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AP U.S. History

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1. Only English and American ships allowed to colonial ports; dissent began in 1763






2. Bank tightened loan policies - depression rose throughout the country - hurt western farmers greatly






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






4. Opposed BTW's accommodation policies - called for immediate equality - formed Niagara Movement to support his ideas






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






6. Strong central government - separation of powers - 'extended republic'






7. FDR and Churchill agreed to defeat Germany first rather than concentrate on Japan






8. Fought for human rights in Africa - Panama Canal returned to Panama - relations with China resolved






9. Gold discovery in Sutter's Mill in 1848 resulted in huge mass of adventurers in 1849 - led to application for statehood - opened question of slavery in the West






10. FDR's plan (although vague during the campaign) to restart the economy and pull America out of the Great Depression






11. Single tax on speculated land to ameliorate industrialization misery






12. Democratic candidate 1912 - stood for antitrust - monetary change - and tariff reduction; far less active than Roosevelt - Clayton Anti-trust Act (to enforce Sherman) - Child Labor Act






13. Led Pottawatomie Massacre - extreme abolitionist who believed he was doing God's work






14. Banned racial discrimination and segregation (public) - bias by federal government; enforced by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission






15. Committee on Public Information; aimed to sell America and the world on Wilson's war goals; propaganda - censorship - 'four-minute men' speeches - 'Liberty Leagues' (spy on community)






16. 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)






17. September 1949 - US no longer held monopoly; two atomic powers






18. Reluctant to give colonists their own government - preferred to appoint royal governors






19. Gore promising with experience - Bush appealing by family influence and plans for presidency (tax cuts - education reform - defense - &c.)






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






21. Americans at home reminded to conserve materials in all aspects of life to support the military; resulted in saving up of money to cause economic boom after war






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






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






24. Old immigrants from northern and western Europe came seeking better life; new immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe searching for opportunity to escape worse living conditions back home and often did not stay in the US






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






26. Populists campaigned for silver-backed money rather than gold-backed - believed to be able to relieve working conditions and exploitation of labor






27. 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)






28. Soviet leader undergoing tensions on superpower and domestic level






29. Government to buy silver to back money in addition to gold






30. Fearing the rise of labor unions - corporations forced new employees to sign and promise not to be part of a union


31. 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)






32. Appealed to many conservatives - especially southerners (opposed massive protests and integration)






33. Supported abolition - broke off of Anti-Slavery Society






34. Commission on civil rights to attempt to guarantee the ballot to blacks; showed government's changing views of race relations






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






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






37. British soldiers shot into crowd of snowball fight; two of nine soldiers (defended by John Adams) found guilty of manslaughter






38. National Liberation Front - guerilla militia from south Vietnam fighting alongside the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)






39. Created by John L. Lewis for unskilled labor - organized 'sit-down strike' against GM to work for recognition






40. Prohibited settlements west of Appalachian - restriction on colonial growth






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






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






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


44. Dealt with Vietnam War - 'Great Society' program for improvement of American society - antipoverty and anti-discrimination programs






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


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






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






48. Prohibited aiding of belligerent nations - banned civilian involvement; limited power of president during international war - built up armed forces






49. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






50. 'Dark horse' Democratic candidate; acquired majority of the western US (Mexican Cession - Texas Annexation - Oregon Country) - lowered tariffs - created Independent Treasury