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AP U.S. History

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1. To make German reparations from WWI more accessible to Germans; evacuation of troops from Germany - reorganization of the Reichsbank - and foreign loans






2. Loose interpretation allowed for implied powers of Congress (such as the National Bank) - strict interpretation implied few powers to Congress






3. 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






4. Government would protect America's foreign investments with any force needed; under president Taft

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5. Cherokees - Choctaws - Creeks - Chickasaws - and Seminoles; 'civilized' due to their intermarriage with whites - forced out of their homelands by expansion






6. The principle that a state should decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery






7. Removal of Saddam Hussein - 2003 - Iran - Iraq - and North Korea designated as the 'axis of evil -' institution of democratic government in Iraq to replace Hussein's dictatorship (return to spread and protection of democracy throughout the world - mo






8. 14 formal amendments to the treaty for the League of Nations; preserved Monroe Doctrine - Congress desired to keep declaration of war to itself






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






10. Four-day banking holiday to create controlled inflation - followed by reopening of sound banks - and reorganization of unsound banks






11. One country that falls into communism will cause surrounding nations to also fall 'like dominos'; spurred by Southeast Asia regimes (esp. Vietnam)






12. Nixon's domestic policy; federal revenues shared with states (revenue sharing) - minimum income proposed






13. Americans who were forced out of their homes in Oklahoma and Arkansas (respectively) due to the dust storms and drought known as the Dust Bowl

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






15. Paper money; specie circular decreed that the government would not accept specie for government land






16. Republican - popular hero of WWII; 'dynamic conservatism' as a middle ground btw. Rep. and Dem.; Interstate Highway System (ulterior motive of weapons transportation); St. Lawrence Seaway opened Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean via locks; Depts. Of Heal






17. Admiral Dewey defeated Spanish initially; American troops (aided by Aguinaldo's insurgents) captured Manila - leading to annexation






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






19. John Marshall declared that the Supreme Court could declare federal laws unconstitutional






20. Decisive victory to Reagan due to his appeal over Carter (now unpopular due to lack of success in the presidency






21. Emphasized importance of private charities to help the depression

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






23. 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






24. Gorbachev decreased nuclear arsenals - Communist Party lost power - Boris Yeltsin (president of Russian Republic) led Muscovites to take control






25. Decisive victory in the War of 1812 by Harrison over Tecumseh - used in Harrison's campaign for presidency






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






27. Under JQ Adams - protectionist tariff - South considered it the source of economic problems - made Jackson appear to advocate free trade






28. 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)

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






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






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






32. 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)






33. Won battles in the West and raised northern morale (esp. Shiloh - Fort Henry - and Fort Donelson) - made Union commanding general






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






35. 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






36. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






37. Drafting extremely hated by Northerners - sparked by Irish-Americans against the black population - 500 lives lost - many buildings burned






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

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39. Written by Calhoun - regarding tariff nullification






40. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






41. Symbol of women workers during the war






42. Caused American hysteria (1957) - fear that Soviets were technologically superior; led Ike to order more rigorous education program to rival Soviets (National Defense Education Act)






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






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






45. Attacked people for being communist by association and unsubstantiated claims - against Truman - Marshall - and Ike; downfall came with attack on the military (condemned by Senate); led hysteria of the red scare






46. New generation of writers outside of Protestantism - resentment of ideals betrayed by society; Fitzgerald (despised materialism - Great Gatsby) - Hemingway (disillusionment - war experience) - Lewis (against upper class — Babbit and Mainstreet) - Fau

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47. South divided into 5 military districts; states to guarantee full suffrage for blacks; ratify 14th amendment






48. Fear of Japanese-Americans as traitors - sent off (by law) to internment camps; removal of deemed threats in military areas






49. 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)






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