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| 12503555732 | aquaduct | A large pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source over a long distance | 0 | |
| 12503555733 | Urbanization | Movement of people from rural areas to cities | 1 | |
| 12503602025 | Great Migration | movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920 | 2 | |
| 12503635606 | Tenement | A building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety | 3 | |
| 12503764268 | mass transit | Transportation system designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes | 4 | |
| 12503872968 | land fill | where garbage is collected stored and covered properly the oldest waste disposal method | 5 | |
| 12504052971 | Flat Iron Building | originally the Fuller Building, is a triangular 22-story steel-framed landmarked building located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper | 6 | |
| 12516761602 | Frederick Law Olmsted | Designer of New York City's Central Park, who wanted cities that exposed people to the beauties of nature. One of his projects, the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893, gave a rise to the influential "City Beautiful" movement | 7 | |
| 12516788432 | Jane Addams | the founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes | 8 | |
| 12516813783 | pulp fiction | Novels written for mass consumption, often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots. | 9 | |
| 12562953279 | Alfred T. Mahan | officer in the u.s. navy, taught at the naval war college | 10 | |
| 12563067901 | Globalism | The idea that the world is becoming increasingly interconnected | 11 | |
| 12636941446 | Militarism | A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war | 12 | |
| 12653699054 | Standford Dole | made himself president of Hawaii after Liluakalani was forced to step down; called for US annexation of Hawaii | 13 | |
| 12653943864 | Joesph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst | yellow journalism, Jingoism (Spanish American War) | 14 | |
| 12673110197 | Dupuy de Lome | He was a Spanish minister in Washington who wrote a private letter to a friend concerning President McKinley (called him basically usless and indecisive) The discovery of his letter strained Spanish-American relations, which helped initiate the Spanish-American War. | 15 | |
| 12673114889 | USS Maine | Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War | 16 | |
| 12688507824 | William Jennings Bryan | Democratic candidate for president in 1896 under the banner of "free silver coinage" which won him support of the Populist Party. | 17 | |
| 12688540420 | Insular Cases | Determined that inhabitants of U.S. territories had some, but not all, of the rights of U.S. citizens. | 18 | |
| 12688616299 | Teller Amendment | This Amendment was drafter by Henry M. Teller which declared that the US had no desire for control in Cuba & pledged the US would leave the island alone. | 19 | |
| 12688735314 | White Man's Burden | the task that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the black inhabitants of their colonies. | 20 | |
| 12737462827 | Yellow Fever | a disease transmitted by mosquitoes: its symptoms inclued high fever and vomiting | 21 | |
| 12737580379 | Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty | 1903 - U.S. guaranteed the independence of the newly-created Republic of Panama. | 22 | |
| 12737671841 | Gunboat Diplomacy | The use or threat of military force to coerce a government into economic or political agreements. | 23 | |
| 12737729618 | corollary | something that follows; a natural consequence | 24 | |
| 12877809475 | Initiative | process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot | 25 | |
| 12877809476 | Referendum | a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate | 26 | |
| 12877843883 | Recall | A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test. | 27 | |
| 13141824527 | Militarism | A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war | 28 | |
| 13141827069 | Alliances | a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations. | 29 | |
| 13160473911 | Zimmerman Telegram | This was sent by Germans to encourage a Mexican attack against the United States. Intercepted by the US in 1917. | 30 | |
| 13233005676 | The Great War (WWI) | 1914-1918 involved all of Europe and perpetrated enormous slaughter and devastation. It brought widespread misery, social disruption and economic collapse. | 31 | |
| 13233130700 | Bernard Baruch | He headed the War Industries Board which placed the control of industries into the hands of the federal government. It was a prime example of War Socialism. | 32 | |
| 13233357208 | Schenck v. United States | A 1919 decision upholding the conviction of a socialist who had urged young men to resist the draft during World War I. Justice Holmes declared that government can limit speech if the speech provokes a "clear and present danger" of substantive evils. | 33 | |
| 13233378510 | Convoy System | the protection of merchant ships from U-boat-German submarine-attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships | 34 | |
| 13251262745 | Versailles Treaty | The compromise after WW1, settled land and freedom disputes. Germany had to take full blame for the war in order for the treaty to pass, among other things. The US Senate rejected it. | 35 | |
| 13251381987 | Henry Cabot Lodge | Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations | 36 | |
| 13251386105 | 14 points | (1918) President Woodrow Wilson's plan for organizing post World War I Europe and for avoiding future wars. | 37 | |
| 13529508315 | Harding Cabinet | Vice President- Calvin Coolidge, Governor of Mass Sec of State- Charles Evans Hughes Sec of Commerce- Herbert Hoover Attorney General- Harry Daugherty Sec Interior- Albert Fall Secretary of Treasury- Andrew Mellon | 38 | |
