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What are the effects of the industrial rev 
(How did this effect smaller industries
What business practices were developed
Growth of \_\_\_\_\_ led to 
What increased to the US
Which class increase
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1) had difficulty maintaining their competitiveness
2) eliminate competition ex: monopolies, trusts
3) big businesses
Widening economic gap btwn poor and rich
4) immigration - more jobs were a single as industry expanded
5) urban middle class

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Declaration of Independence
It was written as a _____ against Who
What was influenced by - who wrote it
Where did it take ideas from

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1) protest against British rule
2) by Thomas Jefferson - enlightenment
3) John lockes theory of natural rights

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the Declaration of Independence is similar to _____

How?

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Bill of rights

Support limitation on govt power and stress the importance of individual liberty

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Washington Naval Conferences and Kellog-Brained Pact

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Attempts for us to achieve peace n arms control in the decade after WW1

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13
14
15
Amendments
What r they and when were they passed
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13 - abolished slavery - passed during the reconstruction era
14 - gave citizenship to African Americans and legally protected under bill of rights and us constitution
15 - African American men can vote.

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What did president George bush do to us troops
Why
Result of this war

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Committed them to Persian gulf war
To assure the flow of the Middle East oil to the US and it’s Allie’s
US liberated Kuwait from Iraq

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What was Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction
Restore ____ in ____
What should be restored
How will the former confederate states be treated
What is he rejecting
Forgive who and do what

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1) southern rep in Congress
2) union asap
3) as if they never left union
4) harsh punishment for the south
5) aoutherns amd welcome back into union

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Response to mercantilist policies

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Comities of correspondence
Non-importation agreement
Boston tea party
First continental congress

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Economic affects of world war 2
What did it provide for us industry 
Growth of which industry 
What did American women help gain
Where did African Americans migrate and why
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1) market
2) automobile industry
3) support for suffrage
4) north for new job oppts

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Gideon v Wainright 1963
Rights of the
What did it hold

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Accused

Must be provided a lawyer if they cannot afford one

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Most of the northern boundary of the United States was created by treaties between the US and

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Great Britain

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In the 1840s and 1850s immigration in the US was characterized by

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A large influx of Irish and German immigrants

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The Federal Reserve Sytem, created in 1913, extended government control over the banking system by

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Regulating interest rates and the money supply

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The main goal of the first Agricultural Afjustment Act was to

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Stabilize farm prices by reducing the amount of surplus crops

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What was the reason for migration in the 1930s

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An extended drought on the Plains forced farmers to seek better conditions in the west

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During the 1930s the major foreign policy of the US Congress was to

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Avoid the mistakes that led the country into WWI

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The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first war in which the US

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Fought as a member of UNITED NATION FORCES

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Essienhower speech about domino effect (1954)
Which action is most closely associated with the foreign policy concern expressed by President Eisenhower in this passage

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Increasing US involvement in Vietnam

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Which statement best describes an outcome of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

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Nuclear War with Soviet Union was avoided

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President Nixon chose to resign the presidency mainly because of his involvement in

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Watergate scandal

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Results of the Bush-Gore presidential election of 2000 renewed the debate over

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The electoral college system

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Change in House of Reps based on 2010 census
States are gaining and losing rep
There is no change
The gains and losses shown are primarily the result of

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Population changes among the states

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What is trickle down economics

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President Ronald regan believes that economic growth depends on making increased amounts of capital available to business

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Good neighbor policy
By who
What was it supposed to do

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FDRS foreign policy

F promoting better relations w/ Latin America By using economic influence rather than military force in the region

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Who are the carpet baggers

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Northern who cam down to the south during the reconstruction to participate during reconstruction govt

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14 points
Proposed by who
Why
To provide what 
Established what
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President Woodrow Wilson
That would govern the postwar world
Designed to provide a just and lasting peace
Established the League of Nations

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Which viewpoint of the framers of the US Constitution is demonstrated by the use of the electoral college to select the president

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Distrust of the average citizens judgement

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The Supreme Courts decision in Dred Scott v Sanford was nullified by the passage of

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13th and 14th amendments

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The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to

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Control the money supply

30
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“The US must be neutral in fact as well as in name”
“America can not be an ostrich with its head in the sand”
“The world must be safe for democracy”

What do these statements demonstrate abt President Wilson during the three years b4 the US entered WW1

A

He gradually changed his foreign policy goals

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During the 1930s poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in

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Development of the dust bowl conditions on the great plains

32
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Why was the major reason for wartime rationing

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Ensuring that troops were adequately supplied

33
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Cuban Missilie Crisis 1962

Why was there a US naval blockage around Cuba

A

The Soviet Union built nuclear missile launch sites within the range of UScities

34
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One positive outcome of the situation (Cuban middle crisis) was that the US and Soviet Union increased

A

Communication between the two to avert (prevent) war

35
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. . The United States, together with the United Nations, exhausted every means at our disposal to bring this crisis to a peaceful end. However, Saddam [Hussein] clearly felt that by stalling and threatening and defying the United Nations, he could weaken the forces arrayed against him. . . .”
— President George H. W. Bush, address to the nation, January 16, 1991

President George H. W. Bush used this statement to defend

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taking military action to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi aggression

36
Q

Picture: says 21st century middle class = extinct

Which combination of factors has led to the problem shown in the cartoon?

