AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Politics

APUSH Brinkley cahpter 29.2 Terms

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Military personnel
Politics of the United States
Government
Soviet Union–United States relations
Vice Presidents of the United States
Cold War
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Containment
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
House Un-American Activities Committee
Joseph Stalin
Politics

Chapter?29.2:?The?Souring?of?the?Peace,?American?Politics?and?Society?After?the?War,? The?Korean?War,?The?Crusade?Against?Subversion? ? Potsdam?Conference? Truman?met?w/?Stalin?to?discuss?Germany.? Confirmed?that?Germany?would?remain? divided?w/?W?zones?into?1?nation,?friendly?to? US?and?Russia?w/?pro?Soviet?communist? govt.? Chiang?Kai?shek?&?The??China?Lobby??? Corrupt?govt.,?feeble?popular?legitimacy,?lived? in?isolation?(unwilling?to?face?problems).? Pro?Chiang?forces.? Mao?Zedong? Communist?army?leader?in?which?China?was? in?a?struggle?with.?In?control?of???of?Chinese? population.? George?F.?Kennan?&?The??Long?Telegram??&? ?Containment?? Influential?American?diplomat?who?warned?that in?Soviet?Union?US?faced?a?political?force?that?

APUSH Brinkly Chapter 30.2 terms

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Civil awards and decorations
Soviet people
Government of the Soviet Union
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Bolsheviks
Heads of government of the Soviet Union
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur
Military-industrial complex
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Politics

Chapter?30.2:?The??Other?America?,?Eisenhower?Republicanism? ? The?Other?America?(1962)? Book?written?by?Michael?Harrington?which? chronicled?the?continuing?existence?of?poverty in?US.? ?culture?of?poverty?? Inner?cities??poverty,?lack?of?strong?educational or?service?institutions,?crime,??violence,? apparent?hopelessness?which?made?it?more? difficult?for?individuals?to?advance.? the??national?epidemic??of??juvenile? delinquency?? Troubling?subculture?of?inner?youth? (embittered,?rebellious?adolescents)?w/?no? hope?of?advancement?&?no?sense?of?having?a? stake?in?the?structure?of?their?society.? Brown?v.?Board?of?Education??Thurgood? Marshall? Considered?the?legal?segregation?of?a?Kansas public?school?system.?Ruled?that? communities?must?work?to?desegregate?their?

APUSH Brinkley 10th edition chapter 28.2 & 29.1

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Military
Politics
Joseph Stalin
Allies of World War II
Winston Churchill
Cold War
soviet union
Hiroshima
Axis powers
Yalta Conference
united states
War

? Chapter?28.2,?29.1:?Defeat?of?the?Axis,?The?Origins?of?the?Cold?War? ? Luftwaffe? German?air?force.?Relocated?much?of?its? strength?in?Germany?&?engage?ally?forces.? Became?a?less?formidable?obstacle?to?allies.? D?Day,?Normandy?(June?6,?1944)? Cotentin?Peninsula.?Airplanes?&?battleships? bombarded?Nazis,?4,000?vessels?landed? troops?and?supplies.?German?forces? dislodged?from?whole?Normandy?coast.? Radar?and?sonar? Radio?detection?and?ranging.?Sound? navigation?and?ranging.?Technique?used?to? navigate?underwater.? Ultra?and?Magic? Sophisticated?German?coding?device.?Allies? broke?the?most?secret?German?codes.? General?Dwight?D.?Eisenhower? Supreme?Commander?of?the?allied?forces? sent?out?his?armada?(warships)?into?D?Day.?

APUSH Brinkley 10th edition chapter 28.1

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
world war II
War
Politics

Chapter?28.1:?War?on?Two?Fronts,?The?American?People?in?Wartime? ? General?Douglas?MacArthur? American?general?in?charge?of?1?of?the?2? broad?offensives?to?invade?Japan.?Move?North from?Australia,?through?New?Guinea,?back?to? Philippines.? Admiral?Chester?Nimitz? American?admiral?in?charge?of?1?of?the?2? broad?offensives?to?invade?Japan.?Move?west? from?Hawaii?towards?Japanese?islands? (central?Pacific)? Battle?of?Coral?Sea?(May?7?8,?1942?Northwest? of?Australia)? ? Allies?1st?important?victory?when?Americans? forces?turned?back?Japanese?fleet.?? Battle?of?Midway?(June?3?6,?1942?Northwest?of Hawaii)? ? American?Navy?destroyed?4?Japanese?aircraft? carriers?and?regained?control?of?the?central? Pacific?for?US.? Battle?of?Guadalcanal?(August?1942?Southern?