| 13529534468 | Teapot Dome Scandal | A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921 | 39 | |
| 13529553814 | Albert B. Fall (1861-1944) | A scheming conservationist who served as Secretary of the Interior under Warren G. Harding, He was one of the key players in the notorious Teapot Dome scandal. | 40 | |
| 13529645278 | Calvin Coolidge | Became president when Harding died of pneumonia. He was known for practicing a rigid economy in money and words, and acquired the name "Silent Cal" for being so soft-spoken. He was a true republican and industrialist. Believed in the government supporting big business. | 41 | |
| 13529679997 | urban sprawl | The process of urban areas expanding outwards, usually in the form of suburbs, and developing over fertile agricultural land. | 42 | |
| 13587267748 | Alfred E. Smith | He was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 1928 election. He was the first Catholic to be elected as a candidate. | 43 | |
| 13587463534 | buying on margin | paying a small percentage of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest | 44 | |
| 13587515838 | Black Tuesday (October 29, 1929) | On this day the stock market boom had fell out, as millions of panicky investors ordered their brokers to sell, when there were practically no buyers to be found. After that stock prices continued to go down until they finally hit bottom. | 45 | |
| 13602210649 | Hawley-Smoot Tariff | protective import tax authorized by Congress in 1930 | 46 |
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AP US History Chapter 8 Flashcards
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| 14961136021 | Armed Neutrality (1780) | Loose alliance of nonbelligerent naval powers, organized by Russia's Catherine the Great, to protect neutral trading rights during the war for American independence. | 0 | |
| 14961136022 | Bunker Hill, Battle of (June 1775) | Fought on the outskirts of Boston, on Breed's Hill, the battle ended in the colonial militia's retreat, though at a heavy cost to the British. | 1 | |
| 14961136023 | Common Sense | Thomas Paine's pamphlet urging the colonies to declare independence and establish a republican government. The widely read pamphlet helped convince colonists to support the Revolution. | 2 | |
| 14961136024 | Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) | Formal pronouncement of independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and approved by Congress. The declaration allowed Americans to appeal for foreign aid and served as an inspiration for later revolutionary movements worldwide. | 3 | |
| 14961136025 | Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789) | Declaration of rights adopted during the French Revolution. Modeled after the American Declaration of Independence. | 4 | |
| 14961136026 | Fort Stanwix, Treaty of (1784) | Treaty signed by the United States and the pro-British Iroquois granting Ohio country to the Americans. | 5 | |
| 14961136027 | Hessians | German troops hired from their princes by George III to aid in putting down the colonial insurrection. This hardened the resolve of American colonists, who resented the use of paid foreign fighters. | 6 | |
| 14961136028 | Long Island, Battle of (August 1776) | Battle for the control of New York. British troops overwhelmed the colonial militias and retained control of the city for most of the war. | 7 | |
| 14961136029 | Loyalists | American colonists who opposed the Revolution and maintained their loyalty to the King; sometimes referred to as "Tories." | 8 | |
| 14961136030 | Model Treaty | Sample treaty drafted by the Continental Congress as a guide for American diplomats. Reflected the Americans' desire to foster commercial partnerships rather than political or military entanglements. | 9 | |
| 14961136031 | Olive Branch Petition (July 1775) | Conciliatory measure adopted by the Continental Congress, professing American loyalty and seeking an end to the hostilities. King George rejected the petition and proclaimed the colonies in rebellion. | 10 | |
| 14961136032 | Paris, Treaty of (1783) | Peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States ending the Revolutionary War. The British formally recognized American independence and ceded territory east of the Mississippi while the Americans, in turn, promised to restore Loyalist property and repay debts to British creditors. | 11 | |
| 14961136033 | Patrios | colonists who supported the American Revolution; they were also known as "Whigs." | 12 | |
| 14961136034 | privateers | Privately owned armed ships authorized by Congress to prey on enemy shipping during the Revolutionary War. Privateers, more numerous than the tiny American Navy, inflicted heavy damages on British shippers. | 13 | |
| 14961136035 | Saratoga, Battle of (October 1777) | Decisive colonial victory in upstate New York, which helped secure French support for the Revolutionary cause. | 14 | |
| 14961136036 | Second Continental Congress | Representative body of delegates from all thirteen colonies. Drafted the Declaration of Independence and managed the colonial war effort. | 15 | |
| 14961136037 | Trenton, Battle of (December 1776) | George Washington surprised and captured a garrison of sleeping German Hessians, raising the morale of his crestfallen army and setting the stage for his victory at Princeton a week later. | 16 | |
| 14961136038 | Yorktown, Battle of (October 1781) | George Washington, with the aid of the French Army, besieged Cornwallis at Yorktown, while the French naval fleet prevented British reinforcements from coming ashore. Cornwallis surrendered, dealing a heavy blow to the British war effort and paving the way for an eventual peace. | 17 |
