APUSH 2
Isolationism
During the 1930s, the US utilized this form of foreign policy where we refuse to get involved in foreign affairs and wars.
Imperialism
The taking over of a country for their resources by a more
industrialized and militaristic nation.
Imbeachment
Industrial Rev.
Inflation
Interstate Highways
To formally bring a governmental official up on charges.
The rise of factories during the late 1800s in the US
The rise in prices due to monetary issues
Eisenhower's plan to link cities within the US (modeled on
the German autobahn system).
Indian Removal Act
The Trail of Tears was a product of this act of Congress
Iroquois
The six nations of this tribe formed a Confederacy
Island Hopping
Strategy of the US military to fight the Japanese in the
Pacific on random places, like Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.
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Independent Treasury
Martin Van Buren instituted this as a replacement to the
Second Bank of the United States, which was eliminated by Jackson.
Jamestown
Colony founded in Virginia and run by Captain John Smith
Jim (row Laws
Segregation laws of the south in the late 1800s
John Jay
Author of some of the Federalist Papers who later served
as our first Supreme Court Chief Justice and as a diplomat.
Jazz
The type of music made famous by Louis Armstrong and
Duke Ellington
Judicial Review
The Act of 1789 that was at the root of Marbury v. Madison
Jingoism
Blind patriotism matched with an aggressive foreign policy
Jeffersan
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Jacksnn
The hero of New Orleans and the 7th President
Johnsan
The first President to be impeached due to his soft stance
on the southern states rejoining the Union.
Jay's Treaty
The controversial agreement between the US and Great
Britain in the 1790s that avoided war but seemed to be a weak deal at the time.
Henry Knox
The first Secretary of War and an artillery officer in the
Revolutionary War.
Kitty Hawk, NC
_ The first flight happened here.
Kent state
Four students died at this university in 1974 during protests
that were fired upon by the national guard.
KKK
This hate group was founded after the Civil War and saw a
rebirth during the early 1900s under the leadership of William J. Simmons.
Kore matsu
The Japanese American who sued the government over
the institution of internment camps during WWII.
Kellogs- Briand Pact The agreement in 1928 by major world nations to avoid another world war. It obviously failed.
Krushcheu
The leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis
kansas -Nebraska Act
The Act of 1854 that was the brainchild of Stephen A.
Douglas, who believed that popular sovereignty could avoid the slavery issue.
kentucky
The home state of Daniel Boone and Henry Clay
John F. Kennedy
The 35th President
LiLno Kalani
The Queen of Hawaii that was deposed by Sanford Dole
Land- Lease
The plan to help the British during WWII with supplies and
tools of war while still maintaining our neutrality.
duisiana Purchase
The Jefferson acquisition of territory in 1803
Little women
_ The novel about the March family by Louisa May Alcott
Lincoln
The Great Emancipator
Lexington + Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution where the "shot
heard round the world" occurred.
Lecompton
The "illegal" Constitution for the Kansas territory that was
still accepted by Buchanan.
Robert E. Lec
The commanding general of the Confederate forces at
Gettysburg
Lavsser - Faire
The economic policy that dictates that the government
leaves the economy alone.
0. Labor Unions
The AFL-CIO, Teamsters, and IWW
Loyalist
What a colonist who stayed on the side of the British and
the king during the American Revolution was called.
2. Robert la follette
_ "Fighting Bob" from Wisconsin - the leader of the
Progressive Movement
3. Charles Lindbergh
The pilot of the first solo flight over the Atlantic in 1929
The ship sunk by a German U-Boat with 200+ Americans
Luistanio
on board that helped to sway the American people into supporting involvement in WWl.
Leader of the AFL-CIO during the 1930s who fought so
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hard for the Wagner Act to be passed in 1935 (fantastic eyebrows, too!)
Mckinley
beginning of the 20th century.
President from Ohio assassinated by an anarchist just at the
Massachnsetts
The state of Adams and Kennedy
Mexican War
"Spotty Lincoln" protested the beginning of this.
McCarthy
Senator from Wisconsin who terrorized Washington politics
by blindly accusing government officials and family members of being communists.
Marshall Plan
Plan to give loans and financial assistance to European
nations after WWil in order to bolster their economies, rebuild and prevent communism.
Manifest Destiny
_The belief that westward expansion was God's grace.
Douglas MarArthur
Commanding general who bungled the handling of the
bonus army, lost and then retook the Philippines, and was the UN leader in Korea.
John Muir
Conservationist given credit for convincing Theodore
Roosevelt to promote the National forest service, a precursor to national parks.
Mississppi River
River that was the setting for Mark Twain's novels.
Missouri Compromise
Agreement to allow one slave and one free state into the
union in 1820.
