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AP U.S. History

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






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






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






4. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - used withheld money from payrolls to provide aid to the unemployed - industrial accident victims - and young mothers; principle of government responsibility for social welfare






5. Created by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst; aimed to excite American imperialist interests; media bias - subjective representation of events






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






7. Fearing the rise of labor unions - corporations forced new employees to sign and promise not to be part of a union

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8. FDR encouraged democracies to quarantine their opponents (economic embargos); criticized by isolationists






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Anti-immigrant - especially against Irish Catholics






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

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14. Hired to photograph ordinary Americans experiencing the depression






15. Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Led boycott - became leader of civil rights movement; urged nonviolent resistance (cf. tactics of Ghandi);






16. Sets of cardboard box houses that epitomized the country's blame on Hoover for the cause of the Depression






17. 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






18. Contending communist politician in Vietnam - had more popularity than Diem - took power upon Diem's death






19. Secretly sponsored peace negotiations so as to prevent Japanese or Russian monopoly on Asia; concerned with safety of Philippines






20. 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)






21. 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






22. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - Harold Icicles - provided public construction projects






23. Fought for women's rights and abolition - 'Men and women are CREATED EQUAL!'






24. Economic recession (collapse of savings-and-loan industry - increasing deficit due to Reagan tax cuts - retail decreased - higher crime rate)

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

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26. Loose interpretation allowed for implied powers of Congress (such as the National Bank) - strict interpretation implied few powers to Congress






27. Efficient working methods to increase productivity; usually resulted in lower wages (hated by workers) - power to managers






28. Formed in response to Kansas-Nebraska Act - banned in the South - John C Fremont first presidential candidate






29. Leader of IWW - from Western Federation of Miners

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






31. Supported abolition - broke off of Anti-Slavery Society






32. Kennedy vs. Nixon - Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous)






33. No further introduction of slaves into Missouri - all children born to slaves to become free at 25






34. 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)






35. (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






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






37. Craft unions that left the Knights (1886) - led by Gompers - women left out of recruitment efforts






38. Head of federal Division of Forestry - contributed to Roosevelt's natural conservation efforts






39. Attempted to boost economy by making loans to banks and insurance companies - hoping to restart them






40. Dance music - slave spirituals adapted into improvisation and ragtime; jazz migrated along with blacks in the Great Migration






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






43. Warned of dangerous military-industrial complex (newly-found power of the military to affect the path of democracy)

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






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

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46. Small oil companies sold stock and authority to Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company (consolidation) - cornered world petroleum market






47. Gorbachev decreased nuclear arsenals - Communist Party lost power - Boris Yeltsin (president of Russian Republic) led Muscovites to take control






48. Government would hold its revenues rather than deposit them in banks - thus keeping the funds away from private corporations; 'America's Second Declaration of Independence'






49. Hamilton praised efficient factories with few managers over many workers - promote emigration - employment opportunities - applications of technology






50. Congressional support to raid houses of radicals believed to have connections to communism