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US History

This is a survey course that provides students with an investigation of important political, economic, and social developments in American history from the pre-colonial time period to the present day. Students will be engaged in activities that call upon their skills as historians (i.e. recognizing cause and effect relationships, various forms of research, expository and persuasive writing, reading of primary and secondary sources, comparing and contrasting important ideas and events).

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20th Century Foreign Policy

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Banana Wars
History of the United States
Soviet Union–United States relations
International relations
Politics of the United States
Hegemony
Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
Containment
Truman Doctrine

APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Foreign Policy Foreign Policy of the 20th Century Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1902) ? ?Big Stick Policy? ? Gave Us the power to interfere in W-Hemisphere where needed (for econ reasons/promote democracy) Dollar Diplomacy ? Taft vis-?-vis Latin America ? extended US power into Latin America and E Asia; providing loans and using economic means to influence countries and exhort loyalty Lodge Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1912) -- Monroe Doctrine applies to colonial powers from Eur too Kept any foreign power/nation from acquiring significant land in W-H Moral or Missionary Diplomacy ? Wilson ? US?s moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin America govt that was viewed as hostile to American interests.

20th Century Literature (Style and importance)

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Journalism
behavior
Investigative journalism
Human development
Interpersonal relationships
Guggenheim Fellows
Human behavior
Journalism genres
Muckraker
Lincoln Steffens
Attachment theory
Ida M. Tarbell
entertainment

APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Literature Authors/ Literature of the 20th Century Naturalism (1900-1914) Frank Norris Jack Landon Stephen Crane Progressives ? Muckrakers Upton Sinclair ? The Jungle Jacob Riis ? How the Other Half Lives Ida Tarbell ? History of Standard Oil Lincoln Steffens ? Shame of the Cities Ida B. Wells ? Red Record Frank Norris Post WWI (1920s) The Lost Generation Overall disillusionment w/ WWI ? men coming back from the War were wandering and lost Longing for the times before the war Earnest Hemmingway ? Farewell to Arms F. Scott Fitzgerald ? The Great Gatsby Other/Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes Countee Cullen Zora Neale Hurston 1930s John Steinbeck ? Grapes of Wrath WWII and post-WWII Dr. Benjamin Spock ? Baby and Childcare

Cumulative Vocab

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APSUH Vocab Review (Categorized) Domestic (programs, legislation, events, theories) ------------------------------------ //---------------------------- 1607-1763 ----------------------------- // -------------------------------------- indentured servants ? people whose passage to the new world was paid for by a landowner or master, plus room and board in exchange for a period of work (usually 4-7 yrs) proprietary, royal, charter colonies ? Proprietary: (MD, PA) under the authority of and individual who received a charter of ownership. Royal: (VA after 1624) under direct authority and rule of the king and his govt. Charter: (Jamestown) operated by private, joint-stock companies

Early colonies of America notes 2

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History of the United States
Parliament of Great Britain
British Empire
Colonial history of the United States
Navigation Acts
Dominion of New England
American Revolution
Mercantilism
Puritan
Molasses Act
Iron Act
Social Issues
Politics

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?2? Ch. 3-5 Notes ? Colony Notes Outline #2 The Bonds of Empire: 1660-1750 The Dominion of New England -1684- King revokes Bay Colony charter WHY? -crown wanted to rule w/o Puritan influence -Mass. was ignoring Navigation Acts (they were smuggling) -get rid of Representative Assemblies -wanted military men to be Governors (strong military rule) -king had been told by ?fact finders? to the colonies that the Puritans weren?t popular in Mass. WHAT MADE PURITANS UNPOPULAR? YOU HAD TO BE A PURITAN SAINT WHO HAD A CONVERSION EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <<<<<< Sir Edmond Andros -Governor appointed by King -What Andros did? -levied taxes -no land before the Domination was recognized -land owners forced to agree to quitrents -enforced Navigation Acts

Early colonies of America notes 1

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British Empire
History of the United States
christianity
Puritans
Anglican saints
Dominion of New England
British North America
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Colonial history of the United States
Freeman
William Penn
John Winthrop
religion

