - strong emphasis on spiritual unity (God - humanity - and nature) - literature with strong references to nature






40. Challenged New England Calvinist ministers' authority - as they taught the good works for salvation of Catholicism






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






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






43. Americans who were forced out of their homes in Oklahoma and Arkansas (respectively) due to the dust storms and drought known as the Dust Bowl

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44. Albert Fall accused of accepting bribes for access to government oil in Teapot Dome - Wyoming






45. Ford's and Carter's presidencies experienced a recession and inflation simultaneously - solved by Keynesian economics






46. (The Lonely Crowd) 'outer directed' Americans conforming to peer pressure on moral and social issues - rather than independently thinking on morals






47. Mexicans held siege on the Alamo (in San Antonio) - Texans lost great number of people - 'Remember the Alamo'






48. Philosophy that deficit spending during a depression would increase purchasing power and stimulate economy; FDR disagreed with the policy at first and borrowed money to cover deficits






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

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