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AP Literature Fundamental Terms Flashcards

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13266782756Active voiceThe subject of the sentence performs the action0
13266782824Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.1
13266788274Alliterationthe repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence or a line of poetry.2
13266790594Allusiona reference to another person, another historical event, another work, and the like.3
13418724776AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way4
13266797917Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses5
13266797918Aphorisma brief statement of opinion or elemental truth.6
13266803310Apostrophedirect address to someone who is not present, to a deity or muse, or to some power.7
13327113974Assonancerepetition of a vowel sound within a group of words or lines.8
13327113975Blank Verseany verse that isn't rhymed9
13327120590Caesuraa pause in a line of poetry in order to make the meaning clear or to follow the natural rhythm of speech.10
13327120591Connotationthe associations or moods attached to a word.11
13327126947Consonancethe repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants but with a change in the intervening vowel.12
13327126948Coupleta pair of rhymed lines.13
13327132368Denotationthe dictionary definition of a word.14
13327132369Dialecta regional speech pattern.15
13327142690Dictionword choice; the specific words an author uses in his or her writing.16
13327142691Elegya formal meditative poem or lament for the dead.17
13327147806EllipsesIndicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted18
13327147861Epistrophethe repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences19
13327154467Euphemismto use an inoffensive or more socially acceptable word for something that could be inappropriate or offensive to some.20
13327154468FoilA character who acts as a contrast to another character21
13327159875Free Versepoetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter22
13327165954Hyperboleexaggeration of an event or feeling23
13327165955Imagerylanguage that appeals to one or another of the five senses24
13327168839IronyA contrast between expectation and reality25
13327168840Jargona pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people.26
13327176335Juxstapositionthe placement of one idea next to its opposite to make it more dramatic27
13327179361Lyricany poem in which a speaker expresses intensely personal emotion or thoughts.28
13327179362Malapropisma word humorously misused29
13327182807MetaphorA comparison without using like or as30
13327182808Meterthe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or the units of stressed patterns.31
13327187585Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it32
13327187586Metric LineA line named according to the number of feet composing it33
13327191413OdeA lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.34
13327191414Paradoxa figure of speech that seeks to create mental ambiguity, which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity35
13327195280Parllelismsimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clause36
13327198549Passive VoiceThe subject of the sentence receives the action.37
13327198550Pastorala reference to or a description of simple country life.38
13327203020Personificationgiving human characteristics to nonhuman things.39
13327203095PloceRepeating a word within the same line or clause.40
13327210965Point of Viewthe perspective from which the writer chooses to tell his or her story.41
13327211041Puna play on words used to create humor or comic relief.42
13327216070Refraina line, part of a line, or group of lines repeated in the course of a poem, sometimes with slight changes43
13327216071Repetitionthe repeating of a word or phrase for emphasis.44
13327224163Rhymethe echo or imitation of a sound.45
13327224164Rhythmthe sense of movement attributable to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.46
13327228759Satirethe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices47
13327228760Shifta change in setting, tone, or speakers.48
13327233048SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"49
13327240174SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage50
13327245444Sonneta fixed firm of fourteen lines, normally in iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme conforming to or approximating one of two main types.51
13327250555Stanzaa group of lines that forms on division of a poem.52
13327250556Symbolan object that signifies something greater than itself.53
13327254089Synechdoteusing one part of an object to represent the entire object54
13327254264Themean insight into life conveyed by a poem or story.55
13327261040Verselines of poetry or metrical language in general, in contrast to prose.56
13327261041Prosewritten or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.57
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AP Literature- Vocab (6) Flashcards

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15188130209imperceptibleextremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the senses or the mind0
15188130210lackeya uniformed male servant; a servile follower1
15188140825monolithiccharacterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity2
15188172449mot justethe most suitable or exact word or expression3
15188177525nihilisma total rejection of established laws; extreme radicalism4
15188190962PatricianIn ancient Rome, a member of the privileged upper class.5
15188199913propitiateto make someone or something favorably inclined toward oneself; to conciliate, satisfy, or appease6
15188208643sicthus so; intentionally written so7
15188214299sublimateto redirect the energy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel8