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?8? Ch. 3-4 Notes ? Colony Notes Outline #1 The Rise of Colonial America: 1625-1700 Puritans -wanted to bring Protestant Reformation into church of England and into the New World -Calvinism- predestination (God has already chosen who goes to heaven) and conversion (God would speak to you directly) -grew upset with ?deCatholicization? -King James I began to fear/persecute them Three divisions: Separatists ? -?Purest Puritans?- OUR PILGRIMS Congregationalists ? -reform; largest in America Presbyterians ? -get rid of Catholic rituals MAYFLOWER COMPACT -1608 First Separatists fled to Holland -over 12 years they became distressed by the ?Dutchification? of their children -1620 Some Separatists sailed on the Mayflower to Plymouth Bay

Chap 32 AP US History notes

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Politics of the United States
Elections in the United States
united states
Great Depression in the United States
Conservatism in the United States
Dudley–Winthrop family
Herbert Hoover
Old Right
Calvin Coolidge
Causes of the Great Depression
McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill
New Deal

A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 32 ?The Politics of Boom and Bust? (1920-1932) Chapter 32 Essential Learnings / Goals / Objectives I. Explore the economic issues involved in the Boom/Bust of the 20s. Vocabulary / Significant Terms: ?cronies? ?reactionaries? ?Merchant Marine? ?injunction? ?moratorium? ?parity? ?hung jury? ?harrow? ?reparations? ?devaluation? (of currency, also ?floating? currency) ?paternalism? ?quagmire? ?recourse? ?torpor? ?recalcitrant? ?exacerbated? I. The Republican ?Old Guard? Returns (3 Republicans win the 3 presidential elections of the 20s) A. Harding was inaugurated in 1921, looking presidential. 1. He was one of the best-liked men of his generation.

Chap 11 AP US History notes

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Politics of the United States
Political parties in the United States
History of the United States
Conservatism in the United States
Great Triumvirate
Second Party System
Adams family
Vice Presidents of the United States
James Monroe
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Federalist Party
Politics

Ch. 12? OPPOSITION TO THE WAR 1. Conservative, seaboard Republicans in Congress and New England Federalists New Englanders: refused to buy war bonds to help pay for the war opposed recruiting campaigns traded with England when possible Daniel Webster gave his first important speech on the unconstitutional and objectionable character of an 1813 draft law which allowed for drafting men in state militias into the national army 2. HARTFORD CONVENTION ? met in Dec. 1814 ? met because they thought New Orleans was lost ? thus the war too Extremists in New England became more vocal as war dragged on ? some called for secession MASS, CON, and RI sent full delegations NH and VT sent partial delegations

Chap 10 AP US History notes

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Politics of the United States
united states
Presidency of George Washington
Federalist papers
Vice Presidents of the United States
alexander hamilton
Bank of New York
United States presidential election
whiskey rebellion
Democratic-Republican Party
james madison
Thomas Jefferson
Politics

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?4? Chapter 10 Notes Launching the New Ship of State: 1789 - 1800 Evolution of Major Political Parties YEAR Hamiltonians JEFFERSONIANS 1792 Federalists Democratic-Republicans (Republicans) 1816 Death of Federalists Republicans (One party: Era of Good Feelings) 1825 National Republicans Democratic Republicans (Jacksonian Democrats) 1834 Whigs Democrats 1854 Republicans to present to present CABINET: 1. Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence Opposed new Constitution ? stated in letters Pro-French, anti-British Antifed. -strong central Gov. strict constructionist (interpret the Constitution word for word) 2. Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton

US History Outline

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Bush family
Politics of the United States
united states
September 11 attacks
George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Osama bin Laden
George Bush
Bush
Politics

Gopika Somasekharan President George W. Bush Outline America was robbed on December 12,2000. On this day, former President George W. Bush was elected the President of the United States. Bush, at the time, was the governor of Texas and ran in accordance to the Republican party. On the other hand, Al Gore, the vice president to former President Clinton, ran in accordance to the Democratic Party. George W. Bush was not a good president because of the way he handled the Bin Laden situation and because of the amount of debt he produced during the time he was elected president. Body Paragraphs George W. Bush cannot be considered a good president due to the way he dealt with the Bin Laden situation.

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