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AP U.S. History

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1. 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)






2. Upheld constitutionality of Espionage Act; Congress right to limit free speech during times of war






3. 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






4. Family farmers who hired out slaves for the harvest season - self-sufficient - participated in local markets alongside slave owners






5. Allowed for faster processing of cotton - invented by Eli Whitney - less need for slaves






6. Advocated by Roger Sherman - proposed two independently-voting senators per state and representation in the House based on population






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






8. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






9. 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'






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






11. Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson; purchase of Alaska 'Seward's Folly'






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






13. Roosevelt's plan that aimed to regulate corporations (Anthracite coal strike - Dept. of Commerce and Labor - Elkins and Hepburn Acts) - protect consumers (meat sanitation) - and conserve natural resources (Newlands Reclamation Act)






14. Stressed to the American people British maltreatment and emphasize a need for revolution; appealed to American emotions






15. In reaction to the Boston Tea Party; closing of Boston Harbor - revocation of Massachusetts charter (power to governor) - murder in the name of royal authority would be tried in England or another colony






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

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17. Authors included Langston Hughes - McKay - Zora Neale Hurston - Countee Cullet — praise and expression of black culture of the time






18. Equal representation in unicameral congress






19. Government ensured readjustment rights to GIs after WWI unrest - loans to veterans for higher education and mortgages (contributed to economic prosperity)






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






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






23. Created Federal Reserve System - regional banks set up for twelve separate districts - final authority of each bank lay with the Federal Reserve Board - paper money to be issued 'Federal Reserve Notes'






24. Part of transportation revolution - from Cumberland MD to Wheeling WVa - toll road network; stimulated Western expansion






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






26. Blacks who went to prison taken out and used for labor in slave-like conditions - enforced southern racial hierarchy






27. Meant to provide evacuation opportunity for Americans in Cuba; internal accidental explosion blamed on Spanish mines - leading to Spanish¬ American War






28. Soviet leader undergoing tensions on superpower and domestic level






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

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30. Fought for old Southern way of life (states' rights) - attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)






31. Single tax on speculated land to ameliorate industrialization misery






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






33. Challenged New England Calvinist ministers' authority - as they taught the good works for salvation of Catholicism






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

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35. Last major battle; surrender of Cornwallis - led King George III to officially make peace with the colonies






36. Calvinist - devised concept of 'city on a hill' ('A Model of Christian Charity'); founded highly successful towns in Massachusetts Bay






37. '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






38. Contending communist politician in Vietnam - had more popularity than Diem - took power upon Diem's death






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






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






41. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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






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






44. Written anonymously by Hamilton - Jay - and Madison; commentary on Constitution - republicanism extended over large territory






45. Introduced work ethic to Jamestown colony - sanitation - diplomat to local Native American tribes; had fought Spanish and Turks






46. Fines and imprisonment for aiding the enemy or hindering U.S. military; forbade any form of criticism of the government and military






47. 8000 businesses collapsed (including railroads); due to stock market crash - overbuilding of railroads - heavy farmer loans - economic disruption by labor efforts - agricultural depression; decrease of gold reserves led to Cleveland's repeal of Sherm






48. Congress could tax imports but not exports






49. FDR encouraged democracies to quarantine their opponents (economic embargos); criticized by isolationists






50. Provided country with a break from partisan politics - Missouri Compromise - issued Monroe Doctrine