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AP U.S. History

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1. 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)






2. US provided financial assistance to recover economies in Europe; aimed towards anti-communist governments in France - Italy - and Germany; Eastern European nations prohibited from receiving help from US






3. Scholarly - welfare-reform - 'Contract with America -' impeachment over Monica Lewinski Scandal - War in Kosovo






4. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - used withheld money from payrolls to provide aid to the unemployed - industrial accident victims - and young mothers; principle of government responsibility for social welfare






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






6. 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






7. Activist government to serve all citizens (cf. Alexander Hamilton); founded New Republic magazine






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






9. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






10. Foundation for self-government laid out by the first Massachusetts settlers before arriving on land






11. NLF attacked numerous South Vietnamese cities and American embassies - eventually repulsed; spoiled LBJ's record to reelection - resulted in massive protests in US to end the war; atrocities such that war could only end in stalemate






12. Response to Berlin crisis - warned Moscow that threats would be answered with force; Warsaw Pact formed by Soviets in response






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






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






15. Coxey and unemployed followers marched on Washington for support in unemployment relief by inflationary public works program

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






17. Southern states (especially South Carolina) believed that they had the right to judge federal laws unconstitutional and therefore not enforce them






18. Americans concerned with economic depression; sought to avoid European involvement - no apparent immediate threats






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






20. 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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21. Through CIO - led three coal mine strikes (some of the very few strikes during the time period)






22. Worked towards asylums for the mentally insane - worked alongside Mann






23. Led railroad workers in Pullman Strike - arrested; Supreme Court (decision in re Debs) legalized use of injunction (court order) against unions and strikes






24. Nonviolent protest to college students (NC) being refused lunch service; part of 'sit-in' movement to integrate all aspects of life (hotels - entertainment - &c.)






25. To service economy in late 20 century (end of industrialism) - Higher focus on services (esp. education) rather than material products






26. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






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






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






29. Strong central government provided by power divided between state and national governments - checks and balances - amendable constitution






30. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - collective bargaining rights - closed shops permitted (where workers must join unions) - outlawed anti-union tactics






31. 14 formal amendments to the treaty for the League of Nations; preserved Monroe Doctrine - Congress desired to keep declaration of war to itself






32. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






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






34. (The Lonely Crowd) 'outer directed' Americans conforming to peer pressure on moral and social issues - rather than independently thinking on morals






35. Settled in Pennsylvania - believed the 'Inner Light' could speak through any person and ran religious services without ministers






36. Combined Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Connecticut - Rhode Island - and Plymouth (and later Jersey and New York) into one 'supercolony' governed by Sir Edmond Andros - a 'supergovernor'






37. Forbade restraint of trade and did not distinguish good from bad trusts - ineffective due to lack of enforcement mechanism (waited for Clayton Anti-Trust Act)






38. American hostages taken by US hating Shiites upon Shah's flight from uprising - botched rescue attempts






39. Reduced quota - reduced numbers from eastern and southern Europe - Asians banned - Canadians and Latin Americans exempt






40. Attempted to boost economy by making loans to banks and insurance companies - hoping to restart them






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






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






43. Search warrants on shipping to reduce smuggling; challenged by James Otis






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






45. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






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






47. 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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48. Powerful speaker - toured the country and inspired many into Christianity






49. Taxes on all legal documents to support British troops - not approved by colonists through their representatives






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