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AP U.S. History

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1. State-run economy to provide conflict-free society






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






3. New generation of writers outside of Protestantism - resentment of ideals betrayed by society; Fitzgerald (despised materialism - Great Gatsby) - Hemingway (disillusionment - war experience) - Lewis (against upper class — Babbit and Mainstreet) - Fau

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4. Panama Canal Treaty - diplomacy with China - end of recognition of Taiwan; little accomplished domestically due to conservative opposition - foreign policy more successful; Washington outsider - Experienced high interest rates - inflation - increased






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






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

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






8. NLF attacked numerous South Vietnamese cities and American embassies - eventually repulsed; spoiled LBJ's record to reelection - resulted in massive protests in US to end the war; atrocities such that war could only end in stalemate






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






10. Effectively ended spoils system and established civil service exams for all government positions - under Pres. Garfield






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






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






13. Supported expanded money supply - health/safety regulations - benefits for workers and farmers - granger (farmer)-supported






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






15. Proposed by Hamilton to repair war debts; selling of securities and federal lands - assumption of state debts - set up the first National Bank






16. Federal government to increase power over economy and society by means of progressive reforms - developed by Roosevelt (after presidency)






17. Prohibited discrimination in any government-related work; increased black employment






18. Uncovered the 'dirt' on corruption and harsh quality of city/working life; heavily criticized by Theodore Roosevelt; Ida Tarabell (oil companies) - David Graham Phillips (Senate) - Aschen School (child labor — photography) - mass magazines McClure's






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






20. Mass production of the Model-T - workers as potential consumers (raise wages) - supported other industries and raised employment

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21. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






22. To make German reparations from WWI more accessible to Germans; evacuation of troops from Germany - reorganization of the Reichsbank - and foreign loans






23. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






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. CIA attempt to institute Cuban support to overthrow Castro; cover-up uncovered - became representation of Cuban resistance to American aggression






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






27. Commission on civil rights to attempt to guarantee the ballot to blacks; showed government's changing views of race relations






28. Women must gain economic rights in order to impact society (cf. rising divorce rates)






29. Americans could now spend what they had been told to save during the war (disposable income); increased purchasing of luxury items






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

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31. 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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32. Meant to keep government unquestioned by critics - particularly of the Federalists






33. Bush vs. Clinton vs. Perot; focus on stagnancy of economy and problems of middle class (Clinton)






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






35. Relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws) - propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production - Prohibition

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36. British passenger liner secretly carrying ammunition sunk by German u-boat - included American passengers






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






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






39. 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)






40. States could refuse to enforce the federal laws they deemed unconstitutional






41. Anti-Federalists wanted states' rights - bill of rights - unanimous consent - reference to religion - more power to less-rich and common people; Federalists wanted strong central government - more power to experienced - separation of church and state






42. Court case - unconstitutionalized all state laws prohibiting women's rights to have an abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy






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






44. Hired to photograph ordinary Americans experiencing the depression






45. Provided housing and recreation to city youth - imposing Protestant morals - unable to reach out to all youth

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46. Established colony of Georgia as a place for honest debtors






47. Northern factory workers who were discarded when too old to work (unlike the slaves who were still kept fed and clothed in their old age)

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48. Founded by Betty Friedan - Bella Abzug - and Aileen Hernandez; lobbied for equal opportunity where the EEOC was lacking (gender discrimination); lawsuits and mobilization of public opinion






49. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory on 'Voyage of Discovery'






50. 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







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