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AP U.S. History

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1. Established free trade zone between Canada - United States and Mexico - net gain in jobs due to opening of Mexican markets






2. 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






3. Standard Oil Company - Ruthless business tactics (survival of the fittest)






4. Opposed to slavery and secession - but stayed loyal to Virginia - despite offer for command of Union Army






5. Accomplished great number of relief - recovery - and reform efforts; sought practical solutions to the problems by experimentation

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6. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






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






8. Part of the New Left that envisioned 'participatory democracy' (individuals control life-affecting decisions) - end materialism - militarism - and racism; inspired by young black activists






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






10. Began by Edwards to return to Puritanism - increased overall religious involvement - gave women more active roles in religion - more and more ministers sprouted up throughout the country; mainly affected towns and cities






11. Congressional support to raid houses of radicals believed to have connections to communism






12. 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)






13. Believed to provide shortcut from Atlantic to Pacific - searched for by Giovanni de Verrazano for Francis I in the race to Asian wealth






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






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






16. Brought in Mexicans for temporary jobs - concentrated in southern CA - given extremely poor working conditions (as they were not American citizens)






17. Secretly sponsored peace negotiations so as to prevent Japanese or Russian monopoly on Asia; concerned with safety of Philippines






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






19. Provided housing and recreation to city youth - imposing Protestant morals - unable to reach out to all youth

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20. New generation of writers outside of Protestantism - resentment of ideals betrayed by society; Fitzgerald (despised materialism - Great Gatsby) - Hemingway (disillusionment - war experience) - Lewis (against upper class — Babbit and Mainstreet) - Fau

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21. 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






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






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






24. Catholic communist autocrat of Vietnam - assassinated (with aid of US)






25. 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






26. Selective Service Act to require men to register with few exceptions; women and blacks drafted/enlisted - highly successful






27. One country that falls into communism will cause surrounding nations to also fall 'like dominos'; spurred by Southeast Asia regimes (esp. Vietnam)






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

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29. Worked alongside Josiah Henson to make repeated trips to get slaves out of the South into freedom






30. 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






31. Edmond Genet contributed to polarization of the new nation by creating his American Foreign Legion in the south - which was directed to attack Spanish garrisons in New Orleans and St. Augustine






32. Gore promising with experience - Bush appealing by family influence and plans for presidency (tax cuts - education reform - defense - &c.)






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






34. American general Horatio Gates was victorious over British general Burgoyne






35. Government to buy silver to back money in addition to gold






36. Ended exclusion of homosexuals from military; due to controversy - compromise of 'don't ask - don't tell' instituted






37. Established federal district courts that followed local procedures - Supreme Court had final jurisdiction; compromise between nationalists and advocates for states' rights






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

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39. Cherokees - Choctaws - Creeks - Chickasaws - and Seminoles; 'civilized' due to their intermarriage with whites - forced out of their homelands by expansion






40. Beginnings of trusts (destruction of competition); vertical- controlling every aspect of production (control quality - eliminate middlemen - Rockefeller); horizontal- consolidating with competitors to monopolize a market (highly detrimental)






41. Runaway slaves could be caught in the North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as property — running away was as good as stealing)






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






43. 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






44. Prohibited exports (and imports) based in American ports - most controversial Jefferson legislation






45. Father Charles Coughlin (benefited only wealthy people and corporations) - Huey Long ('share our wealth') - Francis Townshend (Old Age Revolving Pension)






46. Strong central government - separation of powers - 'extended republic'






47. Introduced his 'New Deal -' won election by a relative landslide (he was not Hoover - whom the public now did not trust)






48. Achieved an abnormal rise in class system (steel industry) - pioneered vertical integration (controlled Mesabie Range to ship ore to Pittsburgh) - opposed monopolies - used partnership of steel tycoons (Henry Clay Frick as a manager/partner) - Bessem






49. Americans concerned with economic depression; sought to avoid European involvement - no apparent immediate threats






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