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AP U.S. History

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1. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






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

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3. Nixon agreed with USSR to achieve nuclear equality rather than the superiority that threatened the destruction of the world; further reduced tensions between the two countries






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






5. Warned of dangerous military-industrial complex (newly-found power of the military to affect the path of democracy)

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6. 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






7. Military hero from War of 1812; elected president 1840 - died of pneumonia a month later - gave presidency to Tyler






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






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






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






11. Maine as free state - Missouri as slave state - slavery prohibited north of 36°30'






12. Adams - Jefferson - and Burr: Adams lost - Jefferson and Burr tied - Hamilton convinced other Federalists to vote for Jefferson to break the tie






13. Launched in 1958 by Ike; successful launch of American satellite (Explorer I); massive arms builup






14. Private property subject to government regulation when property is devoted to public interest; against railroads






15. Mandated the toleration of all Christian denominations in Maryland - even though Maryland was founded for Catholics (but majority was protestant)






16. 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






17. 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)






18. The Jungle revealed unsanitary nature of meat-packing industry - inspired Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)






19. Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Led boycott - became leader of civil rights movement; urged nonviolent resistance (cf. tactics of Ghandi);






20. Needed to protect new Pacific acquisitions - U.S. took over the project from the French after overcoming Clatyton¬ Bulwer Treaty (prohibited exclusive control of canal) with the Hay¬ Pauncefote Treaty






21. Intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy - could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers (lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea)






22. Veterans from WWI sought their pensions before they were too old to use them; they were denied and were run out of Washington (violently - by MacArthur)






23. Soviets cut Berlin off from the rest of Germany by blockade; US organized airlift to drop supplies into Britain; blockade lifted in May 1949






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






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






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






27. John Noyes - New York; utopian society for communalism - perfectionism - and complex marriage






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






29. Began by Edwards to return to Puritanism - increased overall religious involvement - gave women more active roles in religion - more and more ministers sprouted up throughout the country; mainly affected towns and cities






30. Puritan minister - led revivals - stressed immediate repentance - wrote 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'






31. Founded by Emerson - strong emphasis on spiritual unity (God - humanity - and nature) - literature with strong references to nature






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






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






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






35. Led architectural movement to create building designs that reflected buildings' functions - especially in Chicago






36. Brown aimed to create an armed slave rebellion and establish black free state; Brown executed and became martyr in the North






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






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






39. FDR's inner circle of experts rather than just politicians in the cabinet

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40. 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






41. Dance music - slave spirituals adapted into improvisation and ragtime; jazz migrated along with blacks in the Great Migration






42. 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)






43. Started the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) — 'Back to Africa' movement for racial pride and separatism; inspired self-confidence in blacks






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

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45. Warned against permanent foreign alliances and political parties - called for unity of the country - established precedent of two-term presidency

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46. US ambassador to Russia - notified Truman of Soviet ambitions to expand empire and overthrow other political forces; established concern for Soviet policy in Eastern Europe - Germany - and the Middle East






47. Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court - as the fourteenth amendment protected people from governmental infringement of rights and had no effect on acts of private citizens






48. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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49. Committees appointed from different colonies to communicate on matters; asserted rights to self¬government - cooperation between colonies






50. 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