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AP U.S. History

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1. River traffic - road building - canals (esp. Erie) - rise of NYC






2. Issued by Lincoln following Antietam (close enough to a victory to empower the proclamation) - declared slaves in the Confederacy free (did not include border states) - symbolic gesture to support Union's moral cause in the war






3. 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






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






5. 'Dark horse' Democratic candidate; acquired majority of the western US (Mexican Cession - Texas Annexation - Oregon Country) - lowered tariffs - created Independent Treasury






6. Bush vs. Clinton vs. Perot; focus on stagnancy of economy and problems of middle class (Clinton)






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






8. American hostages taken by US hating Shiites upon Shah's flight from uprising - botched rescue attempts






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






10. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - insured deposits < $5000 - reassured American public of the worth of banks






11. Raised tariffs extremely high on manufactured goods; benefited domestic manufacturers - but limited foreign trade






12. First attempt of Cherokees to gain complete sovereign rule over their nation






13. 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






14. 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)






15. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






16. Drastic cutbacks in regulation of business by the federal government (banks - transportation - communications






17. Intervention in Mexican Revolution (Madero overthrew dictator Diaz) to overthrow Madero out of fear of property confiscation - General Huerta (seen as 'brute' by Wilson - sought new leader) replaced Madero






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






19. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - banned child labor - established minimum wage






20. Southern and Midwestern farmers expressing discontent - supported free silver and subtreasury plan (cash advance on future crop — farmers had little cash flow during the year) - criticized national banks

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

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22. Americans could now spend what they had been told to save during the war (disposable income); increased purchasing of luxury items






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






24. Ideas of Wilson: small enterprise - states' rights - more active government - trust busting - left social issues up to the states






25. Stressed to the American people British maltreatment and emphasize a need for revolution; appealed to American emotions






26. 'Corrupt bargain' and backroom deal for JQ Adams to win over Jackson






27. Gorbachev announced Soviet withdrawal of power from all of Eastern Europe - including Berlin (wall torn down - free movement - &c.)






28. Elvis Presley - Marilyn Monroe - James Dean - Beatniks — rebelled against conservative conformity of the rest of the country (esp. targeted youth)






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






30. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave-owner (right to own property - slaves as property)






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






32. 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)






33. Remainder of Florida sold by Spain to US - boundary of Mexico defined






34. Sought to eliminate spheres of influence and avoid European monopolies in China; unaccepted by the powers in mind






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






36. Gold discovery in Sutter's Mill in 1848 resulted in huge mass of adventurers in 1849 - led to application for statehood - opened question of slavery in the West






37. Colonies proposed colonial confederation under lighter British rule (crown-appointed president - 'Grand Council'); never took effect






38. Coxey and unemployed followers marched on Washington for support in unemployment relief by inflationary public works program

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






40. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - prevented extreme competition - labor management disputes - and over-production; federally coordinated consensus of business leaders (Hugh Johnson) to regulate businesses (wages - limits - working condit






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






42. Intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy - could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers (lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea)






43. Veterans from WWI sought their pensions before they were too old to use them; they were denied and were run out of Washington (violently - by MacArthur)






44. Relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws) - propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production - Prohibition

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45. 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






46. Ford's and Carter's presidencies experienced a recession and inflation simultaneously - solved by Keynesian economics






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






48. Lee invaded Pennsylvania - bloodiest battle of the war - Confederate Pickett's Charge (disastrous) - Lee forced to retreat (not pursued by Meade) - South doomed to never invade North again - Gettysburg Address given by Lincoln (nation over union)






49. 8000 businesses collapsed (including railroads); due to stock market crash - overbuilding of railroads - heavy farmer loans - economic disruption by labor efforts - agricultural depression; decrease of gold reserves led to Cleveland's repeal of Sherm






50. Attacked people for being communist by association and unsubstantiated claims - against Truman - Marshall - and Ike; downfall came with attack on the military (condemned by Senate); led hysteria of the red scare







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