Mount Vernon
Washington's home
Monros Doctrine
Letter to the leaders of Europe in 1823 warning that any
intervention in the western hemisphere was an affront to the USA
MMary land.
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Colony found as a safe haven for Catholics
Medicare
Program to support health care for poor and underemployed
people as part of LBJ's Great Society.
George MCCL
lan
General of the union forces who was so nice he was fired
twice by Lincoln, then lost to Lincoln in the Election of 1864.
Metacom
The British called him King Philip, but his war against New
England in the late-1600s put fear into the colonists and British alike.
Mass Media
Radio, TV, Internet are all considered forms of this.
John Marshall
Supreme Court Chief Justice who established judicial review
Marbury v. Maditon
Judicial review was established through this case in 1803
James Madison
The Father of the Constitution
Nativism
The belief that the only true Americans were born here
Nullifidation
Calhoun's argument against the Tariff of Abominations in
1828 echoed the beliefs of Jefferson and Madison in the Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions - what was this belief called?
New Deal
FDR's plan of relief, recovery and reform
NAACP
African American group formed in 1909 to combat
segregation - DuBois was a founding member
Neutrality,
When a nation declares they will take no side in a conflict
NSC
A group formed with the President, the VP, the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and other security experts.
NOW
Female group of empowerment in the 1960s that fought for
political, social and economic equality.
Karry Nation
Woman who attempted to promote temperance by going into
bars with a Bible in one hand and a hatchet in the other to break the bottles.
NATO
Group of Western European and North American countries
that provided collective security during the Cold War and into today.
Napoleon
Leader who sold Louisiana
AFITA
Economic treaty of open borders for trade between the US,
Canada and Mexico
- Nixon
Northwest Ordinance
The President who opened China diplomatically in 1972
1789 ordinance of the Confederation Congress that set up 5
states and outlawed slavery within the territory.
New England
Region that includes Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, etc.
New Orleans
Andrew Jackson rose to fame with his win in a battle here.
Sandra Day O'Connor
The first female Supreme Court justice
Ohio
The 2nd most Presidents come from this state
Oregon
"54-40 or fight" was a phrase in support of acquiring this
Open Door Policy
The trade policy regarding China established by John Hay
Oklahoma
The land rush occurred in this "Sooner" State
Olive - Branch
Petition
Peace proposal to King George Ill that was rejected
Robert Depenheimer
Organized Crime
Man in charge of the Manhattan Project
Gang activity of the 1920s, like Capone, was called this
Oglethorphe
Founder of Georgia
OPEC
The group of middle eastern countries that controlled
gasoline prices and was broken because of a showdown with Jimmy Carter
Penn
Founder of the colony that invited all religions, even though
he was a member of "The Society of Friends"
Platt Amendment
1901 amendment that dealt with the conditions for the
removal of American forces from Cuba.
Proclamation Line 1763 1763 line between British colonies and native tribes
William pitt
British Prime Minister given credit for winning the French and
Indian War due to changes in strategy and use of colonials.
The City of Brotherly Love - largest city in the colonies
Philadelebi9
Author of Common Sense
A. Mitchell Palmer
_ Attorney General under Woodrow Wilson who led raids
against suspected communists and anarchists, a clear violation of the 4th amendment
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Puritans
The settlers of Plymouth Rock were called pilgrims or _
9. George Pallman
The owner of a railroad luxury car manufacturing company
that experienced a strike in Chicago in the 1890s due to a slash in wages.
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Prohibition
The 18th amendment
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Populirts
Movement of farmers (grange movement) to attempt to
achieve bimetallism and other farm-related reforms in the late-1800s
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Pontiac
Native chief who attempted to unify the Indian tribes of the
Great Lakes region after the French and Indian War
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James k.
Polk
_President from Tennessee who espoused manifest destiny
and the Mexican War
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Poll Tax
Frances Perkins
A hindrance to voting - outlawed by the 24th amendment _The first female Cabinet member (Secretary of Labor)
Quebec
Queen Anne's War
Quarterina
Battle where both Montcalm and Wolfe died
American counterpart to the War of Spanish Succession
The act of soldiers demanding room and board from
civilians
Quallers
The religious group that settled mainly in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey - known for their passive nature and friendliness to native tribes
Quota
Limitation placed upon certain ethnic groups in immigration.