15188135199liaisonthe contact or means of communication between groups; someone acting as such a contact; any close relationship; a thickening or binding agent used in cooking9
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AP US history finial review Flashcards

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13743334507Republican economic policies under Warren G. Hardinghoped to encourage the government to guide business along the path to profits.0
13743334508During the 1920s, the Supreme CourtOften ruled against progressive legislation1
13743334509was adversely affected by the demobilization policies adopted by the federal government at the end of WW1organized labor2
13743334510The Supreme Court cases of Muller an Adkins centered onthe question of wether women merited special legal and social treatment3
13743334511The non-business group that realized the most significant, lasting gains from WW1 wasVeterans4
13743334512The 1928 Kellogg-Briand PactOutlawed war as a solution to international rivalry5
13743334513Because the Us raised its tariffs in the 1920sEuropean nations raised their tariffs the postway chaos in Europe was prolonged International economic deistress deepened American foreign trade declined6
13743334514The Teapot Dome scandal involved the mishandling ofNaval oil reserves7
13743334515The major political scandal of Harding's administration resulted in the conviction and imprisonment of his secretary ofthe interior8
13743334516During Coolidge's presidency, government policy was set largely by the interests and values ofthe business community9
13743334517One of the major problems facing farmers in the 1920s wasOver preoduction10
13743334518In the early 1920s, the United States' _______ was a glaring exception to its general indifference to the outside world.Armed intervention in the Caribbean and Central America11
13743334519America's European allies argued that they should not have to repay loans that the US made to them during WW1 becausethey had paid a much heavier price in lost lives, so it was only fair for the US to write off the debt12
13743334520As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930the worldwide depression deepened13
13743334521President Herbert Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be ended by doing all the following EXCEPTproviding direct aid to the people14
13743334522President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression was toAdopt unprecedented federal initiatives to combat it15
13743334523The ________ was an "alphabetical agency" set up under Hoover's administration to bring the government into the antidepression effort.Recondtruction Finance Corporation (RFC)16
13743334524The Reconstruction Finance Coroporation was established toMake loans to businesses, banks, and state and local governments17
13743334525The Bounus Expeditionary Force marched on Washington DC in 1932 to demandImmediate full payment of bonus payment promised to WW1 veterans18
13743334526President Hoover's public image was severely damaged by hisHandling of the dispersal of the bonus army19
13743334527The very high tariff rates of the 1920s had the economiceffect ofCausing the Europeans to erect their own tariff barriers and thus severely reduce international trade20
13743334528Two terms that describe the Harding and coolidge administrations' approach to foreign policy areIsolationism and Disarmament21
13743334529In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression byExperimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reforms22
13743334530The phrase "Hundred Days" refers toThe first month of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency23
13743334531One stricking feature of the 1932 presidential election was thatAfrican-American became a vital element in the Democratic party24
13743334532While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency, Herbert Hookver tried to get the president-elect to cooperate on long-term solutions to thee Depression becauseHe hoped to blind his successor to an anti-inflationary policy that would make much of the New Deal impossible25
13743334533When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933,He received unprecedented congressional support26
13743334534The works progress administration was a major _____ program of the New DealRelief27
13743334535The Public works administration was a long-range _______ programrecovery28
13743334536The Social security act was a major______ programreform29
13743334537Twentieth Admendmentshortened the time between presidential election and inauguration30
13743334538Twenty-First Admendmentended prohibition31
13743334539what contributed to the Dust Bowl in the 1930sDry-farming techniques, Drought, wind, soil erosion32
13743334540The Indian reorganization Act of 1934 attempted toreverse the forced assimilation of the Native Americans into white society33
13743334541Most Dust Bowl migrants headed toCalifornia34
13743334542The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) drew criticism because itaroused fear of creeping socialism35
13743334543The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its plans concerningElectrical power36
13743334544The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law thatgave labor the right to bargin collectively37
13743334545The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial toUnskiled workers38
13743334546President Roosevelt's "Court-packing" scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to make the supreme courtmore sympathetic to the New Deal39
13743334547After Franklin Roosevelt's failed attempt to "pack" the Supreme CourtThe court began to support New Deal programs40
13743334548As a result of the 1937 "Roosevelt Recession,"Roosevelt adopted Keynesian (planned defict spending) economics41
13743334549Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programDid not end the Depression42
