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AP U.S. History

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1. Caused American hysteria (1957) - fear that Soviets were technologically superior; led Ike to order more rigorous education program to rival Soviets (National Defense Education Act)






2. British soldiers shot into crowd of snowball fight; two of nine soldiers (defended by John Adams) found guilty of manslaughter






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






4. Darwinian (influenced by jazz age and new scientific ideas) against Fundamentalist (the Bible and Creationism); John Scopes convicted for teaching Darwinism (defended by Clarence Darrow); Scopes found guilty






5. Agreement between US and Britain to remove armed fleets from the Great Lakes






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

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

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9. 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






10. Organize militia - end trade with Britain - refuse to pay taxes to Britain






11. Under JQ Adams - protectionist tariff - South considered it the source of economic problems - made Jackson appear to advocate free trade






12. Acquired Mexican Cession (future California - Arizona - and New Mexico); Mexico acknowledged American annexation of Texas






13. Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson; purchase of Alaska 'Seward's Folly'






14. Fought for old Southern way of life (states' rights) - attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)






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






16. 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






17. First Utopian society - by Robert Owen






18. Capitalism would become productive when uninhibited by taxes and regulation






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






20. First African-American in major league baseball






21. Argued that states had the right to determine whether or not the laws passed by Congress were constitutional






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






23. Exempted those who owned or oversaw twenty or more slaves from service in the Confederate Army; 'rich man's war but a poor man's fight'






24. 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






25. 'Trustbuster' (busted twice as many as Roosevelt) - conservation and irrigation efforts - Postal Savings Bank System - Payne-Aldrich Tariff (reduction of tariff - caused Republican split)






26. Populists campaigned for silver-backed money rather than gold-backed - believed to be able to relieve working conditions and exploitation of labor






27. Commission on civil rights to attempt to guarantee the ballot to blacks; showed government's changing views of race relations






28. Ike forced to send National Guard to escort black children to school to quell riots and resistance (first time since Reconstruction that troops used in the south to enforce Constitution); resistance by white community (private schools)






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






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






31. Symbol of women workers during the war






32. Natural selection applied to human competition - advocated by Herbert Spencer - William Graham Sumner






33. British Navy would take American sailors and force them to work for Britain






34. Secretary of state - policy to liberate captive people in Eastern Europe by political pressure and propaganda; massive retaliation to counter SovietlChinese aggression with nuclear weapons; brinksmanship to be persistent to solve crises (even to the






35. 14 formal amendments to the treaty for the League of Nations; preserved Monroe Doctrine - Congress desired to keep declaration of war to itself






36. Believed in expanding federal power on economy - encouraged industrial development; could only gain power on the local level - led by Henry Clay (anti-Jackson)






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






38. Northern Securities Company (JP Morgan and James G. Hill - railroads) seen by Roosevelt as 'bad' trust - Supreme Court upheld his first trust-bust






39. Huerta's enemy - reluctantly supported by U.S.; U.S. sought Villa's submission due to terrorism - eventually assassinated; Wilson's policy highly unpopular






40. Democratic candidate 1912 - stood for antitrust - monetary change - and tariff reduction; far less active than Roosevelt - Clayton Anti-trust Act (to enforce Sherman) - Child Labor Act






41. 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)






42. Worked to reform the American education system - abolitionist - prison/asylum reform with Dorothea Dix






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






44. Reagan called the Soviet Union an 'evil empire'; Korean passenger plane shot down near Moscow (increased anti-Soviet rhetoric); Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) used space-based lasers as defense from nuclear attack

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45. 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






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






47. (peace btw Egypt and Israel) Followed years of tension - Israel would leave newly acquired lands from war - Egypt would respect Israel's other land claims; accords not completely followed - Sadat (Egypt) assassinated






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






49. 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






50. Single tax on speculated land to ameliorate industrialization misery