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AP U.S. History

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1. Nixon led movement to Hiss's indictment; convicted of perjury - Nixon gained national prominence






2. New Lights brought new ideas - rejected by Old Lights; both sought out institutions independent of each other






3. James G. Blaine sought to open up Latin American markets to the U.S.; rejected by Latin America due to fear of U.S. dominance and satisfaction with European market






4. 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






5. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






6. Jackson used personal friends as unofficial advisors over his official cabinet






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






8. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - collective bargaining rights - closed shops permitted (where workers must join unions) - outlawed anti-union tactics






9. President has power to cease trade with any foreign country that violated American neutrality


10. Attempted to centralize production of war materials; ineffective due to American desire for laissez-faire government






11. Prejudiced jury sentenced them to death - caused riots around the world - new trial denied






12. British-occupied cities - new governments - fighting by any with experience - loaned money - African-Americans and Native Americans involved






13. British citizenship outnumbered colonies' - large navy and professional army; exhausted resources (Hessians hired) - national debt






14. Judiciary Reorganization Bill; FDR's attempt to put in extra judges who would support him without doubt






15. Stronger union of states - equal and population-based representation - simple majority vote (with presidential veto) - regulation of foreign and interstate commerce - execution by president - power to enact taxes - federal courts - easier amendment p






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






17. Sought to encourage domestic American manufacturing






18. Believed that God created the universe to act through natural laws; Franklin - Jefferson - Paine






19. Emphasized importance of private charities to help the depression


20. Beginnings of trusts (destruction of competition); vertical- controlling every aspect of production (control quality - eliminate middlemen - Rockefeller); horizontal- consolidating with competitors to monopolize a market (highly detrimental)






21. 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






22. Editor of The Liberator (strongly abolitionist newspaper calling for immediate abolition of slavery) - fought for feminist movement ('Am I not a woman and a sister' picture of slave woman)






23. Germany announced that it would sink all (including American) ships - attempt to involve U.S. in war






24. 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)






25. Led a slave rebellion in Virginia - attacked many whites - prompted non-slaveholding Virginians to consider emancipation


26. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






27. Mass migration northward; mainly blacks migrating from the southern states into the north hoping for less discrimination






28. Public treaties - free trade - free seas - reduced armament burdens - anti-imperialism - independence to minorities - international organization


29. Tweed Leader of Tammany Hall - gained large sums of money through the political machine - prosecuted by Samuel Tilden and sent to jail






30. Black Muslim worked to raise black spirits and pride (cf. Marcus Garvey); emphasized black institutions rather than mere desegregation - blacks to gain freedom at any cost






31. 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)


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


33. 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'






34. Reduced quota - reduced numbers from eastern and southern Europe - Asians banned - Canadians and Latin Americans exempt






35. British Navy would take American sailors and force them to work for Britain






36. Overthrew Pres. Guzman after he nationalized American fruit fields and accepted arms from USSR (communist sympathies)






37. Lee invaded Pennsylvania - bloodiest battle of the war - Confederate Pickett's Charge (disastrous) - Lee forced to retreat (not pursued by Meade) - South doomed to never invade North again - Gettysburg Address given by Lincoln (nation over union)






38. Established free trade zone between Canada - United States and Mexico - net gain in jobs due to opening of Mexican markets






39. Attempted to boost economy by making loans to banks and insurance companies - hoping to restart them






40. Prohibited use of any devices (e.g. - literacy tests) to deny the right to vote and enforced black suffrage rights






41. Head of federal Division of Forestry - contributed to Roosevelt's natural conservation efforts






42. Mao Zedong (communist) defeated nationalist forces of Kai-Shek (supported by US); seen as defeat for US - not officially fully recognized until 1973






43. Soviet leader undergoing tensions on superpower and domestic level






44. Remainder of Florida sold by Spain to US - boundary of Mexico defined






45. Capitalism would become productive when uninhibited by taxes and regulation






46. 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






47. Influence of African-American blues - music of the younger generation (gap between them and their parents)


48. Despite CIA-sponsored Soviet resistance - Afghanistan taken by Soviet Union; ended detente between USSR and US






49. 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






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