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AMSCO AP US History Chapter 30 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 30 Conservative Resurgence, 1980-2000

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6535083248ConservatismA set of beliefs that includes a limited role for the national government in helping individuals, support for traditional values and lifestyles, and a cautious response to change.0
6534826964religious fundamentalismPeople who attacked secular humanism as a godless creed taking over public education. They campaigned for the return of prayers and the teaching of the Biblical account of creation in public schools. (p. 655)1
6534826967abortion rights; Roe v. WadeThe legalization of abortion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, sparked the right-to-life movement. The movement united Catholics and fundamentalist Protestants, who believed that life begins at conception. (p. 655)2
6534826969Regents of University of California v. BakkeThe admissions policies of one medical school were challenged. The Supreme Court ruled that while race could be considered, the school had created racial quotas, which were unconstitutional. Conservatives used this decision to intensified their campaign to end all preferences based on race and ethnicity. (p. 655)3
6534826972supply-side economics (Reaganomics)This economic theory argued that tax cuts and reduced government spending would increase investment by the private sector, which would lead to increased production, jobs, and prosperity. (p. 656)4
6534826984Nicaragua; Sandinistas; Iran-contra affairIn Central America, Reagan supported right-wing dictators as long as they were friendly to the United States and anti-Communists. In Nicaragua, a Marxist movement known as the Sandinistas had overthrown the dictator. The U.S. responded by providing military aid to the "contras" in their efforts to remove the Sandinistas. (p. 660). Iran and Iraq were at war, the United States sold antitank and antiaircraft missiles to Iran's government for their help in freeing Americans held hostage by radical Arab group. The U.S. then used the profits from the sale to fund the contras in Nicaragua. This violated the Boland Amendment and congressional budget authority. (p. 660)5
6534827007Persian Gulf WarAfter Saddam Hussein invaded oil rich Kuwait, President George H. W. Bush built a coalition of United Nations members to pressure Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait. The U.N. embargo had little effect. In January 1991, the massive Operation Desert Storm brought air strikes down on Iraq. After only 100 hours of fighting on the ground, Iraq conceded defeat. (p. 664)6
6534827011Americans With Disabilities ActIn 1990, this act prohibited the discrimination against citizens with physical and mental disabilities in hiring, transportation, and public accommodation. (p. 665)7
6534827017NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement, which created a free-trade zone with Canada and Mexico. (p. 667)8
6534827046Internet, e-commerceThe 1990s saw growth in the Internet and in electronic commerce (purchases made online). (p. 668)9
6534932565GlobalizationThe idea that the world is becoming increasingly interconnected on a global scale such that smaller scales of political and economic life are becoming obsolete.10
6537008024Bush v. GoreBecause of the closeness in the election of 2000, Gore ordered that ballots be recounted in Florida because of a potential mistake. The Florida Supreme Court authorized a recount in all counties. Result: Such a recount is unconstitutional because there is no standard set in the Constitution to do such nor does the state of Florida have the right to set up a new election law. The Florida Supreme Court may not create a new national election law. - 14th A.11
6534936952War on Terrorism; September 11, 2001 attackAn international action, initiated by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks, to weed out terrorist operatives throughout the world. A series of coordinated suicide attacks by terrorists upon the United States on September 11, 2001.12
6535074091Homeland Security DepartmentUS federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism13
6535078918Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation where U.S. troops invaded Iraq and Saddam's forces collapsed almost immediately. Baghdad fell, and Saddam and other Iraqi leaders went into hiding. In the months that followed Saddam and many of his supporters were captured14
6535081094Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP)is a program of the United States government to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector that was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on October 3, 200815

US History: The Progressive Era Flashcards

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6582367372Grange MovementIn 1867, farmers formed a social club to help them overcome rural isolation and to spread information about new farming techniques. As membership grew, it began urging economic and political reforms.0
6582367373Munn v. Illinois (1877)The Supreme Court upheld the right of a state to regulate businesses that affected the public interest within the state.1
6582367374Interstate Commerce ActThis act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same route.2
6582367375Interstate Commerce CommissionThe first federal agency to regulate unfair business practices. It investigate complaints and enforced the Interstate Commerce Act. Marked a change from the laissez-faire economy from the past.3
6582367376Populist PartyA new political party representing the "common man" --- farmers, industrial workers and miners --- in the battle against banking and railroad interests. Women played a prominent role as speakers and organizers.4
6582367377William Jennings BryanIn 1896, the Democrats nominated him for President and supported by the populists. He narrowly lost the election.5
6582367378"Cross of Gold" SpeechWilliam Jennings Bryan praised farmers and denounced bankers for "crucifying mankind on a cross of gold."6
6582367379William McKinleyThe 1896 Republican pro-business candidate for president supported by wealthy Ohio businessman Mark Hanna. He won in a close election.7
6582367380Third PartiesAlthough rarely winning elections, they have an impact on the political process by providing an outlet for minorities to voice grievances and generate new ideas. Ideas are often adopted by one of the major parties and passed into law.8
6582367381Progressive MovementFlourished between 1900 and the start of WWI. Mainly middle class city dwellers, their primary goal was to correct the political and economic injustices of industrialization.9
6582367382Social Gospel MovementProtestant ministers called for social reforms including the abolition of child labor and safer working conditions.10
6582367383Temperance MovementAimed to ban alcoholic beverages.11
6582367384CapitalismThe free enterprise system.12
6582367385SocialismBelieved that government should take over basic industries.13
6582367386CommunismBelieved that workers should seize control by force and abolish all private property.14
6582367387ProgressivesRejected socialist and communist extremes, but argued that some reforms were necessary to avoid a social revolution.15
6582367388MuckrakersInvestigative reporters, writers and social scientists exposed the abuses of industrial society and government corruption.16
6582367389Jacob RiisPhotographed conditions of the urban poor in How The Other Half Lives.17
6582367390Ida TarbellIn her History of the Standard Oil Company, she showed how John D. Rockefeller's rise was based on ruthless business practices.18
6582367391Lincoln SteffensExposed corruption in city and state governments in his book, The Shame of the Cities.19
6582367392Frank NorrisWrote the Octopus, a fictional work that depicted the stranglehold of railroads over California farmers.20
6582367393Upton SinclairIn his novel The Jungle, he described the unsanitary practices of the meat-packing industry.21
6582367394Jane AddamsA social reformer who lived at Hull House among the people she was trying to help.22
6582367395Settlement HouseAn all-purpose community center for poor people living in crowded city neighborhoods that provided child care, nursing services and English lessons to immigrants.23
6582367396Ida B. WellsOrganized an anti-lynching crusade.24
6582367397LynchingMurder by hanging ... was one of the main tactics used to terroize African Americans, especially in the South.25
6582367398William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBoisFirst African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard and founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Called for immediate racial equality.26
6582367399Booker T. WashingtonA prominent African American leader that argued for gradual equality, focus on job training and not be too demanding.27
6582367400Anti-Defamation LeagueA Jewish organization opposed to religious prejudice such as anti-semitism.28
6582367401MunicipalTown or city.29
6582367402Robert LaFolletteProgressive Wisconsin governor who challenged political bosses and reduced the influence of railroads.30
6582367403Theodore RooseveltProgressive New York governor, and later president, took steps to free government from corruption and the influence of big business.31
6582367404Secret BallotVoters were less subject to pressure and intimidation when they could vote in secret.32
6582367405InitiativeVoters could directly introduce bills in the state legislature and could vote on whether they wanted a bill passed.33
6582367406ReferendumVoters could compel legislators to place a bill on the ballot for approval.34
6582367407RecallElected officials could be removed from office by voters in a special election.35
6582367408Direct Party PrimariesSpecial elections were held to determine whom party members wanted to nominate to represent them as candidates in the general election.36
6582367409Seventeenth AmendmentSenators were elected directly by the people instead of being chosen by state legislatures.37
6582367410Spoils SystemCorrupt practice of giving government jobs as a reward to people who made contributions to politicians or who helped in their campaigns.38
6582367411Pendleton ActCreated the Civil Service Commission that gave competitive exams and selected and selected government employees based on merit.39
6582367412Coal Miners Strike of 1902As president, Theodore Roosevelt protected the public interest by threatening the use of federal troops to run the coal mines when mine-owners refused to negotiate with striking workers.40
6582367413TrustsLarge business consolidations use to form monopolies.41
6582367414Trust-BusterTheodore Roosevelt distinguished "good trusts" from "bad trusts" that acted against the public interest and broke them up into smaller companies.42
6582367415Square DealTheodore Roosevelt launched new laws to protect consumer health, prevent false advertising and preserve the nation's natural resources.43
6582367416William Howard TaftRepublican President after Theodore Roosevelt. Endorsed by Roosevelt, he continued many of Roosevelt's conservative Progressive policies.44
6582367417Bull Moose PartyRoosevelt became infuriated with Taft's performance and decide to challenge him for the 1912 Republican nomination for president. After Taft won the nomination, Roosevelt created a new third party and split the Republican party which allowed the Democratic party nominee, Woodrow Wilson, to win the election.45
6582367418New FreedomWoodrow Wilson's policies of taming big business, encouraging greater competition and eliminating special privileges. Especially focused on attacking tariffs, the banking system and trusts.46
6582367419Sixteenth AmendmentGave Congress the power to tax personal income.47
6582367420Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryIn 1911, a fire killed 146 workers in a garment factory. It was learned that the doors had been bolted shut, no sprinkler system and only one fire escape. Created public sympathy for unions.48
6582367421Department of Labor (1913)Congress created a cabinet post to study the problems of labor, collect statistics and enforce federal labor laws.49
6582367422Clayton Anti-Trust Act (1914)Applied anti-trust laws to restrict unions. Also banned the use use of federal injunctions (court orders) to prohibit strikes in labor disputes.50
6582367423Child Labor Act (1916)Wilson passed a law prohibiting the sale of goods created by child labor in interstate commerce. Overturned by the Supreme Court two years later.51
6582367424Federal Reserve Act (1913)Created the Federal Reserve Board to control monetary policy. The Fed sets interest rates at which it lends money to banks, determines the reserve rate of deposits banks must keep on hand in relation to its loans and buys government bonds to affect the amount of money in circulation.52
6582367425National Park Service (1916)Immediately brought 40 existing parks and monuments under federal protection. Its purpose was to conserve the natural scenery, historic objects and wildlife for the enjoyment of the American people.53
6582367426Patriarchal SocietyIn the 19th century (1800s) US, men held positions of authority and women were considered to be inferior and excluded from public life by not being allowed to vote, serve on juries or hold public office.54
6582367427Susan B. AnthonyIn 1872, she attempted to vote in Rochester, New York on the grounds she was a citizen and had the right under the 14th Amendment. In 1874, the Supreme Court ruled that although women were citizens, they could not vote because voting was not a "privilege" of citizenship.55
6582367428Elizabeth Cady StantonA women's suffrage leader.56
6582367429Nineteenth Amendment (1920)Gave women the right to vote.57
6582367430RealismAn art and literary style of "nothing more or less than the truthful treatment of material" while describing life in great detail.58
6582367431Horatio AlgerPraised hard work and discipline, and saw wealth as a sign of divine favor. Wrote the novel Ragged Dick ... a poor boy with few prospects significantly improves his position in life due to hard work and help from adults. Most of his novels had similar themes.59
6582367432Mark TwainHis novels reflected the differences between pre-Civil War society and afterwards. Wrote the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Gilded Age and Huckleberry Finn.60
6582367433William Dean HowellsHis novel, The Rise of Silas Lapham, described the struggles of the new rich to find acceptance in established society.61
6582367434Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild deals with the conflict between civilization and nature.62
6582367435Henry JamesHis novels focused on the differences between America and Europe. The Portrait of a Lady is about a penniless orphan taken to England by a rich aunt.63
6582367436Katie ChopinThe Awakening depicts the conflict of our inward and outward lives. the main character is a mother and wife who leads a routine life, only to be "awakened" one summer when she falls in love and finds passion before committing suicide.64
6582367437James McNeill WhistlerKnown for painting Arrangement in Grey and Black ... also known as Whistler's Mother.65
6582367438Winslow HomerKnown for paintings featuring scenes of the sea, boats and coastlines.66
6582367439Thomas EakinsThe Gross Clinic shows Dr. Gross performing a surgery on a young man while his mother cringes in the corner.67
6582367440Henry Ossawa TannerHis paintings focused on everyday scenes, like a banjo lesson.68
6582367441Frederick RemingtonFocused on the American West by painting and sculpting cowboys, horses, Native Americans and landscapes. A Dash for the Timber shows cowboys shooting at Apaches.69
6582367442Charles RussellAlso romanticized scenes of life in the American West like Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia.70

