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AP U.S. History

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1. Europeans should not interfere with affairs in Western Hemisphere - Americans to stay out of foreign affairs; supported Washington's goal for US neutrality in Americas






2. Runaway slave - well-known speaker on the condition of slavery - worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips - founder of The North Star






3. Colonies proposed colonial confederation under lighter British rule (crown-appointed president - 'Grand Council'); never took effect






4. Huerta's enemy - reluctantly supported by U.S.; U.S. sought Villa's submission due to terrorism - eventually assassinated; Wilson's policy highly unpopular






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






6. 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)






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






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






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






10. Kent State University students protesting against invasion of Cambodia - not allowed to demonstrate - violence (murder) caused by guardsmen






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






12. Formed by white progressives - adopted goals of Niagara Movement - in response to Springfield Race Riots






13. French foreign minister (Talleyrand) demanded bribe in order to meet with American peace commission - made Adams unpopular among the people






14. Focused on the 'Common Man;' removal of Indians - removal of federal deposits in BUS - annexation of territory - liberal use of veto

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15. Satirized wealthy captains of industry - workers and engineers as better leaders of society






16. Japanese bombing of ships in harbor; resulted in FDR's request for declaration of war against Japan; Germany and Italy responded with declarations of war






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






18. In response to Japanese discrimination in San Fran schools; Japanese to stop laborers into U.S. - Californians forbidden to ban Japanese from public schools

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19. Planes hijacked by terrorists for destruction; blame pinned on Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden - sought out in attempt to completely destroy terrorism






20. Increase working output by standardizing procedures and rewarding those who worked fast; efficiency






21. Belief in minimal government so as to allow the people their own free reign - lower taxes to stimulate economy - &c.






22. Agreement between US and Britain to remove armed fleets from the Great Lakes






23. Agricultural depression as precursor to the depression; unheeded omen of problems in the economic structure (prices too low — too much supply for the demand)






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






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






26. 'Southern Strategy' lured many southern Democrats to the Republican party (esp. due to southern opposition to Civil Rights Act of 1964)






27. United States aided South Vietnam in its war of power struggle against North Vietnam - the Vietcong - USSR - and China






28. 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)






29. Taught American landscape painting rather than Classical subjects






30. Prohibited testing of nuclear bombs above ground to slow the nuclear arms race and the release of nuclear fallout into the atmosphere






31. Working class exploited for profit - proletariat (workers) to revolt and inherit all society






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






33. Emerged from Farmers' Alliance movement (when subtreasury plan was defeated in Congress) - denounced Eastern Establishment that suppressed the working classes; Ignatius Donnelly (utopian author) - Mary E Lease - Jerry Simpson






34. Slavery to be barred in all territory ceded from Mexico; never fully passed Congress






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






36. First 'modern' president - moderate who supported progressivism (at times conservative) - bypassed congressional opposition (cf. Jackson) - significant role in world affairs






37. Standard Oil Company - Ruthless business tactics (survival of the fittest)






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






39. The two political parties that formed following Washington's presidency; Federalists for stronger central government - Republicans for stronger state governments






40. Created by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst; aimed to excite American imperialist interests; media bias - subjective representation of events






41. Organized and controlled resistance against Parliamentary acts in less violent ways (strength of martyrdom) - advocated nonimportation






42. 14 formal amendments to the treaty for the League of Nations; preserved Monroe Doctrine - Congress desired to keep declaration of war to itself






43. Political action for religion justified by decreased presence of religion in society; Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition to expand national influence






44. Fair amount of troops - short guerilla tactics - strong leaders (Washington); nonprofessional army that could not handle long battles






45. Protestant church led by the king of England - independent of Catholic Church; tended toward Catholicism during reign of Catholic royalty






46. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






47. Allowed Parliament to completely legislate over the colonies - limited colonists' say






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






49. 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






50. Hired to photograph ordinary Americans experiencing the depression







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