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AP U.S. History

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1. Ended exclusion of homosexuals from military; due to controversy - compromise of 'don't ask - don't tell' instituted






2. 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration to reduce competition for jobs (Chinese willing to work for cheap salaries)






3. (The Lonely Crowd) 'outer directed' Americans conforming to peer pressure on moral and social issues - rather than independently thinking on morals






4. Lee's chief lieutenant and premier cavalry officer

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






6. Women must gain economic rights in order to impact society (cf. rising divorce rates)






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






8. Guerilla army sponsored by CIA to attack procommunist revolutionaries in Nicaragua; fear of another Vietnam






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






10. Symbol of women workers during the war






11. First Utopian society - by Robert Owen






12. Committees appointed from different colonies to communicate on matters; asserted rights to self¬government - cooperation between colonies






13. Unprecedented sudden growth spurt of American population (especially urban and suburban areas)

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14. Nixon led movement to Hiss's indictment; convicted of perjury - Nixon gained national prominence






15. Runaway slave - well-known speaker on the condition of slavery - worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips - founder of The North Star






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






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






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






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






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






21. Despite CIA-sponsored Soviet resistance - Afghanistan taken by Soviet Union; ended detente between USSR and US






22. Law meant to evolve as society evolves - opposed conservative majority






23. Detente achieved with USSR and China by withdrawal from Vietnam; realpolitik shed the use of doctrines and policies - instead using China and USSR in alternative ways to achieve other goals (pitting China and USSR against each other - as communist na






24. Drafting extremely hated by Northerners - sparked by Irish-Americans against the black population - 500 lives lost - many buildings burned






25. Founded by Betty Friedan - Bella Abzug - and Aileen Hernandez; lobbied for equal opportunity where the EEOC was lacking (gender discrimination); lawsuits and mobilization of public opinion






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






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






28. Effectively ended spoils system and established civil service exams for all government positions - under Pres. Garfield






29. For women's rights - organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton - modeled requests after the Declaration of Independence






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






31. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave owner






32. 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






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






34. Democratic political machine in NYC - 'supported' immigrants and poor people of the city - who were needed for Democratic election victories






35. Speech symbolized polarization between conservatives and liberals

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36. Risk of too many casualties and high costs for hand-to-hand combat/invasion - Japanese surrender unlikely






37. Americans who were forced out of their homes in Oklahoma and Arkansas (respectively) due to the dust storms and drought known as the Dust Bowl

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38. Decisive victory to Reagan due to his appeal over Carter (now unpopular due to lack of success in the presidency






39. 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






40. Interracial group of protestors who aimed to dramatize the violations of the call for desegregation; harsh treatment by southern whites provoked Kennedy to more strictly enforce desegregation






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






42. Single tax on speculated land to ameliorate industrialization misery






43. Cherokee tribe forced to move from southern Appalachians to reservations in current-day Oklahoma - high death toll

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44. National Liberation Front - guerilla militia from south Vietnam fighting alongside the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)






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






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






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






48. Edmond Genet contributed to polarization of the new nation by creating his American Foreign Legion in the south - which was directed to attack Spanish garrisons in New Orleans and St. Augustine






49. Belief in minimal government so as to allow the people their own free reign - lower taxes to stimulate economy - &c.






50. Fines and imprisonment for aiding the enemy or hindering U.S. military; forbade any form of criticism of the government and military