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AP U.S. History

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






2. Hamilton's plan to solve Revolutionary debt - Assumption highly controversial - pushed his plan through Congress - based on loose interpretation of Constitution






3. Proclamation of 1793 response to French attempts for alliance with US






4. Left primary open to Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy - both promising to end the controversial war

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5. Organized Seneca Falls Convention - founded (with Anthony) National Women Suffrage Organization






6. Roosevelt and Pinchot sided on conservation rather than preservation (planned and regulated use of forest lands for public and commercial uses)






7. Clay and Calhoun - eager for war with Britain (War of 1812)






8. Spurred by Great Migration - large-scale riots - lynchings - &c.

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9. Middle class; white flight from urban areas due to black migration; government supported insurance for homeowners and builders






10. 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






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






12. Writing took a more realistic approach on the world - regionalist writers focused on local life (Sarah Orne Jewett) - naturalist writers focused on economy and psychology (Stephen Crane)






13. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






14. Racism riots against Mexican laborers (imported for jobs)






15. Known as 'wartime food czar;' created recreation policies and reintroduced leisure culture and conservation ethic to get Americans escaping the cities and improve tourism - etc.






16. In Brook Farm Community - lived in seclusion for two years writing Walden and On Civil Disobedience - proved that man could provide for himself without materialistic wants






17. December 1814 - Opposed War of 1812 - called for one-term presidency - northern states threatened to secede if their views were left unconsidered next to those of southern and western states - supported nullification - end of Federalist Party






18. Detente achieved with USSR and China by withdrawal from Vietnam; realpolitik shed the use of doctrines and policies - instead using China and USSR in alternative ways to achieve other goals (pitting China and USSR against each other - as communist na






19. French threat at the borders was no longer present - therefore the colonies didn't need English protection; more independent stand against Britain






20. Offered a New Deal (reminiscent of FDR) of smaller government - reduced taxes - and free enterprise; Washington outsider






21. Jackson used personal friends as unofficial advisors over his official cabinet






22. Attacked industrial elite - called for business regulation - publisher refused works breaking with Victorian ideals






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






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






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






26. The Man Nobody Knows - glorification of business - Jesus as a businessman - relationship between religion and manufacturing






27. Northern Securities Company (JP Morgan and James G. Hill - railroads) seen by Roosevelt as 'bad' trust - Supreme Court upheld his first trust-bust






28. Slaves could not sue in federal courts (blacks no longer considered citizens) - slaves could not be taken from masters except by the law - Missouri Compromise unconstitutional - Congress not able to prohibit slavery in a state






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






30. Held in New York - agreed to not import British goods until Stamp Act was repealed






31. Established world organization; Soviet Union pledged to allow democratic procedures in Eastern Europe; pledge broken - led to Cold War






32. 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






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






34. Emphasized importance of private charities to help the depression

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35. Stated the United States was destined to span the breadth of the entire continent with as much land as possible - advocated by Polk






36. Lee's chief lieutenant and premier cavalry officer

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37. Speech given by BTW to ease whites' fears of integration - assuring them that separate but equal was acceptable - ideas challenged by DuBois

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38. Politely demanded from the king a cease¬fire in Boston - repeal of Coercive Acts -. guarantee of American rights






39. Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove and destroy nuclear weapons from Eastern and Western Europe; eased international tension and allowed Soviet domestic reforms to take place






40. Required of members of the Puritan Church; took the place of baptism required by the Catholic Church






41. Unprecedented sudden growth spurt of American population (especially urban and suburban areas)

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42. Workers unable to escape (locked into factory) - all died; further encouraged reform movements for working conditions






43. Created the Wisconsin Idea (as governor of Wisconsin) — regulated railroad - direct-primary system - increased corporate taxes - reference library for lawmakers






44. In Brook Farm Community - literary nationalist - transcendentalist (nascent ideas of God and freedom) - wrote 'The American Scholar'






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






46. Focused on skilled workers (harder to replace than unskilled) - coordinated crafts unions - supported 8¬hour workday and injury liability






47. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - insured deposits < $5000 - reassured American public of the worth of banks






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






49. Nationalists against foreign non-English speaking workers (took jobs away from American men); encouraged to leave the U.S.






50. Often debtors sold to slave traders by African kings seeking riches; Columbian Exchange