AP US History Chapter 13 Questions Flashcards

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5448493224T/F: The last election based on the old elitist political system was the four-way presidential campaign of 1824 involving Jackson, Clay, Crawford, and John Quincy AdamsTrue0
5448497468T/F: Henry Clay disproved the charge of a corrupt bargain between himself and President Adams by refusing to accept any favors from the new administrationFalse, he was made the secretary of state1
5448502810T/F: President Adams lost public support by promoting strong nationalistic principles in a time of growuing support for sectionalism and states' rightsTrue2
5448507209T/F: Andrew Jackson became a great popular hero as president because he continued to live the same life of frontier toughness and simplicity as his followersFalse, he became a wealthy aristocrat3
5448515080T/F: The election campaign of 1828 was notable for the well-formulated debates between Andrew Jackson and President Adams on the issues of the tariff and removal of the barriers to political equality and democracyFalse, it was market by mudslinging and personal attacks4
5448526932T/F: Jackson's victory in 1828 represented the triumph of the West and the common people over the older elitist political systemTrue5
5448531557T/F: The Jacksonians practiced their belief that because all citizens were equal, anyone could hold public positions without particular qualificationTrue6
5448535172T/F: South Carolina's fierce opposition to the Tariff of Abominations reflected an underlying fear that enhanced federal power might be turned against the institution of slaveryTrue7
5448538930T/F: Andrew Jackson used mediation and compromise rather than threats of force to persuade South Carolina to back away from its nullification of the tariff lawsFalse, he forced them to and threatened to hang the nullies8
5448546266T/F: The powerful Cherokees of the southeastern United States fiercely resisted white efforts to alter their traditional culture and way of lifeTrue9
5448553302T/F: When the Supreme Court ruled against the state of Georgia and in favor of southeastern Indians' rights, Jackson defied the Supreme Court's rulings and ordered the Cherokees and other southeastern tribes forcibly removed to OklahomaTrue10
5448556766T/F: Jackson successfully used his veto of the bill to recharter the wealthy Bank of the United States to politically mobilize the common people of the West against the financial elite of the EastTrue11
5448561934T/F: The Whig party was united by its principles of states' rights, western expansionism, and opposition to the role of evangelical Christianity in politicsFalse, that describes the Democrats, not Whigs12
5448568602T/F: A primary source of tension between settlers in Texas and the Mexican government was Mexico's abolition of slavery and prohibition of slave importationTrue13
5448573407T/F: William Henry Harrison's background as an ordinary frontiersman born in a log cabin enabled Whigs to match and exceed the Democrats' appeal to the common man in the campaign of 1840False, he was an aristocrat born in a large mansion, not a log cabin14
5448578633The Jacksonian charge that JQA won the presidency through a corrupt bargain arose becauseafter Henry Clay threw his support to Adams, he was appointed secretary of state15
5448591776Which of the following was not among the factors that made JQA's presidency of a political failure? a. Adams' attempts to treat Indians faily b. Adams' involvement with corrupt machine deals and politicals c. Adams' stubborn and prickly personality d. Adams' support for national roads, a national university, and an astronomical observatory e. Adams' hostility to western land speculation and unlimited expansionismb16
5448593418Andrew Jackson's strong appeal to the common people arose partly becausehe had risen from the masses and reflected many of their prejudices in his personal attitudes and outlook17
5448607455One political development that demonsrated the power of the new popular democratic movement in politics wasthe use of party loyalty as the primary qualification for appointing people to public office18
5448612180Andrew Jackson's fundamental approach during the South Carolina nullification crisis was tomobilize a sizable military force and threaten to hand the nullifiers19
5448617009Under the surface of the South's strong opposition to the Tariff of Abominations wasa fear of growing federal power that might interfeere with slavery20
5448621022Some southeastern Indian tribes like the Cherokees were notable for theirdevelopment of effective agricultural, educational, and political institutions21
5448624022In promoting his policy of Indian removal, President Andrew Jacksondefied rulings of the US Supreme Court that favored the Cherokees22
5448630733Jackson's veto of the Bank of the United States recharter bill represented abold assertion of presidential power on behalf of western farmers and other debtors23
5448634209One important result of President Jackson's destruction of the Bank of the United States wasthe lack of a stable banking system to finance the era of rapid indistrualization24
5448639267Among the political innovations that first appeared in the election of 1832 werethird-party campaigning, national conventions, and party platforms25
5448644640In the immediate aftermath of the successful Texas RevolutionTexas petitioned to join the United States but was refused admission26
5448648808The Panic of 1837 and the subsequent severe depression were caused primarily byoverspeculation and Jackson's hard-money financial policies27
5448653097Prominent leaders of the Whig party includedHenry Clay and Daniel Webster28
5448656429The real significance of William Henry Harrison's victory in the election of 1840 was that itshowed that the Whigs could practice the new mass democratic politics as successfully as the Democrats29

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 1 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 1 A New World of Many Cultures, 1491-1607

