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AP U.S. History

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1. President has power to cease trade with any foreign country that violated American neutrality

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2. Desegregation (Brown v. Board of Ed) - rights of the accused (Miranda v. Arizona) - voting reforms (Wesberry v. Sanders - Reynolds v. Sims - Katzenbach v Morgan)






3. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - banned child labor - established minimum wage






4. Peaceful destruction of British tea in Boston Harbor by colonists disguised as Indians






5. 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






6. Part of Nixon's tri-faceted plan to honorably remove troops from Vietnam; wean the South Vietnamese off of American support - gradually reducing number of American troops present






7. 8000 businesses collapsed (including railroads); due to stock market crash - overbuilding of railroads - heavy farmer loans - economic disruption by labor efforts - agricultural depression; decrease of gold reserves led to Cleveland's repeal of Sherm






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






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

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






11. Overthrew Pres. Guzman after he nationalized American fruit fields and accepted arms from USSR (communist sympathies)






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






13. Economic prosperity of American society following WWII; doubling of national income - jobs to women - defense industry's support of economy

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






15. Truman tested for communist alliances within government; government employees prohibited from taking part in remotely-communist activities

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16. Contending communist politician in Vietnam - had more popularity than Diem - took power upon Diem's death






17. Stressed role of church and religion to improve city life - led by preachers Walter Raushenbusch and Washington Gladen; influenced settlement house movement and Salvation Army






18. Equal representation in unicameral congress






19. Organize militia - end trade with Britain - refuse to pay taxes to Britain






20. FDR asked for increased authority to aid Britain; freedom of speech/expression - of religion - from want - from fear; resulted in Lend-Lease

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21. Worked to reform the American education system - abolitionist - prison/asylum reform with Dorothea Dix






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






23. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






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






25. (free speech movement) Youth activists (often liberal arts students) spoke out against Vietnam War - supported widespread liberalization

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26. Fought for return to colonial rule - usually conservative (educated and wealthy






27. American who settled in Texas - one of the leaders for Texan independence from Mexico






28. 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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29. 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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30. Key to English-Native American relationship - died in England in 1617






31. Believed in expanding federal power on economy - encouraged industrial development; could only gain power on the local level - led by Henry Clay (anti-Jackson)






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

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






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






35. Intervention in Mexican Revolution (Madero overthrew dictator Diaz) to overthrow Madero out of fear of property confiscation - General Huerta (seen as 'brute' by Wilson - sought new leader) replaced Madero






36. 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






37. Jackson was allowed to relocate Indian tribes in the Louisiana Territory






38. Halted sale of tribal lands - enabled tribes to regain unallocated lands; repealed Dawes Severalty Act of 1887; helped secure Indians' entry into New Deal associations; led by John Collier






39. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - hydroelectric power to river valley; brought social and economic development to very poor area






40. Risk of too many casualties and high costs for hand-to-hand combat/invasion - Japanese surrender unlikely






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






42. FDR encouraged democracies to quarantine their opponents (economic embargos); criticized by isolationists






43. Natural selection applied to human competition - advocated by Herbert Spencer - William Graham Sumner






44. Law meant to evolve as society evolves - opposed conservative majority






45. Despite CIA-sponsored Soviet resistance - Afghanistan taken by Soviet Union; ended detente between USSR and US






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






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






48. Founded by William Sylvis (1866); supported 8-hour workday - convict labor - federal department of labor - banking reform - immigration restrictions to increase wages - women; excluded blacks






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






50. Anti-communist crusades due to fear of radicalism spurred by Bolshevik rebellion

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