13743334550Escaltation of the aerial bombardment in Vietnamstrengthened the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese will to resist43
13743334551American military forced entered Vietnam in order toprevent Ngo Dinh Diem's regime from falling to the communists44
13743334552With the passage of the Tonkin Gulf ResolutionCongress handed the president a blank check to use further forces in Vietnam45
13743334553"Operation Rolling Thunder" was the code name forAmerican bombing raid on North Vietnam46
13743334554The 1968 Demcratic party convention witnessedA police riot against antiwar demonstrators outside the convention hall47
13743334555PResident Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy provided thatThe US would gradually withraw ground troops while supporting the South Vietnamese war effore48
13743334556President Nixons Vietnam policy included all of the followingVietnamization Extension of the war to Cambodia Massive bombing campaigns in Vietnam creating a draft lottery and reducing draft calls49
13743334557The American armed forces in Vietnam were composed largely ofThe least privileged young Americans50
13743334558As part of the cease-fire agreement in Vietnam in 1973The US was to withdraw all its troops from Vietnam51
13743334559The 1973 War Powers Actrequired the president to report to Congress any commitment of American troops52
13743334560In the Vietnam conflict, the US lostrespect in the eyes of foreigners Confidence in its military prowers The War53
13743334561The centers of major war protests wereon college campuses54
13743334562How did many americans dodge the draftwent to Canada Became teachers Went into careers in agriculture or chemistry55
13743334563The Vietnamese wanted their independance fromFrance56
13743334564Which of the following groups were pro-Vietnam War?Hawks57
13743334565The fundamental military doctorin of the Kennedy administration involveda flexiable response to wars so that nuclear weapons would not be used58
13743334566Shortly after his inauguration, Kennedy suffered a major foreign policy disasterwhen Khrushchev threatened American interests in the Cuban missile crisis59
13743334567The Kennedy administration was pushed into a strong support for civil rights bythe violence directed against the Freedom Riders and peaceful demonstrators60
13743334568Lyndon B. Johnson was more successful than Kennedy in getting coorperation from Congress becausehe was a master of the legislative process61
13743334569Kennedy was assassinated byLee Harvey Oswald62
13743334570America's refusal to withdraw from Berlin, and the flood of refugees trying to escape communism, led tothe building of the Berlin Wall63
13743334571Government laws and programs foucusing on social issues were part of LBJ'sGreat Society64
13743334572The Cuban Missile Crisis focused onthe removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba65
13743334573The Peace Corps was created in an attempt tohelp developing nations as well as stop the spread of communism66
13743334574Ultimately, Johnson's presidency was destroyed bythe Vietnam War67
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AP US History: Chapter 18 Flashcards

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11310695559Second Industrial RevolutionSteel, chemicals, electricity. This is the name for the new wave of more heavy industrialization starting around the 1860s; new technology & factory system (cheap labor); mass production; consolidation of power0
11310695560Jay GouldAmerican financier and railroad developer1
11310695561Robber BaronRefers to the industrialists or big business owners who gained huge profits by paying their employees extremely low wages. They also drove their competitors out of business by selling their products cheaper than it cost to produce it. Then when they controlled the market, they hiked prices high above original price.2
11310695562Interstate Commerce Act1887 law passed to regulate railroad and other interstate businesses3
11310695563Hepburn ActThis 1906 law used the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate the maximum charge that railroads to place on shipping goods.4
11310695564J.P. MorganBanker who buys out Carnegie Steel and renames it to U.S. Steel.5
11310695565Andrew CarnegieScottish-born immigrant who started as clerk at PA Railroad; focused on Steel production for a growing nation (railroads and skyscrapers); Carnegie Steel dominated the American steel industry; also a philanthropist (money for libraries and universities)6
11310695566Henry Bessemerrevolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient7
11310695567vertical integrationPractice where a single company controls the entire process of a product, from the raw materials to distribution8
11310695568John D. RockefellerWealthy owner of Standard Oil Company; used ruthless tactics to eliminate other businesses. Built trusts and used money to influence government.9
11310695569Standard Oil TrustRockefeller's company, in 1881, owned 90 percent of the oil refinery business10
11310695570horizontal consolidationA form of monopoly that occurs when one person or company gains control of one aspect of an entire industry or manufacturing process11
11310695571TrustA group of corporations run by a single board of directors12
11310695572Sherman Anti-Trust ActFirst federal action against monopolies; failed to clearly define a "trust"; Supreme Court interpreted it to favor Big Business; initially misused against labor unions; T. Roosevelt later used it to break up some monopolies13
11310695573Holding CompanyA company whose primary business is owning a controlling share of stock in other companies.14
11310695574Thomas EdisonAmerican inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb, acoustic recording on wax cylinders, and motion pictures; invention factory at Menlo Park15