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7500261882cornThe Mayas and the Incas cultivated corn as an important stable food supply. (p. 2)0
7500261883horsesIt was not until the 17th century that the American Indians acquired these animals from the Spanish. (p. 4)1
7500261884diseaseWhen Europeans came to America they brought smallpox and measles to which the natives had no resistance. Millions of American Indians died from these diseases. (p. 8)2
7500261885encomienda systemKing of Spain gave grants of land and natives (as slaves) to individual Spaniards. (p. 8)3
7500261886asiento systemThis system required that a tax be paid to the King of Spain, for slaves that were imported to the Americas. (p. 8)4
7500261887slaveryAs far back as the 1500s the Spanish brought captured Africans to America to provide free labor. (p. 11)5
7500261888land bridgeSome time between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, people migrated from Asia to the Americas, across this area that connected Siberia and Alaska. (p. 2)6
7500261889Adena-HopewellThis American Indian culture centered in Ohio created large earthen mounds as tall as 300 feet. (p. 4)7
7500261890Hokokam, Anasazi, and PueblosThese American Indians were located in the New Mexico and Arizona region. They developed farming using irrigation systems. (p. 4)8
7500261891Woodland mound buildersAmerican Indian tribe east of the Mississippi that prospered because of a rich food supply. (p. 4)9
7500261892Lakota SiouxAmerican Indian tribe that started using horses in the 17th century. This allowed them to change from farming to nomadic buffalo hunting. (p. 4)10
7500261893MayasFrom A.D. 300 to 800, this highly developed civilization built large cities in what is today's southern Mexico and Guatemala. (p. 2)11
7500261894IncasThis highly developed civilization developed a vast South American empire based in Peru. (p. 2)12
7500261895AztecsStarting about 1300, this civilization flourished in central Mexico. (p. 2)13
7500261896conquistadoresThese Spanish explorers and conquerors of the Americas sent ships loaded with gold and silver back to Spain making it the richest and most powerful nation in Europe. (p. 8)14
7500261897Hernan CortesHe conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. (p. 8)15
7500261898Native AmericansThe first people to settle North America arrived as many as 40,000 years ago. They came from Asia and may have crossed by a land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska. (p. 1)16
7500261899Francisco PizarroHe conquered the Incas in Peru. (p. 8)17
7500261900New Laws of 1542Bartolome de Las Casas convinced the King of Spain to institute these laws, which ended American Indian slavery, ended forced Indian labor, and began the process of ending the encomienda systems. (p. 11)18
7500261901Roanoke IslandIn 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to establish a settlement here, but it failed. (p. 9)19
7500261902compassOne aspect of the Renaissance was a gradual increase in scientific knowledge and technological change. Europeans made improvements in the inventions of others. this invention was used in sailing. (p. 5)20
7500261903printing pressThis invention in the 1450s spread knowledge across Europe. (p 5)21
7500261904Ferdinand and IsabellaThey united Spain, defeated and drove out the Moors. In 1492, they funded Christopher Columbus's voyage to America. (p. 5)22
7500261905Protestant ReformationIn the early 1500s, certain Christians in Germany, England, France, Holland, and other northern European countries revolted against the authority of the pope in Rome. (p. 6)23
7500261906Henry the NavigatorThe monarch of Portugal. (p. 7)24
7500261907Christopher ColumbusHe spent 8 years seeking financial support for his plan to sail west from Europe to the "Indies". In 1492, he sailed from the Canary Islands to an island in the Bahamas. His success in discovering lands on the other side of the ocean brought him a burst of glory in Spain. (p. 7)25
7500261908Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)In 1494, this treaty between Spain and Portugal, moved the line of demarcation that the pope had established a few degrees to the west. (p. 8)26
7500261909slave tradeSince ancient times people in Europe, Africa, and Asia had enslaved pepoe captured in wars. In the 15 century the Portuguese began trading for slaves from West Africa. They used slaves to work in sugar plantation off the coast of Africa. Using slaves was so profitable that when the Europeans settled in the Americas, they instituted the slave system there. (p, 6)27
7500261910nation-stateIn the 15th century, small kingdoms and multiethnic empires were being replaced by nation-states. Nation-states were countries in which the majority of people shared a common culture and common loyalty toward a central government. (p. 6)28
7500261911AlgonquianThe American Indians had 20 language families and 400 distinct languages. This tribe in the Northeast was one of the largest. (p. 4)29
7500261912SiouanThe American Indians had 20 language families and 400 distinct languages. This tribe from the Great Plains was one of the largest. (p. 4)30
7500261913Iroquois ConfederationA political union of five independent American Indian tribes in the Mohawk Valley of New York. (p. 5)31
7500261914longhousesAmerican Indians along the Pacific Coast lived in the these plank houses. (p. 4)32
7500261915John CabotAn Italian sea captain who sailed under contract to England's King Henry VII. He explored the coast of Newfoundland in 1497. (p. 9)33
7500261916Jacques CartierIn the period for 1534 to 1542, he explored the St. Lawrence River. (p. 10)34
7500261917Samuel de ChamplainHe established the first permanent French settlement at Quebec, a fortified village on the St. Lawrence River. (p., 10)35
7500261918Henry HudsonThis English sailer was hired by the Dutch government to seek a westward passage to Asia through North America. In 1609, while searching for the passage, he sailed up a broad river that would later be named the Hudson River. (p 10)36
7500261919Bartolome de Las CasaA Spanish priest who was an advocate for better treatment of Indians. (p. 11)37
7500261920Valladolid DebateIn 1550-1551, in Valladolid, Spain, a formal debate concerning the role of American Indians in the Spanish colonies. (p. 11)38
7500261921Juan Gines de SepulvedaIn the Valladolid Debate, this Spaniard argued that the American Indians were less than human. (p. 11)39

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 3 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 3 Colonial Society in the 18th Century

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7500249665English cultural dominationIn the 18th century, cultural life in the colonies was dominated by English culture. Architecture, painting, and literature were strongly influenced by the English. (p. 50)0
7500249666Benjamin WestPainter who went to England to acquire the necessary training and financial support to establish himself as a prominent artist. (p. 51)1
7500249667John CopleyPainter who went to England to acquire the necessary training and financial support to establish himself as a prominent artist. (p. 51)2
7500249668Benjamin FranklinHe was the most popular and successful American writer of the 18th century. (p. 51)3
7500249669Poor Richard's AlmanackWritten by Benjamin Franklin, this book written in 1732 and annually revised, contained aphorisms and advice. (p. 51)4
7500249670Phillis WheatleyHer poetry is noteworthy for her triumph over slavery and the quality of her verse. (p. 51)5
7500249671John BartramSelf-taught botanist from Philadelphia. (p. 51)6
7500249672professions; religion, medicine, lawMinisters, physicians, and lawyers were all respected careers in the 18th century colonies. (p. 52)7
7500249673religious tolerationThe overwhelming majority of colonists were Protestants. Jews, Catholics, and Quakers suffered from the most serious discrimination and even persecution. (p. 49)8
7500249674established churchChurches that were financed by the government. (p. 49)9
7500249675Great AwakeningThis religious movement was at its peak in the 1730s and 1740s. It was characterized by fervent expressions of religious feeling among masses of people. (p. 49)10
7500249676Jonathan EdwardsThis reverend from Massachusetts argued that God was rightfully angry with human sinfulness. Those who repented could be saved by God's grace, but those who did not would suffer eternal damnation. (p. 49)11
7500249677George WhitefieldHe came to the colonies from England in 1739. He spread the Great Awakening throughout the colonies, sometime attracting crowds of 10,000 people. His sermons stressed that God was all powerful and would save only those who openly professed belief in Jesus Christ. He taught that ordinary people could understand scripture without depending on ministers to lead them. (p. 50)12
7500249678Cotton MatherThis minister from Massachusetts, was the author of several widely read religious tracts. (p. 51)13
7500249679sectarianThe first colonial colleges were sectarian, meaning they promoted the doctrines of a particular religion. The Puritans founded Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1636. (p. 51)14
7500249680nonsectarianIn the mid 18th century, one nonsectarian colleges was founded. The College of Philadelphia (later University of Pennsylvania) was founded, with no religious sponsors. (p. 52)15
7500249681subsistence farmingIn the mid 18th century the colonies had little manufacturing and were devoted almost entirely to agriculture. In New England colonies, most farms were under 100 acres and farming was limited to subsistence levels that provided just enough for a farm family to survive. In the southern colonies, most people lived on small subsistence family farms with no slaves. (p. 48)16
7500249682J. Hector St. John CrevecoeurIn 1782, this Frenchman wrote , "America is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions. From involuntary idleness, servile dependence, and useless labor, he has passed to toils of a very different nature, rewarded by ample subsistence. This is an American." (p. 45)17
7500249683colonial familiesIn the mid 18th century, there was an abundance of fertile land and a dependable food supply in the colonies. This attracted thousands of European settlers each year and supported the raising of large families. (p. 45)18
7500249684GermansThis group of immigrants settled chiefly on the rich farmlands west of Philadelphia. By 1775, they comprised 6 percent of the colonial population. (p. 46)19
7500249685Scotch-IrishThese English-speaking people emigrated from northern Ireland. They were known as Scotch-Irish because their ancestors had moved to Ireland from Scotland. By 1775, they comprised 7 percent of the colonial population. (p.46)20
7500249686Huguenots; Dutch; SwedesThe Huguenots (French Protestants), the Dutch, and the Swedes came to the colonies. By 1775, these groups comprised 5 percent of the colonial population. (p. 46)21
7500249687AfricansThe largest single group of non-English immigrants did not come to America by choice. By 1775, the African American population (slave and free) comprised 20 percent of the colonial population. About 90 percent were in the southern colonies. (p. 46)22
7500249688immigrantsNewcomers to the colonies, were mostly Protestant, and came from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and Western and Central Europe. Some left Europe to escape religious persecution and wars. Others sought economic opportunities in farming, or setting up shop as an artisan or merchant. Africans were also brought in large numbers to the colonies, albeit unwillingly. (p. 45)23
7500249689social mobilityEveryone in colonial society, except African Americans, could improve their standard of living and social status with hard work. (p. 47)24
7500249690hereditary aristocracyThere was no hereditary aristocracy in the colonies. Their class system was based on economics with wealthy landowners at the top. Craft workers and small farmers made up the majority of the population. (p. 47)25
7500249691John Peter ZengerIn 1735, he published a true, but unflattering article about New York's royal governor. According to English common law at the time this was a criminal act, but he was acquitted by a jury. This encouraged newspapers in the colonies to take greater risks in criticising the government. (p. 52)26
7500249692Andrew HamiltonIn 1735, he was the lawyer for John Peter Zenger in the Zenger case. (p. 52)27
7500249693EnlightenmentIn the 18th century, some colonists were attracted to this European movement in literature and philosophy. They believed that human reason could be used to solve most of humanity's problems. They reasoned that while the state is supreme, it is bound to follow natural law based on the rights of individual. (p. 53)28
7500249694colonial governorsIn 1750, there were 13 colonies. In the eight royal colonies the governors were appointed by the King, in the three proprietary colonies the governors were appointed by the proprietors, and in Rhode Island and Connecticut the governors were elected by popular vote. (p. 54)29
7500249695colonial legislaturesIn every colony, the legislature consisted of two houses. In every colony, the members of the lower house were elected by eligible voters. In the royal and proprietary colonies, the members of the upper house were appointed by the king or the proprietor. Only in Rhode Island and Connecticut, the members of both houses were elected by eligible voters. (p. 54)30
7500249696town meetingsThe dominant form of local government in the New England colonies, in which the people of the town would regularly come together to vote directly on public issues. (p. 54)31
7500249697county governmentIn the southern colonies, the local government was carried on by a sheriff and other officials who served a large territory called a county. (p. 54)32
7500249698limited democracyIn the mid 18th century, colonial democracy was limited to mostly white men that owned land. Those barred from voting included white women, poor white men, all slaves, and most free blacks. (p. 54)33