AP Literature--Volume 2 Flashcards
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| 14980311305 | Ambiguity | a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning Example: When my cat ran around the house, it fell down. | 0 | |
| 14980329968 | Anaphora | the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect Example: "Five years have passed; Five summers, with the length of Five long winters! and again I hear these waters..." -William Wordsworth in "Tintern Abbey" | 1 | |
| 14980339302 | Aphorism | a statement of the truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner Example: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. | 2 | |
| 14980465070 | Didactic | refers to a particular philosophy in art and a literature that emphasizes the idea that different forms of art and literature ought to convey information and instructions along with pleasure and entertainment. The word didactic is frequently used for those literary texts which are overloaded with informative or realistic manner and are marked by the omission of grateful and pleasing details Example: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- Professor Snape teaches about werewolves in hopes someone, aka Hermione, would later then figure out that Professor Lupin was a werewolf. | 3 | |
| 14980498522 | Euphemism | polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant Example: Instead of saying "go away," one can say "I really need some peace and quiet please." | 4 | |
| 14980502826 | In Media Res | Latin for "into the middle of things." It usually describes a narrative that begins, not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the middle — usually at some crucial point in the action. Example: A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1 Scene 1, we are introduced with Theseus who is excited to marry Hippolyte in four days. Hermia tells Theseus to be Hermia, so he agrees to give her until the day of the wedding to decide whether she will marry Demetrius or choose death. | 5 | |
| 14980514319 | Metonymy | a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated Example: "The citizens of the United Kingdom must solemnly swear to the crown." In this case, the crown is the place of a royal person, hence this is the place of Queen Elizabeth. | 6 | |
| 14980529260 | Motif | an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work Example: Edgar Allen Poe was a famous writer that was best known for his short stories, and tales of mystery. As a matter of fact, almost a chunk of his writings revolve around the themes of death and love. | 7 | |
| 14980541145 | Non Sequitur | a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement Example: Giraffes are brown and yellow. Bananas are also brown and yellow, therefore giraffes taste like bananas. | 8 | |
| 14980549949 | Stream of Consciousness | a method of narration that describes in words the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters Example: In the novel Mrs. Dalloway, written by Virginia Woolf, uses stream of consciousness in her writing with thoughts, experiences, and memories of several characters on a single day in London. The author lets the reader into the character's thoughts by using complex sentences and semicolons in order to show the transition between ideas. | 9 |
UNIT 1 AP US HISTORY Flashcards
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| 14845189902 | Protestant Reformation | A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches. | 0 | |
| 14845189903 | Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. | 1 | |
| 14845189905 | Conquistadors | Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain | 2 | |
| 14845189906 | Encomienda System | It gave settlers the right to tax local Native Americans or to make them work. In exchange, these settlers were supposed to protect the Native American people and convert them to Christianity | 3 | |
| 14845189908 | Pope's Rebellion | An Indian uprising where pueblo rebels in an attempt to resist catholicism and Europeans all together destroyed every catholic church in the province and killed scores of priests and hundreds of spanish settlers. | 4 | |
| 14845189910 | Primogeniture | system which the eldest son in a family inherits all of a dying parent's land | 5 | |
| 14845189911 | Spanish Armada | The great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588; defeated by the terrible winds and fire ships. | 6 | |
| 14845189912 | Joint stock companies | Allowed early European capitalists to pool large amounts of capital needed for overseas adventures | 7 | |
| 14845189913 | House of Burgesses | the first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia, representative colony set up by England to make laws and levy taxes but England could veto its legislative acts. | 8 | |
| 14845189914 | Act of Toleration | A legal document that allowed all Christian religions in Maryland: Protestants invaded the Catholics in 1649 around Maryland: protected the Catholics religion from Protestant rage of sharing the land: Maryland became the #1 colony to shelter Catholics in the New World. | 9 | |
| 14845189917 | Royal Colonies | Colonies controlled by the British king through governors appointed by him and through the king's veto power over colonial laws. | 10 | |
| 14845189918 | Proprietary Colonies | Colonies-Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-under the control of local proprietors, who appointed colonial governors. | 11 | |
| 14845189919 | Jamestown | The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia | 12 | |
| 14845189921 | Mayflower Compact | The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. | 13 | |
| 14845189922 | Indentured Servants | Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years | 14 | |