11310695575New South Creedidea that promoted industry, diversification of agriculture, white and black cooperation, need for new men to lead South, need for harmonious relations with the North16
11310695576Cheap LaborChild labor was common (mines, textile mills, sweatshops); immigrant labor; Women (young farm women who migrated to cities and immigrant daughters)17
11310695577Horatio Alger19th-century American author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty.18
11310695578Struggles of Union OrganizationSignificant divisions between skilled and unskilled labor; ethnic and religious tensions among workers; Public and Govt viewed Unions as radical (socialism or communism)19
11310695579National Labor Union1866 - established by William Sylvis - wanted 8hr work days, banking reform, and an end to conviction labor - attempt to unite all laborers20
11310695580Knights of LaborLed by Terence V. Powderly; open-membership policy extending to unskilled, semiskilled, women, African-Americans, immigrants; goal was to create a cooperative society between in which labor owned the industries in which they worked; also promoted social reforms (temperance)21
11310695581Chinese Exclusion Act(1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate. American workers felt threatened by the job competition.22
11310695582American Federation of LaborLed by Samuel Gompers; alliance of skilled workers in craft unions; focus was bread-and butter issues such as higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions23
113106955831877 Railroad Strikerail workers strike in response to layoffs and poor conditions, leads to serious riot; federal govt sent in army to break the strike24
11310695584Yellow Dog contractsContracts that force employees to agree not to join a union or participate in any union activity as a condition of employment25
11310695585Haymarket RiotRally was being held for striking workers, a bomb was hurled toward police officials, and police opened fire on the demonstrators; numerous policemen and demonstrators were killed and wounded; response in nation's press was very anti-union.26
11310695586Homestead StrikeBattle among strikers and Carnegie's Pinkerton detectives in 1892; Carnegie's reputation damaged by strike27
11310695587Pullman Strikein Chicago, Pullman cut wages but refused to lower rents in the "company town", Eugene Debs had American Railway Union refuse to use Pullman cars, federal troops sent in to break strike28
11310695588Eugene DebsLeader of the American Railway Union, he voted to aid workers in the Pullman strike. He was jailed for six months29
11310695589Mother JonesLabor activist who was a member of the Knights of Labor union and organized strikes and protests to create awareness of the plight of mine workers and child laborers.30
11310695590United Mine Workerslabor union formed in 1890 to represent coal miners31
11310695591Adam SmithScottish economist who wrote the Wealth of Nations; laissez-faire capitalism32
11310695592Gospel of WealthThe idea that wealth is God-given and that those who have wealth are obligated to carry out projects of civic philanthropy for the benefit of society; written by Andrew Carnegie33
11310695593William Graham SumnerHe was an advocate of Social Darwinism claiming that the rich were a result of natural selection and benefits society. He, like many others promoted the belief of Social Darwinism which justified the rich being rich, and poor being poor.34
11310695594Social Darwinism"surival of the fittest" justifies the competition of laissez-faire capitalism and imperialist policies.35
11310695595Looking Backward1888—written by Edward Bellamy; utopian novel that described the world of the future where poverty and corrupt politics were unknown; socialism in the future36
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AP US History: Chapter 15 Flashcards

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11310395893Conscription ActDraft established by the Confederacy; wealthy people could escape it if they owned 20 or more slaves0
11310395894Enrollment ActLaw passed by Congress in 1863 that established a draft in the North but allowed wealthy people to escape it by hiring a substitute or paying the government a $300 fee1
1131039589520-Negro lawexempted those who owned or oversaw twenty or more slaves from service in the Confederate Army; "rich man's war but a poor man's fight"2
11310395896Legal Tender Actcreated a national currency and allowed the government to issue greenbacks3
11310395897greenbacksName for Union paper money not backed by gold or silver. Value would fluctuate depending on status of the war4
11310395898National Bank Actlegislation passed in 1863 to make banking safer for investors. Its provisions included a system of federally chartered banks, new requirements for loans, and a system for the inspection of banks.5
11310395899Abraham Lincoln16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery; initially entered the war to preserve the Union6
11310395900Radical RepublicansA loose faction of Republicans who sought to punish the South for the American Civil War and demanded civil rights for freedmen7
11310395901Thaddeus Stevensa member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s; from Lancaster, PA; believed in equality of Blacks and Whites8
11310395902Ex Parte MerrymanA Supreme Court case that Chief Justice Taney's ruled that the suspension of habeas corpus was unconstitutional without an act of Congress. Lincoln openly defied the ruling by suspending it for the arrest of anti-Unionists during the Civil War. Shows how a presidents sometimes overstep their power.9
11310395903Anaconda PlanUnion war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R and Tennessee R, and to take an army through heart of south to divide the South10