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 12 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 12 Territorial and Economic Expansion, 1830-1860

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8367734191manifest destinyThe belief that the United States had a divine mission to extend its power and civilization across the breadth of North America. (p. 230)0
8367734192industrial technologyAfter 1840, industrialization spread rapidly throughout most of the Northeast. New factories produced shoes, sewing machines, ready-to-wear clothing, firearms, precision tools, and iron products for railroads and other new products. (p. 238)1
8367734193Elias HoweThe U.S. inventor of the sewing machine, which moved much of clothing production from homes to factories. (p. 238)2
8367734194Samuel F. B. MorseIn 1844, he invented the electric telegraph which allowed communication over longer distances. (p. 238)3
8367734195railroadsIn the 1840s and the 1850s, this industry expanded very quickly and would become America's largest industry. It required immense amounts of capital and labor and gave rise to complex business organizations. Local and state governments gave the industry tax breaks and special loans to finance growth. (p. 238)4
8367734196Panic of 1857Financial crash which sharply lowered Midwest farmers prices and caused unemployment in the Northern cities. The South was not affected as much because cotton prices remained high. (p. 239)5
8367734197Great American DesertIn the 1850s and 1860s, the arid area between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Coast, was known by this name. (p. 236)6
8367734198mountain menThe first non-native people to open the Far West. These fur trappers and explorers included James Beckwourth, Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith. (p. 237)7
8367734199Far WestIn the 1820s, the Rocky Mountains were known by this name. (p. 237)8
8367734200overland trailsThe wagon train trails that led from Missouri or Iowa to the west coast. They traveled only 15 miles per day and followed the river valleys through the Great Plains. Months later, the wagon trains would finally reach the foothills of the Rockies or face the hardships of the southwestern deserts. The final challenge was to reach the mountain passes before the first heavy snows. Disease was even a greater threat than Indian attack. (p. 237)9
8367734201mining frontierThe discovery of gold in California in 1848 caused the first flood of newcomers to the West. A series of gold strikes and silver strikes in what became the states of Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and South Dakota kept a steady flow of hopeful young prospectors pushing into the West. (p. 237)10
8367734202gold rushCalifornia's population soared from 14,000 in 1848 to 380,000 in 1860, primarily because of this event. (p. 237)11
8367734203silver rushThe discovery of silver in Colorado, Nevada, the Black Hills of the Dakotas, and other western territories, created a mining boom. (p 237)12
8367734204farming frontierIn the 1830s and 1840s pioneer families moved west to start homesteads and begin farming. Government programs allowed settlers to purchase inexpensive parcels of land. (p. 237)13
8367734205urban frontierWestern cities that arose as a result of railroads, mineral wealth, and farming. They included San Francisco, Denver, and Salt Lake City. (p. 238)14
8367734206federal land grantsIn 1850, the U.S. government gave 2.6 million acres of federal land to build the Illinois Central railroad from Lake Michigan to Gulf of Mexico. (p. 238)15
8367734207John TylerHe was elected Vice President, then he became the tenth president (1841-1845) when Benjamin Harrison died. He was responsible for the annexation of Mexico after receiving a mandate from Polk. He opposed many parts of the Whig program for economic recovery. (p. 231)16
8367734208Oregon territoryThis was a vast territory on the Pacific coast that stretched as far north as the Alaskan border. Originally the United States was interested in all the territory, but in 1846 Britain and the U.S. agreed to divide the territory at the 49th Parallel, today's border between Canada and the United States. (p. 232)17
8367734209Fifty-four Forty or FightThe slogan of James K. Polk's plan for the Oregon Territory. They wanted the border of the territory to be on 54' 40° latitude (near present-day Alaska) and were willing to fight Britain over it. Eventually, 49 degrees latitude was adopted as the northern border of the United States, and there was no violence. (p. 232)18
8367734210James K. PolkThe eleventh U.S. president from 1845 to 1849. He was a slave owning southerner dedicated to Democratic party. In 1844, he was a "dark horse" candidate for president, and a protege of Andrew Jackson. He favored American expansion, especially advocating the annexation of Texas, California, and Oregon. (p. 232)19
8367734211Wilmot ProvisoIn 1846, the first year of the Mexican War, this bill would forbid slavery in any of the new territories acquired from Mexico. the bill passed the House twice, but was defeated in the Senate. (p. 234)20
8367734212Franklin PierceIn 1852, he was elected the fourteenth president of the United States. (p. 236)21
8367734213Ostend ManifestoThe United States offered to purchase Cuba from Spain. When the plan leaked to the press in the United States, it provoked an angry reaction from antislavery members of Congress, forcing President Franklin Pierce to drop the plan. (p. 235)22
8367734214TexasIn 1823, Texas won its national independence from Spain. The annexation of this state was by a joint resolution of Congress, supported by President-elect James Polk. This annexation contributed to the Mexican War because the border with Mexico was in dispute. Land from the Republic of Texas later became parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. (p. 233)23
8367734215Stephen AustinIn the 1820s, his father had obtained and large land grant in Texas. He brought 300 families from Missouri to settle in Texas. (p. 231)24
8367734216Antonio Lopez de Santa AnnaIn 1834, he established himself as dictator of Mexico and attempted to enforce Mexico's laws in Texas. In March 1836 a group of American settlers revolted and declared Texas to be an independent republic. He then led an army which attacked the Alamo in San Antonio, killing all the American defenders. Shortly after that, Sam Houston led an army that captured him and he was forced to sign a treaty that recognized the independence of Texas. (p. 231)25
8367734217Sam HoustonIn March 1836, he led a group of American settlers that revolted against Mexico and declared Texas to be an independent republic. He led an army that captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign a treaty that recognized Texas as an independent republic. As the first president of the Republic of Texas, he applied to the U.S. government for Texas to be added as a new state. It was many years before the U.S. would act to add Texas as a state. (p. 231)26
8367734218AlamoThe mission and fort that was the site of a siege and battle during the Texas Revolution, which resulted in the massacre of all its defenders. The event helped galvanize the Texas rebels and led to their victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. Eventually Texas would join the United States. (p. 231)27
8367734219Aroostook WarIn the early 1840s, there was a dispute over the the British North America (Canada) and Maine border. Open fighting broke out between rival groups of lumbermen. The conflict was soon resolved by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. (p. 231)28
8367734220Webster-Ashburton TreatyIn this 1842 treaty US Secretary of State Daniel Webster and British ambassador Lord Alexander Ashburton created a treaty splitting New Brunswick territory into Maine and British Canada. It also settled the boundary of the Minnesota territory. (p. 232)29
8367734221Rio Grande; Nueces RiverIn the 1840s the United States believed the southern Texas border was the Rio Grande River. Mexico believed the border was further north on the Nueces River. (p. 233)30
8367734222Mexican War (1846-1847)A war between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. President James Polk attempted to purchase California and the New Mexico territories and resolve the disputed Mexico-Texas border. Fighting broke out before the negotiations were complete and the war lasted about two years, ending when the United States troops invaded Mexico City. (p. 233-235)31
8367734223Zachary TaylorIn 1845, this U.S. general, moved his troops into disputed territory in Texas, between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers. Eleven of his soldiers were killed by Mexican troops and President James Polk used the incident to justify starting the Mexican War. He used of force of 6,000 to invade northern Mexico and won a major victory at Buena Vista. In 1848, he was elected president. (p. 233, 234)32
8367734224Winfield ScottThis U.S. general invaded central Mexico with an army of 14,000. They took the coastal city of Vera Cruz and then captured Mexico City in September 1847. (p. 234)33
8367734225Stephen KearneyThis U.S. general led a small army of less than 1,500 that succeeded in taking Santa Fe, the New Mexico territory, and southern California during the Mexican War. (p. 234)34
8367734226John C. FremontIn June 1846, he overthrew Mexican rule in northern California and proclaimed California to be an independent republic, the Bear Flag Republic. (p. 234)35
8367734227California; Bear Flag RepublicIn June 1846, John C. Fremont quickly overthrew Mexican rule in Northern California to create this independent republic. (p. 234)36
8367734228Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoIn 1848, this treaty ended the Mexican War. Under its terms, Mexico recognized the Rio Grande as the border with Texas, Mexico ceded the California and New Mexico territories to the United States. The United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million and assumed responsibility for any claims of American citizens against Mexico. (p. 234)37
8367734229Mexican CessionHistorical name for the former Mexican provinces of California and New Mexico that were ceded to the U.S. by Mexico in 1848 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. (p 234)38
8367734230Walker ExpeditionAn expedition by a Southern adventurer who unsuccessfully tried to take Baja California from Mexico in 1853. He took over Nicaragua in 1855 to develop a proslavery empire. His scheme collapsed when a coalition of Central American countries invaded and defeated him, and he was executed. (p. 236)39
8367734231Clayton-Bulwer TreatyAn 1850 treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain agreeing that neither country would attempt to take exclusive control of any future canal route in Central America. (p. 236)40
8367734232Gadsden PurchaseIn 1853, the U.S. acquired land (present day southern New Mexico and Arizona) from Mexico for $10 million. (p. 236)41
8367734233foreign commerceIn the mid-1800s, the growth in manufactured goods as well as in agriculture products (Western grains and Southern cotton) caused a significant growth of exports and imports. (p. 238, 239)42
8367734234exports and importsIn the mid-1800s, the U.S. was exporting primarily manufactured goods and agriculture products such as Western grains and Southern cotton. Imports also increased during this period. (p. 238, 239)43
8367734235Matthew C. Perry; JapanCommodore of the U.S. Navy who was sent to force Japan to open up its ports to trade with the U.S. (p. 239)44