| 14845189923 | Headright System | Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists. | 15 | |
| 14845189924 | Slavery | A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people. | 16 | |
| 14845189925 | Bacon's Rebellion | Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkeley for trying to appease the Indians after they attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader, which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of dysentery | 17 | |
| 14845189926 | Puritans | A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay. | 18 | |
| 14845189927 | John Winthrop | Puritan governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Speaker of "City upon a hill" | 19 | |
| 14845189928 | Seperatists | Those who separate from the Anglican Church of England. Many become migrants to continental Europe or the New World, and sometimes both. | 20 | |
| 14845189930 | Great English Migration | Migration of seventy thousand refugees from England to the North American colonies, primarily New England and the Caribbean. The twenty thousand migrants who came to Massachusetts largely shared a common sense of purpose—to establish a model Christian settlement in the new world. | 21 | |
| 14845189931 | Roger Williams | He founded Rhode Island for separation of Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs. | 22 | |
| 14845189932 | Anne Hutchinson | She preached the idea that God communicated directly to individuals instead of through the church elders. She was forced to leave Massachusetts in 1637. Her followers (the Antinomianists) founded the colony of New Hampshire in 1639. | 23 | |
| 14845189935 | New England Confederation | Weak union of the colonies in Massachusetts and Connecticut led by Puritans for the purposes of defense and organization, an early attempt at self-government during the benign neglect of the English Civil War. | 24 | |
| 14845189936 | Fundamental Orders | The first constitution written in North America; granted ALL adult males to vote not just church going land owners as was the policy in Massachutes | 25 | |
| 14845189938 | King Phillip's War | War between the Native American tribes of New England and British colonists that took place from 1675-1676. The war was the result of tension caused by encroaching white settlers. The chief of the Wampanoags, King Philip lead the natives. The war ended Indian resistance in New England and left a hatred of whites. | 26 | |
| 14845189939 | Quakers | English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preached a doctrine of Pacifism, inner divinity, and social equity, under William Penn they founded Pennsylvania | 27 | |
| 14845189940 | William Penn | A Quaker that founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution | 28 | |
| 14845189941 | Mercantalism | The theory that a country's power depended mainly on its wealth. This theory was adopted by the Europeans in the 1500's during imperialism in the Americas. | 29 | |
| 14845189942 | Navigation Acts | Laws that governed trade between England and its colonies. Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries. | 30 | |
| 14845189944 | Slave Codes | A set of statutes passed throughout the colonies to keep African Americans in bondage for life. Racism was soon integral to the colonies. | 31 | |
| 14845189945 | Triangular Trade | A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa | 32 | |
| 14845189946 | Middle Passage | A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies | 33 | |
| 14845189947 | Trans-Atlantic Trade System | the trading of African people to the colonies of the New World in and around the Atlantic ocean | 34 | |
| 14845189948 | New England Economy | Ship building, Whaling, Fishing, Timber, Furs, Small Scale Farming | 35 | |
| 14845189949 | Middle Colonies Economy | Farmers grew cash crops, there were industries such as lumber and iron mills, and New York and Philadelphia were large trading centers. | 36 | |
| 14845189950 | Southern Colonies Economy | Large plantations with 20 to 100 slaves. Grew cash crops like tobacco, indigo, and rice | 37 | |
| 14845189951 | British 13 Colonies | New England: Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts Middle: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. South: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland. | 38 | |
| 14845189952 | Great Awakening | Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century during which a number of new Protestant churches were established. | 39 | |
| 14845189953 | George Whitefield | Credited with starting the Great Awakening, also a leader of the "New Lights." | 40 | |
| 14845189955 | The Enlightenment | A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions. | 41 | |
| 14845189956 | Salem Witch Trials | Several accusations of witchcraft led to sensational trials in Salem, Massachusetts at which Cotton Mather presided as the chief judge. 18 people were hanged as witches. Afterwards, most of the people involved admitted that the trials and executions had been a terrible mistake. | 42 | |
| 14845620691 | Stono Rebellion | The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period which occurred in 1739 in South Carolina. 100 African Americans rose up, got weapons and killed several whites then tried to escape to S. Florida. The uprising was crushed and the participants executed. The main form of rebellion was running away, though there was no where to go. | 43 |
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AP World History (Period 3) Physical Geography Flashcards
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| 8023020516 | Iberian Peninsula |  | 3 | |
| 8023020517 | Java |  | 4 | |
| 8023020518 | Madagascar |  | 5 | |
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