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AP U.S. History

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1. Society naturally punishes criminals indiscriminantly






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






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






4. Federal government to increase power over economy and society by means of progressive reforms - developed by Roosevelt (after presidency)






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

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6. Mass migration northward; mainly blacks migrating from the southern states into the north hoping for less discrimination






7. Highest peacetime deficit in US history (due to lower tax rates for high-income taxpayers - spent too much money attempting to reduce price supports to farmers)






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






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

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10. Stressed role of church and religion to improve city life - led by preachers Walter Raushenbusch and Washington Gladen; influenced settlement house movement and Salvation Army






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






12. Challenged New England Calvinist ministers' authority - as they taught the good works for salvation of Catholicism






13. First shots are fired at Charleston - North Carolina






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

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15. Challenged New Englanders to completely separate Church from State - as the State would corrupt the church






16. 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






17. Jackson used personal friends as unofficial advisors over his official cabinet






18. 14 formal amendments to the treaty for the League of Nations; preserved Monroe Doctrine - Congress desired to keep declaration of war to itself






19. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






20. Organized and controlled resistance against Parliamentary acts in less violent ways (strength of martyrdom) - advocated nonimportation






21. Helped lead settlement house movement - co-founded NAACP - condemned war and poverty






22. Spurred by Great Migration - large-scale riots - lynchings - &c.

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23. 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)






24. Judges appointed to Supreme Court by Adams in the last days of his presidency to force them upon Jefferson - Marshall among those appointed






25. Executed for leaking atomic secrets to Soviets - avowed communists






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






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






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






29. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






30. Founded by William Sylvis (1866); supported 8-hour workday - convict labor - federal department of labor - banking reform - immigration restrictions to increase wages - women; excluded blacks






31. Uncovered the 'dirt' on corruption and harsh quality of city/working life; heavily criticized by Theodore Roosevelt; Ida Tarabell (oil companies) - David Graham Phillips (Senate) - Aschen School (child labor — photography) - mass magazines McClure's






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






33. Held in New York - agreed to not import British goods until Stamp Act was repealed






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






35. Killed the AAA - although FDR insisted on continuing by creating smaller state-level AAAs






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

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






38. Social ideals to be encouraged in public school (stress on social interaction) - learning by doing






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






40. Politely demanded from the king a cease¬fire in Boston - repeal of Coercive Acts -. guarantee of American rights






41. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait despite peace treaty and refusal to abandon Iraqi occupation

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42. Slaves could not sue in federal courts (blacks no longer considered citizens) - slaves could not be taken from masters except by the law - Missouri Compromise unconstitutional - Congress not able to prohibit slavery in a state






43. 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)






44. Southern states (especially South Carolina) believed that they had the right to judge federal laws unconstitutional and therefore not enforce them






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






46. Government ensured readjustment rights to GIs after WWI unrest - loans to veterans for higher education and mortgages (contributed to economic prosperity)






47. Founded by Uriah Stephens (1869); excluded corrupt and well-off; equal female pay - end to child/convict labor - employer-employee relations - proportional income tax; 'bread and butter' unionism (higher wages - shorter hours - better conditions)






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






49. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - Harry Hopkins; provide work for unemployed and construct public works - &c. through Emergency Relief Appropriation Act; much like Civil Works Administration






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