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AP U.S. History

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1. In Brook Farm Community - literary nationalist - transcendentalist (nascent ideas of God and freedom) - wrote 'The American Scholar'






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






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






4. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






5. Intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy - could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers (lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea)






6. Sought to encourage domestic American manufacturing






7. Held in New York - agreed to not import British goods until Stamp Act was repealed






8. Due to threat of nuclear war - Soviets erected wall to separate East Berlin from West Berlin (end exodus of intellect to west); symbol of communist denial of freedom






9. Old immigrants from northern and western Europe came seeking better life; new immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe searching for opportunity to escape worse living conditions back home and often did not stay in the US






10. FDR's inner circle of experts rather than just politicians in the cabinet

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11. Increased tariff on sugar (and other imports) - attempted to harder enforce existing tariffs






12. Another part of Nixon's out-of-Vietnam plan - destroy supply routes to North Vietnam through Cambodia






13. Fear of Japanese-Americans as traitors - sent off (by law) to internment camps; removal of deemed threats in military areas






14. First shots are fired at Charleston - North Carolina






15. Midway (US Signal Corps - turning point of war in the Pacific) - D-Day (Eisenhower's amphibious invasion of Normandy - led to depletion of German forces) - Stalingrad (Russians defeated Germans - saved Moscow and Leningrad - turning point in Europe)






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






17. Congress could tax imports but not exports






18. Killed the AAA - although FDR insisted on continuing by creating smaller state-level AAAs






19. Fought for women's rights and abolition - 'Men and women are CREATED EQUAL!'






20. Desegregation (Brown v. Board of Ed) - rights of the accused (Miranda v. Arizona) - voting reforms (Wesberry v. Sanders - Reynolds v. Sims - Katzenbach v Morgan)






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

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22. 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






23. Withdrawal of American troops from foreign nations (especially Latin America) to improve international relations and unite western hemisphere; Clark Memorandum (rebukes the 'big stick'); peaceful resolution of Mexican oil fields






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






25. Foreshadowed in 14 points - hoped to guarantee political independence and integrity of all countries






26. 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






27. Supreme Court legalized the 'separate but equal' philosophy






28. Stressed role of church and religion to improve city life - led by preachers Walter Raushenbusch and Washington Gladen; influenced settlement house movement and Salvation Army






29. Led by Francis Willard - powerful 'interest group' following the civil war - urged women's suffrage - led to Prohibition

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30. Law meant to evolve as society evolves - opposed conservative majority






31. Border ruffians in election on issue of slavery incited controversy - proslavery group attacked Lawrence - Kansas - Pottawatomie Massacre

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32. Edmond Genet contributed to polarization of the new nation by creating his American Foreign Legion in the south - which was directed to attack Spanish garrisons in New Orleans and St. Augustine






33. Fought for human rights in Africa - Panama Canal returned to Panama - relations with China resolved






34. FDR asked for increased authority to aid Britain; freedom of speech/expression - of religion - from want - from fear; resulted in Lend-Lease

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35. Despite near-guaranteed second term - campaign workers burglarized Democratic offices - cover-up unsuccessful - resigned to avoid impeachment






36. 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)






37. Lee's chief lieutenant and premier cavalry officer

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38. Pushed for Assumption (federal government to assume state debts) - pushed creation of the National Bank (most controversial) - loose interpretation of Constitution - leader of Federalist Party






39. Drastic cutbacks in regulation of business by the federal government (banks - transportation - communications






40. Advocated by Roger Sherman - proposed two independently-voting senators per state and representation in the House based on population






41. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






42. Worked towards asylums for the mentally insane - worked alongside Mann






43. Runaway slave - well-known speaker on the condition of slavery - worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips - founder of The North Star






44. Secretly sponsored peace negotiations so as to prevent Japanese or Russian monopoly on Asia; concerned with safety of Philippines






45. Emerged from Farmers' Alliance movement (when subtreasury plan was defeated in Congress) - denounced Eastern Establishment that suppressed the working classes; Ignatius Donnelly (utopian author) - Mary E Lease - Jerry Simpson






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






47. Monroe presidency - national unity behind Monroe - post-war boom (foreign demand for cotton - grain - and tobacco) - Depression of 1819 (cheap British imports - tightened credit - affected West the most)






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






49. Political action for religion justified by decreased presence of religion in society; Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition to expand national influence






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