11310395904Battle of Bull Run1861, 1st major battle, proved to both sides that the war was going to be long and costly. Confederates won. [Confeds won many of the early battles of the war]11
11310395905George McClellanA general for northern command of the Army of the Potomac in 1861; nicknamed "Tardy George" because of his failure to move troops to Richmond; Lincoln fired him12
11310395906Stonewall Jacksoncommander in the Confederate Army that led troops at Bull Run. He died in the confusion at the Battle of Chancellorsville.13
11310395907Robert E. LeeConfederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force14
11310395908William T. Shermangeneral whose march to sea caused destruction to the south, union general, led march to destroy all supplies and resources, beginning of total warfare15
11310395909Merrimac and Monitorbattle between the ironclad ships that the North and South used during the Civil War; the Merrimac (south) fought breaking through the blockade placed around the their seaports; the Monitor (North) fought to keep it in place16
11310395910Cotton DiplomacyConfederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain's textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War; Britain never officially allied with South17
11310395911contrabandduring wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may legally be confiscated by any belligerent18
11310395912Emancipation Proclamation(1862) an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; used by Lincoln to pressure Britain not to align with South; changed the Civil War into a war to free slaves (moral cause)19
11310395913Freedman's BureauFocus was to provide food, medical care, administer justice, manage abandoned and confiscated property, regulate labor and establish schools- aid to former slaves20
1131039591454th RegimentAfrican American unit in the Union Army that led an assault on Fort Wagner. Their courage brought recognition to black soldiers; African American soldiers fought in segregated units and for less pay21
11310395915Battle of GettysburgTurning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.22
11310395916Battle of Vicksburg1863, Union gains control of Mississippi, confederacy split in two, Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war begins23
11310395917Pacific Railroad ActLaw passed by Congress in 1862 that gave loans and land to the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad companies to subsidize construction of a rail line between Omaha and the Pacific Coast24
11310395918Battle of AntietamCivil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland; Lincoln then issued the Emancipation Proclamation25
11310395919Homestead ActThis act, passed in 1862, gave 160 acres of public land to any settler who would farm the land for five years and pay registration fee26
11310395920Morrill Land Grant Act1862, in this act, the federal government had donated public land to the states for the establishment of college; as a result 69 land- grant institutions were established (Penn State)27
11310395921CopperheadsNorthern Democrats who favored peace with the South28
11310395922New York Draft RiotsJuly 1863; Mobs of Irish working-class men and women roamed the streets for four days until federal troops suppressed them. They loathed the idea of being drafted to fight a war on behalf of slaves who, once freed, would compete with them for jobs.29
11310395923Clement VallandighamProminent Copperhead who was an ex-congressman from Ohio, demanded an end to the war, and was banished to the Confederacy30
11310395924Frederick DouglassAbolitionist and writer; argued that African Americans should serve in the military to prove themselves worthy of citizenship in the US31
11310395925South's Economy during Civil WarDue to battles, ag production (cotton, wheat, corn) declined; also shortage of farm laborers due to enlistments and runaway slaves; many planters still focused on cotton rather than food production; massive destruction of property by Union army32
11310395926Slaves during the Civil WarIf near Union forces, some tried to escape to Union lines and either work or fight for the Union Army33
11310395927Role of women in the Civil Warnurses, spies, took over men's jobs in factories, volunteered with Freedmen's Bureau or collecting supplies to send to troops34
11310395928Dorothea DixHad led reform for mentally ill; At beginning of Civil War she convinced officials to let women work as nurses and recruited large numbers of women to serve.35
11310395929Clara BartonNurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross36
11310395930Civil War as a modern warimproved technology in battle (mass-produced weapons, rifled muskets, iron-clad warships, telegraph); army-navy collaboration on attacks; increased use of intelligence (spies, scouts); increased use of infantry & artillery (rather than cavalry)37
11310395931Andersonville Prison CampConfederate camp for Northern POWs; Built to hold 10,000 prisoners but held 30,000. Inmates had little shelter. The water came from a sewer. Approximately 100 people died a day38
11310395932Wilderness Campaignseries of battles in which Grant tried to take Richmond39
11310395933Fall of AtlantaSherman's Union Army victory insured the re-election of Abe Lincoln in 1864; end of war was in sight40
1131039593413th amendmentAbolished Slavery in the US41
11310395935March to the SeaSherman's march from Atlanta, Georgia, to Savannah, Georgia which cut off confederate supplies received by the sea. They wanted to destroy the Southern economy and morale (total war), leading to Southern surrender.42
11310395936Appomattox Court Housesite of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant43
11310395937John Wilkes BoothAssassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington DC; part of a larger conspiracy44
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