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AP U.S. History

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






2. Victorian standards confined women to the home to create an artistic environment as a statement of cultural aspirations






3. Organized and controlled resistance against Parliamentary acts in less violent ways (strength of martyrdom) - advocated nonimportation






4. The two political parties that formed following Washington's presidency; Federalists for stronger central government - Republicans for stronger state governments






5. Fair amount of troops - short guerilla tactics - strong leaders (Washington); nonprofessional army that could not handle long battles






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






7. Decided to punish war crimes - established program for de-Nazification of Germany






8. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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

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10. First African-American in major league baseball






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






13. Coxey and unemployed followers marched on Washington for support in unemployment relief by inflationary public works program

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






15. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - insured deposits < $5000 - reassured American public of the worth of banks






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






17. Taxes on all legal documents to support British troops - not approved by colonists through their representatives






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






19. 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)






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






21. Writing took a more realistic approach on the world - regionalist writers focused on local life (Sarah Orne Jewett) - naturalist writers focused on economy and psychology (Stephen Crane)






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






23. Provided for evacuation of English troops from posts in the Great Lakes

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24. Populists campaigned for silver-backed money rather than gold-backed - believed to be able to relieve working conditions and exploitation of labor






25. 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






26. 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)






27. Over Senate seat for Illinois (Douglas victor) - Lincoln stated the country could not remain split over the issue of slavery






28. Economic prosperity of American society following WWII; doubling of national income - jobs to women - defense industry's support of economy

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29. 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






30. Speech given by BTW to ease whites' fears of integration - assuring them that separate but equal was acceptable - ideas challenged by DuBois

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31. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Blacks denied admission to all-white school; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson - negating 'separate but equal' - ordered integration of schools as soon as possible; white southerners protested (refused to attend integrated schools)






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






39. Clay and Calhoun - eager for war with Britain (War of 1812)






40. 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'






41. Party formed from Republican split by Roosevelt - more progressive values - leaving 'Republican Old Guard' to control Republican party






42. American commander-in-chief; first president - set precedents for future presidents - put down Whiskey Rebellion (enforced Whiskey Tax) - managed first presidential cabinet - carefully used power of executive to avoid monarchial style rule






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






44. Emphasis on human reason - logic - and science (acquired - not nascent - knowledge); increased followers of Christianity






45. The Man Nobody Knows - glorification of business - Jesus as a businessman - relationship between religion and manufacturing






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






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






48. Nationalists against foreign non-English speaking workers (took jobs away from American men); encouraged to leave the U.S.






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






50. Small oil companies sold stock and authority to Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company (consolidation) - cornered world petroleum market