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consumer debt and nearly stagnant (still/inactive = no change) wages

37
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Action
President Andrew Johnson disobeys the Tenure of Office Act.
Reaction
Congress impeaches Johnson and he remains in office by one vote.
Congress passes the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA).
The Supreme Court declares the NIRA unconstitutional in Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States.
48 Which aspect of governmental power is best illustrated by both examples in the chart

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Checks and balances

38
Q

What did president Truman decide to do on Japan? Why?
What did he believe about the invasion of Japan?
How did he advance the cause of civil rights for African Americans?

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1) drop atomic bombs
Because the bombs destructive power might end the war quickly
2) would result in an excess (extra) of causalities (problems)
3) by ordering the desegregation of the armed forces

39
Q

What did the North Atlantic Treaty Organization do?

NATO

A

protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union and provide collective security against communist aggression

40
Q

Korematsu v US 1944

What did it hold?

A

That the presidential order to place Japanese Americans in internment camps to protect national security during WWII was constitutional

41
Q

Effects of the Vietnam War

1) US questioned….
2) showed that foreign policy….
3) led to greater….
4) US experience in the war showed….

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1) it’s role as policy officer to the world
2) can be altered by public opinion
3) public distrust of governmental policies
4) that superior military technology does not equal victory

42
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President Hoover 
Who did he favor?
What did he believe about economic growth?
Why was he criticized?
How would the economy recover?
Why was Hooverville a nickname given?
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1) big business
2) depends on making increased amounts of capital available to big businesses
3) failed to provide direct relief for the neediest people
4) on its own
5) it was given to poor communities because of Hoovers refusal to provide direct federal aid to the homeless

43
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Baker v Carr 1962

What did it order states to do

A

To follow “one person one vote” rule when redistricting after senses

44
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Supply Side Economics
By who
What did it do

A

President Regan

Lower tax rates on personal and business income

45
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Concurrent powers

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Shared by state and federal government

46
Q

What is the Berlin airlift

A

Soviet forces cut off Berlin from the western world calls in the US to Ehrlich supplies to West Berlin

47
Q

What is dollar diplomacy

A

Attempted to increase the US power in Latin America

48
Q

What is the great society

by who

A

Attempt to end poverty

President Lyndon B Johnson

49
Q

What is trickle down economics

Belief by who

A

President Regan believed that economic growth depends on making increased amounts of capital available to business

50
Q

How does the us practice economic nationalism

A

By implementing protective tariffs to American industry

51
Q

Early colonial effort in self government

A

Burgess house of Virginia
Town hall meetings
Mayflower compact

52
Q

Impact of the new deal
What did it raise?
Expansion of…
Resulted in a stronger link between…

A

1) national debt
2) power of federal govt
3) between national and local links of govt

53
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Natural harbored contributed to the

A

Development of commerce

54
Q

What is new nationalism

A

Teddy Roosevelts progressive political policy that favored heavy government intervention in order to assure social justice

55
Q

Truman doctrine originally designed to

A

Contain communism by giving aid to Greece and turkey

56
Q

What did president Coolidge believed

A

That the economy functioned best if government allows businesses to operate freely

57
Q

What is the war powers act

A

Limited the presidents ability to send troops combat aboard

58
Q

The US home front during World War II
Women were replaced in….
Rosie the river was there to….
Many women left…. Why?

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1) essential wartime industries
2) recruit women into wartime industries
3) their factories jobs because they were forced to give up their jobs for returning war veterans

59
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McCulloch v Maryland 1819
What was declared?
Established what?

A

1) Congress had the right to charter the bank under the elastic clause of the constitution
2) established implied powers doctrine, that Congress has powers not established explicitly in the Constitution

60
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Reasons for World War II
What rises in Europe? How does US respond?
What was Germany seeking to do? What did Great Britain and France follow? Results?
What was the primary objective of the US foreign policy in the 1930s?

A 
1) Fascism (dictatorship)
By passing a series of neutrality laws
2) dominate Europe
A policy of appeasement allowed Germany to expand territory but went too far and invaded Poland causing the war
3) avoid overseas conflict
61
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What is the pacific railway act 1862

A

Federal govt encouraged the building of the transcontinental railroad by giving land to railroad compaines

62
Q

Engle v Vitale 1962
What did it hold?
Talks about what?

A

1) state laws which require prayer are in violation of the establishment clause in the first amendment
2) civil liberties
And freedom of religion

63
Q

What did the Supreme Court declared the New Deal Laws
Why?
How did FDR response
What can this be seen as

A

1) unconstitutional
2) overextended the power of the federal government
3) proposed legislation to increase the size of the court to make it favorable to the new deal laws
4) threat to checks and balances

64
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What is the interstate highway act 1956

A

Increase suburban growth

65
Q

Who is Sacco and Vanzetti

A

In 1920 they were convicted of robbery and murder

Were found guilty and died on the electric chair

66
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camp David’s accords
What did president jimmy carter succeed in?
Why is this significant?

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1) providing a foundation for a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt
2) they represented first peace agreement btwn Israel and Arab nations

67
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What is the new freedom

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Designed to help the US solve problems caused by industrialization

68
Q

What was a primary goal of President Thomas Jefferson 1803 decision to purchase the Lusitania Territory

A

Studying Native American Indian societies

69
Q

Few restrictions were placed on immigration to the United States in the late 19th century primarily because immigrants

A

would add to the diversity of the population

70
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In the mid–1930s, which action did the federal government take in an attempt to avoid the situations that drew the United States into World War I?

A

passing the Neutrality Acts

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