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 23 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 23 The Modern Era of the 1920s

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8669436835Warren HardingIn November 1920, he was elected the 29th president of the United States. He was a Republican whose slogan was: "Return to Normalcy". His term was marked by scandals and corruption, although he was never implicated in any of the scandals. In August 1923, he died while traveling in the West. (p. 475-476)0
8669436836Charles Evans HughesA former presidential candidate and Supreme Court justice who was appointed secretary of state by President Warren G. Harding. (p. 476)1
8669436837Andrew MellonA Pittsburgh industrialist and millionaire who was appointed secretary of the treasury by President Harding in 1921 and served under Coolidge and Hoover. (p. 476)2
8669436838Harry DaughertyAttorney General under President Harding who accepted bribes for agreeing not to prosecute certain criminal suspects. (p. 476)3
8669436839Albert FallSecretary of the Interior during Harding's administration. He was convicted of accepting bribes for granting oil leases near Teapot Dome, Wyoming. (p. 476)4
8669436840Teapot DomeA government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921. (p. 476)5
8669436841Fordney-McCumber Tariff ActThis tariff passed in 1922, raised tariffs on foreign manufactured goods by 25 percent. It helped domestic manufacturers, but limited foreign trade, and was one cause of the Great Depression of 1929. (p. 476, 488)6
8669436842Bureau of the BudgetFormed in 1921, this bureau created procedures for all government expenditures to be placed in a single budget for Congress to annually review and vote on. (p. 476)7
8669436843Calvin CoolidgeAs vice president, he became president when Warren Harding died in August 1923. He won the presidential election of 1924, but declined to run in 1928. He was a Republican who believed in limited government. He summarized his presidency and his era with the phrase: "The business of America is business". (p. 477)8
8669436844Herbert HooverWhen Calvin Coolidge decide not to run for president in 1928, he was the Republican presidential nominee. He promised to extend "Coolidge Prosperity", and won the election. (p. 477)9
8669436845Alfred E. SmithHe was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 1928 presidential election. He was the former governor of New York and his opponent in the presidential race was Republican Herbert Hoover. As a Roman Catholic and opponent of Prohibition, he appealed to immigrant urban voters. (p. 477)10
8669436846business prosperityFrom 1919 to 1929, manufacturing output rose a spectacular 64 percent due to increased productivity, energy technologies, and governmental policy which favored the growth of big business. (p. 478)11
8669436847standard of livingDuring the 1920s, the standard of living (physical things that make life more enjoyable) improved significantly for most Americans. Indoor plumbing and central heating became commonplace. By 1930, two-thirds of all homes had electricity. (p. 477)12
8669436848scientific managementA system of industrial management created and promoted in the early twentieth century by Frederick W. Taylor. It emphasized time-and-motion studies to improve factory performance. (p. 478)13
8669436849Henry FordBy 1914, he had perfected a system for manufacturing automobiles using an assembly line. (p. 478)14
8669436850assembly lineIn a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product. (p. 478)15
8669436851open shopA company with a labor agreement under which union membership cannot be required as a condition of employment. (p. 479)16
8669436852welfare capitalismAn approach to labor relations in which companies voluntarily offer their employees improved benefits and higher wages in order to reduce their interest in joining unions. (p. 479)17
8669436853consumerismIn the 1920s, consumerism was fueled by: homes with electricity, electrical appliances, affordable automobiles, increased advertising, and purchasing on credit. (p. 478)18
8669436854electric appliancesIn the 1920s, refrigerators, stoves, vacuum cleaners, and washing machines became very popular as prices dropped due to reduced production costs and as electrical power to run them became more available. (p. 478)19
8669436855impact of the automobileIn the 1920s, this product had the largest impact on society. It caused a growth of cities and suburbs, and workers no longer needed to live near their factories. It provided job opportunities and was a much more efficient way of transportation. (p. 479)20
8669436856jazz ageName for the 1920s, because of the popularity of jazz, a new type of American music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime. (p. 480)21
8669436857radio, phonographsAllowed mostly young people to listen to recorded music. The first radio station went on the air in 1920. Previously, newspapers had been the only form of mass communications. (p. 480)22
8669436858national networksNationwide radio networks enabled people all over the country to listen to the same news, sports, soap operas, quiz shows and comedies. (p. 480)23
8669436859HollywoodThe movie industry was centered here. The industry grew rapidly in the 1920s. Sound was introduced to movies in 1927. By 1929 over 80 million movie tickets were sold each week. (p. 480)24
8669436860movie starsIn the 1920s, sexy and glamorous movie stars such as Greta Garbo and Rudolf Valentino we idolized by millions. (p. 480)25
8669436861popular heroesAmericans shifted role models from politicians to sports heroes and movie stars. Sports heros included Jack Dempsey, Jim Thorpe, Babe Ruth, and Bobby Jones. However, the most celebrated was Charles Lindbergh who flew from Long Island to Paris in 1927. (p. 480)26
8669436862movie palacesOrnate, lavish single-screen movie theaters that emerged in the 1910s in the United States. (p. 480)27
8669436863role of womenIn the 1920s, the traditional separation of labor between men and women continued. Most middle-class women expected to spend their lives as homemakers and mothers. (p. 480)28
8669436864Sigmund FreudAustrian psychiatrist who originated psychoanalysis. (p. 481)29
8669436865morals and fashionsIn the 1920s, movies, novels, automobiles, and new dances encouraged greater promiscuity. Young women shocked their elders by wearing dresses hemmed at the knee (flapper look), cutting their hair short, smoking cigarettes, and driving cars. (p. 481)30
8669436866Margaret SangerShe founded American Birth Control League; which became Planned Parenthood in the 1940s. She advocated birth control awareness. (p. 481)31
8669436867high school educationIn the 1920s, universal high school education became a new American goal. By 1930, the number of high school graduates had doubled to over 25 percent of school-age adults. (p. 481)32
8669436868consumer cultureIn the 1920s, many writers were disillusioned with the materialism of the business oriented culture. (p. 481)33
8669436869Frederick Lewis AllenIn 1931, he wrote "Only Yesterday", a popular history book that portrayed the 1920s as a period of narrow-minded materialism. (p. 489)34
8669436870Only YesterdayA 1931 history book that portrayed the 1920s as a period of narrow-minded materialism in which the middle class abandoned Progressive reforms, embraced conservative Republican policies, and either supported or condoned nativism, racism, and fundamentalism. (p. 489)35
8669436871Gertrude SteinAmerican writer of experimental novels, poetry, essays, operas, and plays. She called the disillusioned writers of the 1920s, a "lost generation". (p. 481)36
8669436872Lost GenerationGroup of writers in 1920s, who shared the belief that they were lost in a greedy and materialistic world that lacked moral values. Many of them moved to Europe. (p. 481)37
