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AP U.S. History

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1. Pop art - mass production of art by screening






2. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - provided more funds to state and local relief efforts






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






4. Written by Calhoun - regarding tariff nullification






5. Key to English-Native American relationship - died in England in 1617






6. Raised tariffs extremely high on manufactured goods; benefited domestic manufacturers - but limited foreign trade






7. 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






8. Used nonviolent protest and boycott to achieve better working conditions for farmers (esp. Mexican-Americans)






9. Parliament took minor actions in the colonies - allowing them to experiment with and become accustomed to self-government - international trade agreements






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






11. President to offer military supplies to nations 'vital to the defense of the US'; ended US neutrality (economic war against Germany); Hitler began to sink American ships (limited scale)






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






13. Democratic political machine in NYC - 'supported' immigrants and poor people of the city - who were needed for Democratic election victories






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






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






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






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






18. Written anonymously by Hamilton - Jay - and Madison; commentary on Constitution - republicanism extended over large territory






19. Private property subject to government regulation when property is devoted to public interest; against railroads






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






21. Prohibited discrimination in any government-related work; increased black employment






22. Panama Canal Treaty - diplomacy with China - end of recognition of Taiwan; little accomplished domestically due to conservative opposition - foreign policy more successful; Washington outsider - Experienced high interest rates - inflation - increased






23. Tweed Leader of Tammany Hall - gained large sums of money through the political machine - prosecuted by Samuel Tilden and sent to jail






24. Established by 'General' William Booth - uniformed volunteers provided food - shelter - and employment to families - attracted poor with lively preaching and marching bands in order to instill middle-class virtues






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






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






27. Supported Socialists - militant unionists and socialists - advocated strikes and sabotaging politics - aimed for an umbrella union similar to Knights of Labor - ideas too radical for socialist cause






28. First African-American in major league baseball






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






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






31. Mistreated farmers - fear of monocracy - forced people to think about central government

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32. American commander-in-chief; first president - set precedents for future presidents - put down Whiskey Rebellion (enforced Whiskey Tax) - managed first presidential cabinet - carefully used power of executive to avoid monarchial style rule






33. Stronger union of states - equal and population-based representation - simple majority vote (with presidential veto) - regulation of foreign and interstate commerce - execution by president - power to enact taxes - federal courts - easier amendment p






34. Sought to eliminate spheres of influence and avoid European monopolies in China; unaccepted by the powers in mind






35. Young women employed by Lowell's textile company - housed in dormitories






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






37. Victorian standards confined women to the home to create an artistic environment as a statement of cultural aspirations






38. 'Rotation in office;' Jackson felt that one should spend a single term in office and return to private citizenship - those who held power too long would become corrupt and political appointments made by new officials was essential for democracy






39. McKinley reluctant; armed intervention to free Cuba from Spain; Roosevelt's 'Rough Riders' made attack on Spanish at Cuba






40. All English subjects are represented in Parliament - including those not allowed to vote






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






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






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






44. Considered a hero for his solo crossing of the Atlantic by plane






45. 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






46. Formed by white progressives - adopted goals of Niagara Movement - in response to Springfield Race Riots






47. Nixon agreed with USSR to achieve nuclear equality rather than the superiority that threatened the destruction of the world; further reduced tensions between the two countries






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






49. Runaway slave - well-known speaker on the condition of slavery - worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips - founder of The North Star






50. Decision under Sherman Anti-Trust Act shot down by Supreme Court — sugar refining was manufacturing rather than trade/commerce







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