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AP U.S. History

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1. Black rights leader - heavily influenced by Malcolm X (advocated black separatism rather than integration)






2. Fines and imprisonment for aiding the enemy or hindering U.S. military; forbade any form of criticism of the government and military






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






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






5. Allowed sale of weaponry to democracies on 'cash-and-carry' basis - avoided full-blown war; danger zones proclaimed; solved American unemployment crisis






6. States could refuse to enforce the federal laws they deemed unconstitutional






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






8. No further introduction of slaves into Missouri - all children born to slaves to become free at 25






9. Fought for women's rights and abolition - 'Men and women are CREATED EQUAL!'






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






11. Monroe presidency - national unity behind Monroe - post-war boom (foreign demand for cotton - grain - and tobacco) - Depression of 1819 (cheap British imports - tightened credit - affected West the most)






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






13. Philippines - Hawaii - Puerto Rico - Guam: granted to U.S. at the end of Spanish-American War; Philippines were captured after treaty - and thus not part of spoils - but kept as territory with an inevitable movement for independence; Philippines and






14. 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






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






16. 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'






17. Led architectural movement to create building designs that reflected buildings' functions - especially in Chicago






18. Tried to rule as absolute monarchs without using Parliament - little to no sympathy for colonial legislatures






19. John Noyes - New York; utopian society for communalism - perfectionism - and complex marriage






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

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






22. Black veteran escorted to be enrolled in Univ. of Miss. by military (school reluctant - cf. Little Rock Nine)






23. River traffic - road building - canals (esp. Erie) - rise of NYC






24. Sewer systems and purification of water






25. Intercepted by Britain; Germany proposed alliance with Mexico - using bribe of return of TX - NM - and AZ; Japan included in alliance






26. Part of 'First' New Deal Program - subsidies to farmers to decrease production and thus increase prices






27. Helped approval ratings - not removed from office despite all the efforts of Republican congressmen






28. Second youngest president - entered presidency as tensions of the Cold War increased; unable to get major initiatives through Congress due to conservative bloc; tax cuts (economic stimulation); reluctantly gets involved in civil rights; emphasizes Sp






29. Westward migration of workers (new economic opportunities - esp. aircraft industry) - high rates of divorce and family/juvenile violence - women encouraged to work in factories - still held inferior to men






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

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31. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






32. American U-2 spy plane shot down over USSR (Ike: 'for national security); US suspended further flights - Krushchev demanded apology (refused)






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






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

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35. Started the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) — 'Back to Africa' movement for racial pride and separatism; inspired self-confidence in blacks






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






37. Educational and residential segregation; inferior facilities allotted to African-Americans - predominantly in South






38. British citizenship outnumbered colonies' - large navy and professional army; exhausted resources (Hessians hired) - national debt






39. Vetoed by Jackson on the count that government funds for the Maysville Road would only benefit one state






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






41. Drastic cutbacks in regulation of business by the federal government (banks - transportation - communications






42. U.S. would ensure that Cuba would be protected from European powers and maintain a place in Cuban affairs; provided coal and naval stations






43. Meant to keep government unquestioned by critics - particularly of the Federalists






44. Congress could tax imports but not exports






45. US - Britain - Japan - France - and Italy to reduce naval tonnage and halt construction for 10 years; US and Japan to respect Pacific territorial holdings - Kellog-Briand Pact to 'outlaw war'






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






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






48. Led by Francis Willard - powerful 'interest group' following the civil war - urged women's suffrage - led to Prohibition

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49. George Wallace vs. Nixon vs. Humphrey; very narrow popular vote triumph to Nixon (although he had clear majority of electoral votes)






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