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AP U.S. History

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1. 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)






2. Increased already high rate of inflation by quadrupling the price of crude oil






3. 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






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






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






6. Created by John L. Lewis for unskilled labor - organized 'sit-down strike' against GM to work for recognition






7. Ex-Lincoln secretary; worked to gain Open Door Notes' acceptance from the major powers






8. 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)






9. Prohibited use of any devices (e.g. - literacy tests) to deny the right to vote and enforced black suffrage rights






10. Sets of programs geared towards minorities and oft-discriminated populations






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






12. Meant to provide evacuation opportunity for Americans in Cuba; internal accidental explosion blamed on Spanish mines - leading to Spanish¬ American War






13. Despite near-guaranteed second term - campaign workers burglarized Democratic offices - cover-up unsuccessful - resigned to avoid impeachment






14. For women's rights - organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton - modeled requests after the Declaration of Independence






15. Bush vs. Clinton vs. Perot; focus on stagnancy of economy and problems of middle class (Clinton)






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






17. Electric light - phonograph - mimeograph - Dictaphone - moving pictures






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






19. Kennedy vs. Nixon - Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous)






20. Bank tightened loan policies - depression rose throughout the country - hurt western farmers greatly






21. Midway (US Signal Corps - turning point of war in the Pacific) - D-Day (Eisenhower's amphibious invasion of Normandy - led to depletion of German forces) - Stalingrad (Russians defeated Germans - saved Moscow and Leningrad - turning point in Europe)






22. Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald (hated his anti-Cuban policies); LBJ instituted Warren Commission to investigate assassination (headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren)






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






24. Party formed from Republican split by Roosevelt - more progressive values - leaving 'Republican Old Guard' to control Republican party






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






26. Agricultural depression as precursor to the depression; unheeded omen of problems in the economic structure (prices too low — too much supply for the demand)






27. Sought to encourage domestic American manufacturing






28. Support people oppressed by communism and non-democratic governments; worked with democratic governments in Greece - Turkey - and Israel






29. 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






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






31. Decided to punish war crimes - established program for de-Nazification of Germany






32. Bomb thrown at protest rally - police shot protestors - caused great animosity in employers for workers' unions






33. Issued by Lincoln following Antietam (close enough to a victory to empower the proclamation) - declared slaves in the Confederacy free (did not include border states) - symbolic gesture to support Union's moral cause in the war






34. Goods able to be transferred from New York to New Orleans by inland waterways






35. 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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36. Religious movements - traveling 'meetings -' rise of Baptist and Methodist ministries; Charles G. Finney






37. French foreign minister (Talleyrand) demanded bribe in order to meet with American peace commission - made Adams unpopular among the people






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






39. Allowed for faster processing of cotton - invented by Eli Whitney - less need for slaves






40. Led Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: threatened a siege on DC if FDR did not agree to end discrimination in military






41. Equal representation in unicameral congress






42. Appealed to many conservatives - especially southerners (opposed massive protests and integration)






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






44. Preservation of New Deal - attempt at additions; raised minimum wage - public housing - old-age insurance extension - agricultural price supports (lowering of farm price)






45. In response to Japanese discrimination in San Fran schools; Japanese to stop laborers into U.S. - Californians forbidden to ban Japanese from public schools

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






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






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






49. Prejudiced jury sentenced them to death - caused riots around the world - new trial denied






50. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave owner