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AP U.S. History

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






2. 'Dark horse' Democratic candidate; acquired majority of the western US (Mexican Cession - Texas Annexation - Oregon Country) - lowered tariffs - created Independent Treasury






3. Decision under Sherman Anti-Trust Act shot down by Supreme Court — sugar refining was manufacturing rather than trade/commerce






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






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






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






7. Full American independence - territory west of Appalachian ceded to America - loyalists to be compensated for seized property - fishing rights off of Newfoundland






8. Required separate and distinct ballots for presidential and vice presidential candidates






9. Founded by William Sylvis (1866); supported 8-hour workday - convict labor - federal department of labor - banking reform - immigration restrictions to increase wages - women; excluded blacks






10. Intervention in Mexican Revolution (Madero overthrew dictator Diaz) to overthrow Madero out of fear of property confiscation - General Huerta (seen as 'brute' by Wilson - sought new leader) replaced Madero






11. Douglas was able to reconcile the Dred Scott Decision with popular sovereignty; voters would be able to exclude slavery by not allowing laws that treated slaves as property






12. Reluctant to give colonists their own government - preferred to appoint royal governors






13. Strong patriotism and need to conform to try to avoid blame during red scare - non-churchgoers - unmarried - and critics suspected as communists






14. Tax cuts to increase population spending (help economy) - drastic cutting back on government programs due to lack of funds






15. Racism riots against Mexican laborers (imported for jobs)






16. Key to English-Native American relationship - died in England in 1617






17. Goods able to be transferred from New York to New Orleans by inland waterways






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






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






20. George Wallace vs. Nixon vs. Humphrey; very narrow popular vote triumph to Nixon (although he had clear majority of electoral votes)






21. Kennedy vs. Nixon - Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous)






22. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave owner






23. Established world organization; Soviet Union pledged to allow democratic procedures in Eastern Europe; pledge broken - led to Cold War






24. Hamilton praised efficient factories with few managers over many workers - promote emigration - employment opportunities - applications of technology






25. 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






26. Workers unable to escape (locked into factory) - all died; further encouraged reform movements for working conditions






27. Accomplished great number of relief - recovery - and reform efforts; sought practical solutions to the problems by experimentation

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28. All English subjects are represented in Parliament - including those not allowed to vote






29. Founded by Uriah Stephens (1869); excluded corrupt and well-off; equal female pay - end to child/convict labor - employer-employee relations - proportional income tax; 'bread and butter' unionism (higher wages - shorter hours - better conditions)






30. Government would hold its revenues rather than deposit them in banks - thus keeping the funds away from private corporations; 'America's Second Declaration of Independence'






31. British soldiers shot into crowd of snowball fight; two of nine soldiers (defended by John Adams) found guilty of manslaughter






32. Spread quickly; opposed everything that was not White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) (and conservative) - Stephenson's faults and jail sentence led to demise






33. Rejection of negative portrayals of women (language - entertainment) - increased quality and use of education - more job opportunities - acceptance into military






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






35. Anti-communist crusades due to fear of radicalism spurred by Bolshevik rebellion

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36. River traffic - road building - canals (esp. Erie) - rise of NYC






37. 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)






38. Abolished national origins quotas - dramatically increased immigration (especially from Asia and Latin America)






39. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - provided more funds to state and local relief efforts






40. Overthrow of the Taliban - in search of bin Laden






41. Part of the New Left that envisioned 'participatory democracy' (individuals control life-affecting decisions) - end materialism - militarism - and racism; inspired by young black activists






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






43. Used nonviolent protest and boycott to achieve better working conditions for farmers (esp. Mexican-Americans)






44. 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






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






46. Economic recession (collapse of savings-and-loan industry - increasing deficit due to Reagan tax cuts - retail decreased - higher crime rate)

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47. 'I have a dream' 25 -000 people (including whites) convened for political rally - MLK's speech to historical event; attempted to push civil rights bill through Congress






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






49. Southern states (especially South Carolina) believed that they had the right to judge federal laws unconstitutional and therefore not enforce them






50. Bomb thrown at protest rally - police shot protestors - caused great animosity in employers for workers' unions