APEURO Spielvogel ch 28 notes

Subject: 
European History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Military history by country
Military
Communism
Nuclear warfare
Marshals of the Soviet Union
Cold War
soviet union
Eastern Bloc
world war II
Joseph Stalin
Anti-communism
Origins of the Cold War
Politics
War

Chapter 28 Cold War (1945-1973) Why were the United States and Soviet Union suspicious of each other? What happened between 1945-1949 to heighten tension? What were the main developments in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe between 1945-1970? What were the main political developments in Western Europe between 1945-1970? * What were the similarities and differences in the political, social, and economic history of Eastern and Western Europe between 1945-1970? DEVELOPMENT OF COLD WAR (pg. 804-810) Confrontation of Superpowers: Unity between nations were maintained during WWII because of the need to defeat the Axis powers, but once they were defeated, differences between the Americans and Soviets surged.

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 17 notes

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
History of the United States
Presidency of James K. Polk
Politics of the United States
united states
James K. Polk
Mexican–American War
Manifest Destiny
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Oregon boundary dispute
Wilmot Proviso
John Tyler
United States presidential election
Politics

t I. The Accession of ?Tyler Too? Harrison was a figure head real leaders were Webster and Clay- Harrison died of pneumonia He didn?t like the dictator tactics of Jackson- Tyler was a ex-Democrat Was a Whig but embraced the Jeffersonian states? righters- at odds with majority of his party He believed opposite of pro-bank, pro-tariff- pro-internal improvements II. John Tyler: A President Without a Party The Whig platform started with the Whig Congress passing a law to end the independent treasury- Tyler signed, Clay drew up a bill for a new Bank of the United States- Tyler vetoed it

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 13 notes

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Politics of the United States
History of the United States
Political parties in the United States
Second Party System
Great Triumvirate
Vice Presidents of the United States
United States presidential electors
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
Nullification Crisis
John Tyler
Tariff
Politics

Democrats v. Whigs- campaigns turned to banners and parades- voter turnout was high I. The ?Corrupt Bargain? of 1824 JQA, Clay, Crawford, and Jackson all ran for president- they were all republicans- there was no majority so the election was thrown to the House- Clay was eliminated from the race but gave his support to JQA JQA became president and Clay was his Secretary of State- Being Sec. of State paved the way to the presidency- Jackson wasn?t having any of this and neither were others II. A Yankee Misfit in the White House

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 12 notes

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Politics of the United States
History of the United States
Political parties in the United States
Conservatism in the United States
Great Triumvirate
Presidency of James Monroe
James Monroe
Dallas tariff
era of good feelings
John Quincy Adams
War
Adams–Onís Treaty
Politics

X. - I. On to Canada over Land and Lakes Regular Army was weak- supplemented with ill-trained militias British forces were weakest in Canada- Americans focused on attacking Canada but not with full strength- they should?ve focused on Montreal British captured Fort Michilimackinac- British general was Isaac Brock American navy did better than army- blacks were on ships Oliver Hazard Perry built a fleet of ships on Lake Erie and captured a British fleet

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 11 notes

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Politics of the United States
History of the United States
united states
Vice Presidents of the United States
Conservatism in the United States
Thomas Jefferson
6th United States Congress
Federalist Party
james madison
Aaron Burr
John Adams
United States presidential election
Politics
War

I. Federalist and Republican Mudslingers Hamilton wrote a pamphlet against Adams- JDR?s published it- angered by Adams not going to war with the French ? Preparations were already set for war by the Federalists In response Federalists attacked Jefferson- talking about robbery and intimate relations with slaves- which was true II. The Jeffersonian ?Revolution of 1800? Jefferson won by a majority of 73 to 65- NY was the deciding state 3/5 compromise was helpful for Jefferson

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 10 notes

Subject: 
US History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Politics of the United States
united states
Presidency of George Washington
Classical liberalism
Federalist papers
Vice Presidents of the United States
Quasi-War
Jeffersonian Democracy
alexander hamilton
Democratic-Republican Party
John Adams
james madison
Politics

I. Growing Pains First census of 1790 recorded 4 million people Philadelphia was the largest city Population was 90% rural Trans-Appalachian overflow was concentrated in Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio II. Washington for President G. Wash was unanimously drafted President- he was a big man- had smallpox He wasn?t a great politician but a man of character On his way to NYC (temporary capital), there were ceremonies and parades He established a cabinet : SECRETARY OF STATE-THOMAS JEFFERSON, of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, and of War Henry Know III. The Bill of Rights

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Politics

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!