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AP U.S. History

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






2. 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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3. King hosted myriad nonviolent protesting activities to fill jail with protestors - Bill Connor (police commissioner) began violent resistance to protestors






4. Launched in 1958 by Ike; successful launch of American satellite (Explorer I); massive arms builup






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






6. Organized Seneca Falls Convention - founded (with Anthony) National Women Suffrage Organization






7. Emphasis on human reason - logic - and science (acquired - not nascent - knowledge); increased followers of Christianity






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






9. 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)






10. Emphasis on personal salvation - emotional response - and individual faith; women and blacks; nationalism (Manifest Destiny)






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






12. US ambassador to Russia - notified Truman of Soviet ambitions to expand empire and overthrow other political forces; established concern for Soviet policy in Eastern Europe - Germany - and the Middle East






13. (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






14. Black rights leader - heavily influenced by Malcolm X (advocated black separatism rather than integration)






15. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






16. British-occupied cities - new governments - fighting by any with experience - loaned money - African-Americans and Native Americans involved






17. Emerged from Farmers' Alliance movement (when subtreasury plan was defeated in Congress) - denounced Eastern Establishment that suppressed the working classes; Ignatius Donnelly (utopian author) - Mary E Lease - Jerry Simpson






18. First shots are fired at Charleston - North Carolina






19. Western Pennsylvanian farmers' violent protest against whiskey excise tax - Washington sent large army to put down revolt - protests to be limited to non-violent






20. 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)






21. Slavery to be barred in all territory ceded from Mexico; never fully passed Congress






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

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






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






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






26. Ensured trade with mother country - nationalism; too restrictive on colonial economy - not voted on by colonists






27. Part of Nixon's tri-faceted plan to honorably remove troops from Vietnam; wean the South Vietnamese off of American support - gradually reducing number of American troops present






28. FDR's inner circle of experts rather than just politicians in the cabinet

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29. Blacks denied admission to all-white school; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson - negating 'separate but equal' - ordered integration of schools as soon as possible; white southerners protested (refused to attend integrated schools)






30. 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)






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

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32. 'No taxation without representation -' introduced by Patrick Henry






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






34. 'Rotation in office;' Jackson felt that one should spend a single term in office and return to private citizenship - those who held power too long would become corrupt and political appointments made by new officials was essential for democracy






35. Emphasized importance of private charities to help the depression

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36. First president to show positive response to civil rights movement; worked heavily on keeping Soviet spread of communism in check






37. Tweed Leader of Tammany Hall - gained large sums of money through the political machine - prosecuted by Samuel Tilden and sent to jail






38. Stated the United States was destined to span the breadth of the entire continent with as much land as possible - advocated by Polk






39. Repeat candidate for president - proponent of silver-backing (16:1 platform) - cross of gold speech against gold standard; Democratic candidate (1896)






40. 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






41. Racism riots against Mexican laborers (imported for jobs)






42. Military hero from War of 1812; elected president 1840 - died of pneumonia a month later - gave presidency to Tyler






43. Japanese bombing of ships in harbor; resulted in FDR's request for declaration of war against Japan; Germany and Italy responded with declarations of war






44. 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






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






46. In reaction to the Boston Tea Party; closing of Boston Harbor - revocation of Massachusetts charter (power to governor) - murder in the name of royal authority would be tried in England or another colony






47. Often debtors sold to slave traders by African kings seeking riches; Columbian Exchange






48. Northern factory workers who were discarded when too old to work (unlike the slaves who were still kept fed and clothed in their old age)

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49. Rejection of negative portrayals of women (language - entertainment) - increased quality and use of education - more job opportunities - acceptance into military






50. Severe immigration laws to discourage and discriminate against foreigners - believed to erode old-fashioned American values