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AP U.S. History

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






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






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






4. Brown aimed to create an armed slave rebellion and establish black free state; Brown executed and became martyr in the North






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






6. Radical Calvinists against the Church of England; Separatists (Pilgrims) argued for a break from the Church of England - led the Mayflower - and established the settlement at Plymouth






7. Jane Addams's pioneer settlement house (center for women's activism and social reform) in Chicago






8. Prohibited testing of nuclear bombs above ground to slow the nuclear arms race and the release of nuclear fallout into the atmosphere






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






10. Destroyed by Jackson on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and too much power for a federal institution






11. Settlers to pay the expenses of a servant's voyage and be granted land for each person they brought over; headright system






12. Marbury v. Madison (judicial review) - McChulloch v. Maryland (loose Constitutional interpretation - constitutionality of National Bank - states cannot control government agencies) - Gibbons v. Ogden (interstate commerce controlled by Congress) - Fle






13. Withdrawal of American troops from foreign nations (especially Latin America) to improve international relations and unite western hemisphere; Clark Memorandum (rebukes the 'big stick'); peaceful resolution of Mexican oil fields






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






15. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






16. Supported by women and churches - instituted by Volstead Act - lacked enforcement; bootlegging and speakeasies - Al Capone and John Dillinger — gangsters and organized crime (casual breaking of the law)






17. Overthrow of the Taliban - in search of bin Laden






18. Territory split into Kansas and Nebraska - popular sovereignty (Kansas slave - Nebraska free); proposed by Stephen A. Douglas






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






20. Workers unable to escape (locked into factory) - all died; further encouraged reform movements for working conditions






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






22. 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






23. Unconstitutionalized the NRA due to delegation of legislative authority from Congress to executive






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






25. Reduced quota - reduced numbers from eastern and southern Europe - Asians banned - Canadians and Latin Americans exempt






26. Removal of Saddam Hussein - 2003 - Iran - Iraq - and North Korea designated as the 'axis of evil -' institution of democratic government in Iraq to replace Hussein's dictatorship (return to spread and protection of democracy throughout the world - mo






27. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory on 'Voyage of Discovery'






28. Maine as free state - Missouri as slave state - slavery prohibited north of 36°30'






29. Supreme Court legalized the 'separate but equal' philosophy






30. Exemplary Christian community - rich to show charity - held to Calvinistic beliefs

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31. Mass production of the Model-T - workers as potential consumers (raise wages) - supported other industries and raised employment

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32. Attempted to centralize production of war materials; ineffective due to American desire for laissez-faire government






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

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






35. Authors included Langston Hughes - McKay - Zora Neale Hurston - Countee Cullet — praise and expression of black culture of the time






36. (1) California admitted as free state - (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico - (3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries - (4) federal assumption of Texas debt - (5) slave trade abolished in DC - and (6) new fugit






37. Network of safe houses of white abolitionists used to bring slaves to freedom






38. Banned racial discrimination in federal practices; To Secure These Rights called for desegregation - anti-lynching - end of poll taxes






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






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






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






42. First shots are fired at Charleston - North Carolina






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






44. Detente achieved with USSR and China by withdrawal from Vietnam; realpolitik shed the use of doctrines and policies - instead using China and USSR in alternative ways to achieve other goals (pitting China and USSR against each other - as communist na






45. 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






46. Another part of Nixon's out-of-Vietnam plan - destroy supply routes to North Vietnam through Cambodia






47. South divided into 5 military districts; states to guarantee full suffrage for blacks; ratify 14th amendment






48. Ended the Dominion of New England - gave power back to colonies






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






50. Fair amount of troops - short guerilla tactics - strong leaders (Washington); nonprofessional army that could not handle long battles