8669436873F. Scott FitzgeraldA novelist and chronicler of the jazz age. His wife, Zelda and he were the "couple" of the decade. His novel, "The Great Gatsby" is considered a masterpiece about a gangster's pursuit of an unattainable rich girl. (p. 481)38
8669436874Ernest HemingwayOne of the most popular writers of the 1920s, he wrote "A Farewell to Arms". (p. 481)39
8669436875Sinclair LewisAmerican writer of the 1920s. He became the first American to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature. (p. 481)40
8669436876Ezra PoundExpatriate American poet and critic of the 1920s. (p. 481)41
8669436877T. S. EliotThomas Stearns Eliot was an essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, and one of the twentieth century's major poets. (p. 481)42
8669436878Eugene O'NeillAn American playwright of the 1920s. (p. 481)43
8669436879industrial designThe fusion of art and technology during the 1920s and 1930s created the new profession of industrial design. (p. 482)44
8669436880Art DecoThe 1920's modernistic art style that captured modernistic simplification of forms, while using machine age materials. (p. 482)45
8669436881Edward HopperA twentieth-century American painter, whose stark realistic paintings often convey a mood of solitude and isolation in common urban settings. (p. 482)46
8669436882regional artistsThomas Benton and Grant Wood celebrated the rural people and scenes of the American heartland. (p. 482)47
8669436883Grant WoodAn American Regional artist who focused on rural scenes in Iowa. He is best known for his painting "American Gothic". (p. 482)48
8669436884George GershwinHe was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants. He blended jazz and classical music to produce "Rhapsody in Blue" and folk opera "Porgy and Bess". (p. 482)49
8669436885northern migrationBy 1930, almost 20 percent of African Americans out of the Southern United States to the North. (p. 482)50
8669436886Harlem RenaissanceThe largest African American community of almost 200,000 developed in the Harlem section of New York City. It became famous in the 1920s for its talented actors, artists, musicians, and writers. This term describes this period. (p. 483)51
8669436887Countee CullenA leading 1920s African American poet from Harlem. (p. 483)52
8669436888Langston HughesA leading 1920s African American poet from Harlem. (p. 483)53
8669436889James Weldon JohnsonA leading 1920s African American author from Harlem. (p. 483)54
8669436890Claude McKayA leading 1920s African American poet from Harlem. (p. 483)55
8669436891Duke EllingtonA leading 1920s African American jazz great from Harlem. (p. 483)56
8669436892Louis ArmstrongA leading 1920s African American jazz trumpeter from Harlem. (p. 483)57
8669436893Bessie SmithA leading 1920s African American blues singer from Harlem. (p. 483)58
8669436894Paul RobesonA leading 1920s African American singer from Harlem. (p. 483)59
8669436895Back to Africa movementEncouraged those of African descent to return to Africa. (p. 483)60
8669436896Marcus GarveyAfrican American leader during the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans back to Africa. He was deported to Jamaica and his movement collapsed. (p. 483)61
8669436897black prideMany African American leaders agreed with Marcus Garvey's ideas on racial pride and self-respect. This influenced another generation in the 1960s. (p. 483)62
8669436898modernismThey took a historical and critical view of certain Bible passages and believed that they could accept Darwin's theory of evolution without abandoning their religion. (p. 483)63
8669436899fundamentalismA Protestant Christian movement emphasizing the literal truth of the Bible and opposing religious modernism (p. 483)64
8669436900revivalists: Billy Sunday, Aimee Semple McPhersonLeading radio evangelists such as Billy Sunday and Aimee Semple McPherson preached a fundamentalist message. (p 484)65
8669436901Scopes trialA 1925 Tennessee court case in which Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan argued the issue of teaching evolution in public schools. (p. 484)66
8669436902Clarence DarrowA famed criminal defense lawyer, he defended John Scopes, a teacher who taught evolution in his Tennessee classroom. (p. 484)67
8669436903Volstead ActThe federal law of 1919 that established criminal penalties for manufacturing, transporting, or possessing alcohol. (p. 484)68
8669436904rural vs. urbanIn the 1920s, in the urban areas it was common to ignore the law and drink liquor in clubs or bars known as speakeasies. (p 484)69
8669436905organized crimeIn the 1920s, organized crime became big business, as bootleggers transported and sold liquor to many customers. (p. 484)70
8669436906Al CaponeA famous Chicago gangster who fought for control of the lucrative bootlegging (liquor) trade. (p. 484)71
866943690721st AmendmentThe amendment which ended the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, it repealed the 18th amendment. (p. 485)72
8669436908quota laws of 1921 and 1924Laws passed to limit immigration. (p. 485)73
8669436909Sacco and Vanzetti CaseA criminal case of two Italian men who were convicted of murder in 1921. They were prosecuted because they were Italians, atheists, and anarchists. After 6 years of appeals they were executed in 1927. (p. 485)74
8669436910Ku Klux KlanA secret society created by white southerners in 1866. They used terror and violence to keep African Americans from exercising their civil rights. (p. 486)75
8669436911Birth of a NationA popular silent film, which portrayed the KKK during Reconstruction as heros. (p. 486)76
8669436912blacks, Catholics and JewsThe KKK directed hostility toward these groups in the North. (p. 486)77
8669436913foreigners and CommunistsDuring the 1920s, widespread disillusionment with World War I, communism in the Soviet Union, and Europe's post war problems made Americans fearful of being pulled into another foreign war. (p. 486)78
8669436914disarmamentRepublican presidents of the 1920s tried to promote peace and also to scale back defense expenditures by arranging disarmament treaties (reduction in military equipment). (p. 486)79
8669436915Washington ConferenceA 1921 conference that placed limits on naval powers, respect of territory in the Pacific, and continued the Open Door policy in China. (p. 487)80
8669436916Five-Power Naval TreatyA 1922 treaty resulting from the Washington Armaments Conference that limited to a specific ratio the carrier and battleship tonnage of each nation. The five countries involved were: United States, Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy. (p. 487)81
8669436917Nine-Power China TreatyA 1922 treaty affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China as previously stated in the Open Door Policy. (p. 487)82
8669436918Kellogg-Briand TreatyThis treaty of 1928 renounced the use of force to achieve national ends. It was signed by Frank Kellogg of the United States and Aristide Briand of France, and most other nations. The international agreement proved ineffective. (p. 487)83
8669436919Latin American policyIn 1927, the United States signed an agreement with Mexico protecting U.S. interests in Mexico. (p. 487)84
8669436920war debtsDuring World War I the United States had loaned more than $10 billion to the Allies. After the war, the United States insisted that they pay back all the debt. Great Britain and France objected because they suffered much greater losses during the war than the United States. (p. 488)85
8669436921reparationsAs part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay $30 billion in reparations to the Allies. (p. 488)86
8669436922Dawes PlanA 1924 plan, created by Charles Dawes in which the United States banks would lend large sums to Germany. Germany would use the money to rebuild its economy and pay reparations to Great Britain and France. Then Great Britain and France would pay their war debts to the United States. After the 1929 stock market crash, the loans to Germany stopped. (p. 488)87

