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AP U.S. History

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1. Defined process for territories to become states (population reached 60 -000) - forbade slavery in the new territories






2. Sets of cardboard box houses that epitomized the country's blame on Hoover for the cause of the Depression






3. Philippines - Hawaii - Puerto Rico - Guam: granted to U.S. at the end of Spanish-American War; Philippines were captured after treaty - and thus not part of spoils - but kept as territory with an inevitable movement for independence; Philippines and






4. Left primary open to Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy - both promising to end the controversial war

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5. Support people oppressed by communism and non-democratic governments; worked with democratic governments in Greece - Turkey - and Israel






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






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






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






9. Leader of IWW - from Western Federation of Miners

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10. Sewer systems and purification of water






11. U.S. would ensure that Cuba would be protected from European powers and maintain a place in Cuban affairs; provided coal and naval stations






12. Supported Socialists - militant unionists and socialists - advocated strikes and sabotaging politics - aimed for an umbrella union similar to Knights of Labor - ideas too radical for socialist cause






13. Activist government to serve all citizens (cf. Alexander Hamilton); founded New Republic magazine






14. Republican candidate for president in 1884 - quintessence of spoils system; highly disgusted the mugwumps (many Republicans turned to Democrat Cleveland)






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






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






17. Congress authorized LBJ to repel and prevent aggression against US troops in Vietnam - used as a blank check (perhaps too much - caused protests)






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. Electric light - phonograph - mimeograph - Dictaphone - moving pictures






22. Prohibited aiding of belligerent nations - banned civilian involvement; limited power of president during international war - built up armed forces






23. Similar to Navigation; raised money to pay colonial officials by American taxes; led to Boston boycott of English luxuries






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






25. Worked alongside Josiah Henson to make repeated trips to get slaves out of the South into freedom






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






27. Helped approval ratings - not removed from office despite all the efforts of Republican congressmen






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






29. 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)






30. Darwinian (influenced by jazz age and new scientific ideas) against Fundamentalist (the Bible and Creationism); John Scopes convicted for teaching Darwinism (defended by Clarence Darrow); Scopes found guilty






31. Father Charles Coughlin (benefited only wealthy people and corporations) - Huey Long ('share our wealth') - Francis Townshend (Old Age Revolving Pension)






32. American who settled in Texas - one of the leaders for Texan independence from Mexico






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






34. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






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






36. Social ideals to be encouraged in public school (stress on social interaction) - learning by doing






37. Another black separatist movement; known for peaceful demonstrations - but more for police shootouts






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






39. Unemployment jitters; expelled Teamster union (resorted to gangsterism); height of power of workers' unions






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






41. Part of Nixon's tri-faceted plan to honorably remove troops from Vietnam; wean the South Vietnamese off of American support - gradually reducing number of American troops present






42. Truman tested for communist alliances within government; government employees prohibited from taking part in remotely-communist activities

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43. Search warrants on shipping to reduce smuggling; challenged by James Otis






44. Foundation for First Amendment - offered free choice of religion - not influenced by state






45. Destroyed by Jackson on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and too much power for a federal institution






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






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






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






49. Written by Calhoun - regarding tariff nullification






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