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 24 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 24 The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

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8669442358stock market crashA boom stock market of 1928 led to a sell off starting in October 1929. Within three years the stock market would decline to one-ninth of its peak. (p. 497)0
8669442359Black TuesdayOn October 29, 1929, millions of panicky investors sold, as the bottom fell out of the stock market. (p. 497)1
8669442360Dow Jones indexThe Wall Street stock market index. In September 1929 the index was at a high of 381, in three months it fell to 198. Three years later, the index would finally hit bottom at 41, less than one-ninth of the peak. (p. 497)2
8669442361buying on marginThis purchase method allowed people to borrow most of the cost of the stock, making down payments as low as 10 percent. Investors depended on the price of the stock increasing so they could repay their loans. (p. 497)3
8669442362uneven income distributionWages had risen relatively little compared to the large increases in productivity and corporate profits. Economic success was not shared by all, as the top 5 percent of the richest Americans received over 33 percent of all income. (p. 497)4
8669442363excessive debtConsumers and businesses believed the economic boom was permanent so they increased borrowing, which later led to loan defaults and bank failures. (p. 498)5
8669442364overproductionBusiness growth, aided by increased productivity and use of credit, had produced a volume of goods that workers with stagnant wages could not continue to purchase. (p. 498)6
8669442365Federal ReserveDuring the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve followed a tight money policy. Instead of trying to stabilize banks, the money supply and prices, they tried to preserve the gold standard. (p. 498)7
8669442366postwar EuropeEurope had not recovered from World War I and the U.S. insistence on loan repayment and tariffs weaken Europe and contributed to the Worldwide depression. (p. 498)8
8669442367debts and high tariffsLeading up to the Great Depression, the United States insisted on full World War I loan repayments and high tariffs on imports. This weakened Europe and contributed to the worldwide depression. (p. 498)9
8669442368Gross National ProductThe value of all the goods and services produced by a nation in one year. In 1929, the United States Gross National Product was $104 billion, but it dropped to $56 billion in 1932. (p. 498)10
8669442369unemploymentBy 1933 25% of the workforce, not including farmers, did not have employment. (p. 498)11
8669442370bank failuresDuring the Great Depression 20 percent of all banks failed. (p. 498)12
8669442371poverty and homelessDuring the Great Depression poverty and homelessness increased. (p. 499)13
8669442372Herbert HooverHe was President of the United States at the time of the stock market crash. He thought that prosperity would soon return. He was slow to call for legislative action and he thought public relief should come from the state and local governments, not the federal government. (p. 500)14
8669442373self-reliancePresident Herbert Hoover did not ask Congress for legislative action on the economy until the summer of 1930. He was concerned that government assistance to individuals would destroy their self-reliance. (p. 500)15
8669442374Hawley-Smoot TariffIn June 1930, President Hoover signed into law the highest tariff rates in history, ranging from 31 to 49 percent. In retaliation, European countries enacted their own tariffs. This reduced trade for all nations and worsened the worldwide depression. (p. 500)16
8669442375debt moratoriumSuspension on the payment of international debts. In 1931, President Hoover proposed a suspension of international debt payments. (p. 500)17
8669442376Farm BoardIt was authorized to help farmers stabilize prices by temporarily holding surplus grain and cotton in storage. (p. 500)18
8669442377Reconstruction Finance CorporationIn 1932, Congress funded this government-owned corporation as a measure for propping up faltering railroads, banks, life insurance companies, and other financial institutions. President Hoover thought that emergency loans would stabilize key business and the benefits would "trickle down" to smaller businesses and ultimately bring recovery. (p. 501)19
8669442378Twentieth AmendmentAlso known as the lame-duck amendment, this amendment shortened the period between the presidential election and inauguration. The new president's term would start on January 20. (p. 502)20
8669442379bonus marchThousands of unemployed World War I veterans marched to Washington, D.C. and set up encampments to demand immediately payment of the bonuses promised to them at a later date. The Army, led by General Douglas MacArthur broke up the encampment. (p. 501)21
8669442380Franklin D. RooseveltThis Democratic candidate won the 1932 presidential election. As a candidate, he promised a "new deal" for the American people, the repeal of Prohibition, aid for the unemployed, and cuts in government spending. (p. 502)22
8669442381Eleanor RooseveltShe was the most active first lady in history, writing a newspaper column, giving speeches, and traveling the country. She served as the president's social conscience and influenced him to support minorities. (p. 502)23
8669442382New DealFranklin D. Roosevelt's plan to help people at the bottom of the economic pyramid. (p. 503)24
8669442383relief, recovery, reformThe New Deal included the three R's: relief for people out of work, recovery for business and the economy, and reform of American economic institutions. (p. 503)25
8669442384Brain TrustFor advice on economic matters, Roosevelt turned to a group of university professors. (p. 503)26
8669442385Frances PerkinsRoosevelt's secretary of labor, she was the first woman to serve in a president's cabinet. (p. 503)27
8669442386Hundred DaysOn March 4, 1933, Franklin Roosevelt started his term and called Congress into a one hundred day session. They passed into law all of Roosevelt's legislation. (p. 503)28
8669442387repeal of ProhibitionIn 1933, the 21st Amendment was passed. It repealed the 18th Amendment. This ended Prohibition. (p. 503)29
8669442388bank holidayPresident Franklin Roosevelt ordered the banks to be closed on March 6, 1933. He made a radio address explaining that the banks would be reopened after allowing enough time for the government to reorganize them on a sound basis. (p. 503)30
8669442389fireside chatsPresident Franklin Roosevelt spoke on the radio to the American people. (p. 504)31
8669442390Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationThis agency guaranteed individual bank deposits. (p. 504)32
8669442391Public Works AdministrationDirected by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, it allotted money to state and local governments for building roads, bridges, dams, and other public works. (p. 504)33
8669442392Harold IckesPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary of the interior. (p. 504)34
8669442393Civilian Conservation CorpThis organization employed young men for projects on federal lands and paid their families small monthly sums. (p. 504)35
8669442394Tennessee Valley AuthorityA government corporation that hired thousands of people in the Tennessee Valley, to build dams, operate electric power plants, control flooding, and erosion, and manufacture fertilizer. (p. 505)36
8669442395National Recovery AdministrationDirected by Hugh Johnson, this agency attempted to guarantee reasonable profits for business and fair wages and hours for labor. The complex program operated with limited success for two years before the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional. (p. 505)37
8669442396Schechter v. U.S.In 1935, the Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Administration (NRA) unconstitutional. (p. 505)38
8669442397Securities and Exchange CommissionThis agency was created to regulate the stock market and to place strict limits on the kind of speculative practices that led to the 1929 stock crash. (p. 505)39
8669442398Federal Housing AdministrationIt insured bank loans for building new houses and repairing old ones. (p. 505)40
8669442399Works Progress AdministrationThis agency created in 1935, part of the Second New Deal, it was much more ambitious than earlier efforts. Between 1935 and 1940 up to 3.4 million people were hired to construct bridges, roads, airports, and public buildings. Artists, writers, actors, and photographers were also employed. (p. 506)41
8669442400Harry HopkinsHe headed the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s. (p. 506)42
8669442401National Labor Relations (Wagner) ActA 1935 act that guaranteed a worker's right to join a union and a union's right to bargain collectively. It outlawed business practices that were unfair to labor. (p. 507)43
8669442402Social Security ActIn 1935, this act created a federal insurance program based on the automatic collection of taxes from employees and employers throughout people's working careers. Monthly payments would be made to retired people over the age of 65. (p. 507)44
8669442403election of 1936Franklin D. Roosevelt easily defeated the Republican nominee, Alf Landon. (p. 507)45
8669442404New Deal coalitionFrom the 1930s to 1960s, this political coalition consisted of the Solid South, white ethnic groups in cities, midwestern farmers, labor unions, and liberals. (p. 508)46
8669442405John Maynard KeynesBritish economist, whose theory said that in difficult times government needed to spend well above its tax revenues in order to stimulate economic growth. After the 1937 recession, Roosevelt adopted this strategy, which was successful. (p. 511)47
8669442406recession of 1937In the winter of 1937 the economy went into recession again. The new Social Security tax had reduced consumer spending and at the same time Roosevelt had cut back government spending in hopes of balancing the budget. (p. 511)48
8669442407Father Charles CoughlinA Catholic priest who founded the National Union for Social Justice, which called for issuing inflated currency and nationalizing all banks. His radio program attacks on the New Deal were anti-Semitic and Fascist. (p. 508)49
8669442408Francis TownsendHe proposed a simple plan for guaranteeing a secure income for the elderly. He proposed that a 2 percent federal sales tax be used to create a special fund from which every retired person over the age of 60 would receive $200 a month thus stimulating the economy. (p. 509)50
8669442409Huey LongHe proposed a "Share Our Wealth" program that promised a minimum annual income of $5000 for every American family to be paid for by taxing the wealthy. In 1935 he challenged Roosevelt's leadership of the Democratic party by becoming a candidate for president but was soon assassinated. (p. 509)51
8669442410Supreme CourtIn 1935, they declared two of President Roosevelt's recovery programs unconstitutional. (p. 509)52
8669442411reorganization planPresident Franklin Roosevelt proposed a plan that allowed the president to appoint a new Supreme Court justice for each current justice over the age of 70. Congress refused to pass this legislation. (p. 509)53
8669442412conservative coalitionRepublicans and many Democrats were outraged by President Franklin Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the Supreme Court. (p. 509)54
8669442413Congress of Industrial OrganizationsThis labor union concentrated on organizing unskilled workers in the automobile, steel, and southern textile industries. (p. 510)55
8669442414John L. LewisHe was President of the United Mine Workers Union and Leader of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. (p. 510)56
8669442415sit-down strikeIn 1937 workers at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan insisted on the right to join a union by sitting down at the assembly line. (p. 510)57
8669442416Fair Labor Standards ActIn 1938 this act established a minimum wage, a maximum standard workweek with extra pay for overtime, and child labor restrictions. (p. 511)58
8669442417minimum wageEstablish minimum pay for workers, initially set at 40 cents per hour. (p. 511)59
8669442418depression mentalityMillions of people who lived through the Great Depression developed an attitude of insecurity and economic concern that remained throughout their lives. (p. 512)60
8669442419drought, dust bowl, OkiesA severe drought in the early 1930s and poor farming practices led to the Oklahoma dust bowl. High winds away large amounts of topsoil. (p. 512)61
8669442420John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath"A novelist that wrote about hardships in his classic study of economic heartbreak in 1939, "The Grapes of Wrath". (p. 512)62
8669442421Marian AndersonAn African American singer who had been refused the use of Constitution Hall, she performed a special concert at the Lincoln Memorial. (p. 513)63
8669442422Mary McLeod BethuneOne of the African Americans that was appointed to middle-level positions in federal government. She was a leader of efforts for improving education and economic opportunities for women. (p. 513)64
8669442423Fair Employment Practices CommitteeIt was set up to assist minorities in gaining jobs in defense industries. (p. 513)65
8669442424A. Phillip RandolphHead of Railroad Porters Union who threatened a march on Washington D.C. to demand equal job opportunities for African Americans. (p. 513)66
8669442425Indian Reorganization (Wheeler-Howard) ActIn 1934 Congress repealed the Dawes Act of 1887 and replaced it with this act which returned lands to the control of tribes and supported preservation of Indian cultures. (p. 513)67
8669442426Mexican deportationDiscrimination in the New Deal programs and competition for jobs forced thousands of Mexican Americans to return to Mexico. (p. 513)68

AP US History Chapter 21 People Flashcards

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8124644523Theodore Roosevelt1858-1919. 26th President. Increased size of Navy, "Great White Fleet". Added Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine. "Big Stick" policy. Received Nobel Peace Prize for mediation of end of Russo-Japanese war. Later arbitrated split of Morocco between Germany and France.0
8124644524Alfred MahanAmerican Naval officer and historian. He is most famous for his book "The Influence of Sea Power on History" which defined Naval strategy. His philosophies had a major influence on the Navies of many nations resulting in a igniting of naval races between countries.1
8124644525Queen LiliuokalaniHawaiian Ruler, who called for new constitution to increase the monarch's power and restore political power to Hawaiians. 1893 she was overthrown by American businessman Sanford Dole.2
8124644526Emilio AguinaldoLeader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain (1895-1898). He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901.3
8124644527Porfirio DiazPresident of Mexico4
8124644528Woodrow Wilson28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize.5
8124644529Herbert Hoover6
8124644530Alice PaulHead of the National Woman's party that campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. She opposed legislation protecting women workers because such laws implied women's inferiority. Most condemned her way of thinking.7
8124644531Archduke Franz FerdinandArchduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I.8
8124644532Arthur ZimmermanGermany's foreign secretary who attempted to persuade Mexico to join the war on the German side in exchange for Germany's help to get back Mexico's lost land in Texas and Arizona.9
8124644533Josiah StrongPastor who wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis. He inspired many missionaries to look overseas for people. He strongly urged the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon civilization and summoned Americans to spread their religion and values to the "backward" people.10

AP US History World War 2 Flashcards

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5464225867Neutrality Actlaw that kept the US out of WW20
5464225868Lend Lease Actlaw that said the US can give or sell arms to other nations for the protection of the US from those countries1
5464225869America 1st Committeegroup that favored US neutrality or isolationism2
5464225870Fascismform of government that glorifies the state over the individual; demands a strong central government3
5464225871Totalitarian Statea government that controls all aspects of the people4
5464225872Inflationthe rate of increase in costs5
5464225874Adolf Hitlerfascist chancellor of Germany; started the rise of the Nazi Party; broke the Versailles Treaty and pretty much started WW26
5464225875NAZINationalist Socialist German Workers' Party; party those rose to power in Germany; led by Adolf Hitler7
5464225876GestapoHitler's personal army; would eventually become the SS8
5464225877Reichstagthe government building (kind of like the White House and Capitol Building combined) that Hitler attacked and got arrested9
5464225878Mein KampfHitler's book that is titled "My Struggle"; details his beliefs and what he would do when he gets to power; illustrates his hatred of the Jews, German imperialism; every German family had a copy but never read it10
5464225881Enabling Actlaw that gave Hitler ultimate power to disregard any and every law in order to fix the economy; his approval rate increased due to his success in boosting the economy11
5464225882Nuremburg Lawslaws that banned Jews from German citizenship; targets were identified (Jews had to wear the yellow Star of David)12
5464225883appeasementa compromise where 1 side gets something13
5464225884German Soviet Non-Aggression Pactdeal between Russia and Germany that split Poland in half; Germany takes west and Russia takes east14
5464225885blitzkrieg"lightning war"; tactic to go in with as much force as you can (airforce and tanks)15
5464225886Maginot Lineseries of defenses France put up along the border of Germany; consisted of trenches and bunkers; 60% of France became occupied in less than 1 month16
5464225887Puppet Governmenta government that is controlled by an outside force17
5464225888Rape of Nankingthe capital of China was invaded by the Japanese; over 50% of the people that lived there were killed either by torture, killing competitions, or rape18
5464225889Blockade of Japanimpact of the rape of Nanking; the US decided to impose this as well as an embargo to ensure that Japan never hit anyone else like that ever again19
5464225891USS Arizonaonly ship in Pearl Harbor that was not able to be salvaged and repaired; 1,177 men died in this explosion; sunk in 9 minutes; bomb hit engine and artillery room20
5464225892Doolittle's Raid1st US raid on Tokyo; showed the US that we were going to come back from Pearl Harbor and fight21
5464225893Pearl HarborJapan's bombing of the US Pacific Ocean naval base; hit us hardcore; December 7th, 194122
5464225895Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)program that paid factories to change to produce war products23
5464225896Cost Plus Programprogram that paid for materials and the finished product that companies made for the war effort24
5464225897Ration Cardsthese limited what a person could buy; this ensured that there were enough resources for the war25
5464225898scrap drivepeople would donate their scraps of metal for the war effort26
5464225899victory gardensgardens that people would grow because of the ration cards; if there was a surplus of food, they would donate the extra to the war effort27
5464225900GI Billthis paid vets to go to college and would provide housing28
5464225901Navajo "Code Talkers"these people would talk in the Navajo language since it was not a written language; this was useful as the Axis Powers could not translate the code29
5464225902Tuskegee Air Mengroup of all black fighter pilots; their job was to protect big bombers; flew over 200 missions and never lost a bomber; Eleanor Roosevelt convinced her husband to put them into combat30
5464225903442nd Regimentcombat team that was made up of Asians that volunteered for the military to show their loyalty to America; most decorated combat team in US history; fought in Italy and France31
5464225904Executive Order 9066order given by FDR that made all Japanese people live in internment camps32
5464225905internment campscamps in the US designed to hold people of Japanese descent33
5464225906D-Daybattle on the beaches of Normandy; June 6th, 1944; largest amphibious invasion in the history of the world; also known as Operation Overlord34
5464225907General Eisenhowerman who planned the D-Day invsion; hand delivered several thousand letters that he personally addressed that explained to the soldiers exactly their jobs for the invasion35
5464225908Atlantic Sea WallGermany's defense wall on the French coast; 4 million land mines36
5464225910101st airbornegroup of paratroopers that were elite; their job was to take out the German machine guns and tanks behind enemy lines37
5464225911Arsenal of Democracyweapons that were used to fight the Fascists; US gave weapons to democratic nations and Russia38
5464225912Destroyer Dealthe deal in which the US gave 50 destroyers to Great Britain in exchange for 8 UK bases39
5464225913Tehran Conferencemeeting between Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt; the Big 3 agreed to focus on Germany and then Japan; 1st meeting of the Big 340
5464225917Battle of the BulgeHitler's last offensive battle; over 10,000 US troops surrendered; Patton drove over 102 miles in 2 days to help support Allied lines; Russia eventually came in and helped41
5464225918Yalta Conference2nd conference of the Big 3; they decided what to do with Germany after the war; Churchill and FDR wanted to work with Germany; Stalin=burn/crush Germany; Stalin demanded a buffer between Germany and Russia, aka Poland42
5464225919Pottsdam Conferencelast conference of the Big 3; Prime Minister Clement, President Truman, and Stalin; debated about what to do with Germany; Truman told Stalin about the nuclear bomb43
5464225920VE DayMay 8th, 1945; Victory in Europe Day; millions of Jews move to Israel and make it a country44
5464225921Nuremberg Trialsevent where the Nazis (mostly concentration camp workers) were put on trial for crimes against humanity; these went on for over a year; several Nazis were executed, some committed suicide, and some escaped to Argentina45
5464225923Tojocommander of all Japanese forces; tried to kill himself with an American gun and lived because an American medic saved him; later put on trial and executed; responsible for demanding the Pearl Harbor attack46
5464225924Douglas MacArthurUS commander of the Pacific; "We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction" (what a lame coverup)47
5464225925Bataan Death Marchevent in which the Japanese marched US POWs to labor camps; they marched over 60 miles in the blazing Filipino summer; there were 80,000 soldiers that were captured48
5464225926Island hoppingthe US tactic of taking over little islands bit by bit to get close enough to bomb Japan49
5464225927Battle of Midwaybattle that was 100% naval; midway between the US and Asia; 6 months after Pearl Harbor; turning point of the war in the Pacific; US cracked the Japanese radio code; US found out about the attack on midway and sneak attacked with aircraft carriers; result was that the Japanese fleet was no longer a threat in the war50
5464225929KamikazeJapanese suicide bombers; they added extra explosives, extra gas, and carried a short sword to take their life51
5464225930Bonzai Chargefamous attack in which the soldiers attached bayonets and charged the enemy while yelling "Long live the Emporer!" in Japanese52
5464225931Iwo Jimabattle that took place on a volcanic island; Japanese hid and traveled through cave and tunnel networks; this was where the famous Flag Raising photograph was taken53
5464225932Marinesmain US force in the Pacific; only branch that has been in every major conflict54
5464225933Battle of Okinawalargest amphibious assault in the Pacific; more people were killed than Hiroshima and Nagasaki and most casualties were civilians55
5464225934Harry S Truman33rd President of the US; succeeded FDR when he died; known for being a Moderate Democrat56
5464225935Fire bombingtactic that is essentially napalm; US did this to Japan and ended up destroying 50% of the country; we only lost about 240 airmen in the attacks57
5464225936Manhattan Projectthis event's objective was to create the atomic bomb; had to split an atom in a controlled manner; Einstein came to the US and helped; thousands of scientists came to help; cost $2 billion to make 1 bomb; located in Los Alamos, New Mexico58
5464225937Major General Grovesmilitary leader of the Manhattan project; created and designed the Pentagon; organzied and ensured efficiency in the project59
5464225938Dr. Oppenheimerscientific leader of the Manhattan project; became obsessed with his work and could not handle stress very well; devastated at the results of dropping the bombs; "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"60
5464225940Tinian Islandthe island the bombers took off of to bomb Japan61
5464225941Little Boythe uranium bomb; 1st bomb of its kind to be used in combat; dropped on Hiroshima62
5464225942Paul Tibbetsman who flew the plane that dropped Little Boy; named his plane, the Enola Gay, after his mother63
5464225943HiroshimaAugust 6th, 1945; Little Boy was dropped and killed 70,000 immediately and then twice that much by radiation and cancer; was targeted because of its poor defense and high population64
5464225944Fat Manthe plutonium bomb; surrounded by smaller and slower explosives; the US only had enough plutonium to make 1 bomb; we didn't know if it would work or not but decided to go with it anyways; this bomb was two times stronger than the uranium bomb but killed half as many65
5464225945Nagasakiplace where Fat Man was dropped; US dropped warning pamphlets 3 days before dropping the bomb; 40,000 people were killed; most of the shock was absorbed in the hills and mountains; this place has a higher radiation poisoning66
5464225946VJ DaySeptember 2nd, 1945; the Japanese surrender and marked the end of the war; japan has never had a military since; the unofficial surrender was 6 days after Nagasaki67
5464225947Japanese War Crime Trialsevent where many Japanese leaders were put on trial; General Tojo was put on trials; many were tried for the Rape of Nanking as well as bio chemical experiments68
5464225948Bio-chemical experimentswhat the Japanese performed on POWs; purpose was to develop more harmful weapons using nature69
5464225949German Soviet Non-Aggression Pactthe agreement between Germany and Russia to split Poland70
5464225950V Vvictory in Europe, victory at home; black civil rights movement during the war. The Double V campaign bolstered the spirits of black soldiers and strengthened African American commitments to fighting for equal rights.71
5464787015Spheres Of InfluenceWhen a country has a geographical influence, like America to Southern American countries72
5464804667Bloca group of nations with similar interests, like the European countries under the influence of communism from Stalin.73

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