Rockefeller
Owner of the Standard Oil Company - billionaire
Ronald Reagan
President who rode to victory with the Moral Majority and
the Christian Coalition. He served to terms and was known for his hard stance on the USSR
Radical Repulicans
_ Group of congressmen who argued for a firm stance against
the southern states being readmitted into the union after the Civil War
Redcoats
Term for British soldiers during the American Revolution
Rupubliran
"The Party of Lincoln"
Jacob Riis
Muckraking photographer and author of "How the Other Half
Lives" which exposed ghetto and slum life
- Russo - Japanest War
_ The war that earned Theodore Roosevelt the Nobel Peace
Prize for negotiating the treaty
Reconstruction
The era following the Civil War
Roev. Wade
_ The 1973 Supreme Court case dealing with abortion
Eleanor Roosevelt The first lady that was instrumental in redefining the role by travelling the country, holding her own press conferences, and having her own political views that didn't always mesh with her husband.
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Paul Revere
"The Midnight Ride of
3. Jeanctte Rankin
The first female Senator - from Montana and voted against
both world wars
Bio Grande
The river in question as the border between the US and
Mexico at the beginning of the Mexican War
Red Scave
1920s America's fear of communism was known as the _
Ratification: The Constitution was passed in 1787 but it wasn't until 1789 that this occurred.
William T. Sherman After capturing Atlanta, he "marched to the sea" to punish the
South
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Augustine
The first permanent colony in North America
SEC
The New Deal program designed to serve as a government
watchdog of companies and their stock market activity
San
Francisco
- The California Gold Rush made this a city in 1849
Daniel Shays
The rebellion against Massachusetts taxation that exposed
the weakness of the Articles of Confederation was led by this man
Sucession
The act of a state leaving the union
Stamp ACt
The very unpopular taxation of the colonies in 1765
Al smith
The New York governor and failed 1928 candidate for the
Presidency who was the first major party candidate that was Catholic
Seneca
Falls Conv. The women's conference in 1848 that produced the Women's
Declaration of Sentiments
Suffrage
Spanish- American
Dred Scott
Sedition
Act
The right to vote
The war that started due to the sinking of the USS Maine The slave that sued for his freedom and lost in 1857
The act of Congress at the heart of the Supreme Court case
of Schenck v. United States
Supreme Court
_ 9 justices that serve as the highest point of the judicial branch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Worked with Susan B. Anthony for women's right to vote and helped to co-write the Declaration of Sentiments
Social Security
New Deal program that established old age pensions and
help for the disabled - still around in today's society.
Sun BUt
Area of the US from Florida to California that has elevated in
population thanks to air conditioning
Sons of Liberty The group led by Samuel Adams during the revolution
Sitting Bull
Little Bighorn
_ Native chief given credit for the defeat of Custer at the Battle of
John Steinbeck The author of "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men"
Teller
Author of an 1819 amendment to admit Missouri as a free
state with the eventual emancipation of current slaves in the territory.
William Howard Taft President who also served on the Supreme Court
Trust
When monopolies were banned, Rockefeller formed this
Havry S. Truman
The President who dropped the first atomic weapons
lecumsen
The Shawnee leader of a native uprising that served as a
precursor to the War of 1812
weed
The political boss of the Tammany Hall Ring of corruption
Treaty of Tordesillas The treaty between Portugal and Spain that was settled by the Pope and effectively ruined Portugal's chances of being a major power in trade
John Tyler
President that admitted Texas into the union
Tuskegee Inst.
Institute of higher learning founded by Booker T. Washington
Nat Turner
Slave rebellion leader in 1831 who was executed for the killing
of slave owners but was still feared within for Virginia for years afterwards
Texas
This state was its own Lone Star Republic before joining the
US in 1846.
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina senator who ran as a Dixiecrat in the election
of 1948 and was a proponent of segregation of blacks and whites.
Ruger B.
Tancy
_ Supreme Court Chief Justice who wrote the Dred Scott
decision
Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to this sad event
Transcontinental RailRoads This linked San Francisco and New York City in 1869
The New Deal program designed to bring educational
programs, power, and other services to poor regions of Appalachia
Zachary Taylor
General during the Mexican War who became President
Mark Twain
Author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Tariff of Albominations 1828 act of Congress signed by Jackson and protested with anger by John C. Calhoun and other southerners
Alexis de Terque ville French traveller and author of Democracy in America
U2 Alexis de Terque ville French traveller and author of Democracy in America
U2 Incident
A situation between the Soviet Union and the USA that arose
because of a spy plane that was shot down that contained pilot Frances Powers
The state settled by the Mormons
utah
United FarmWorkers
Group led by Cesar Chavez
Vicks Bung
Mississippi River city captured after a long siege on July 4,
1863. This was a triumph for Grant and happened a day after the victory at Gettysburg
VP
The highest governmental job these people all held in US
history: Nelson Rockefeller, Aaron Burr, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Henry Wallace
Van
Burch
The President who helped to found the modern democratic
party and instituted the independent treasury while in office.
Volstead ACt
The actual law that enforced the 18th amendment in the US
Vietnam
The war where the My Lai massacre occurred
Valley Forge
The winter quarters of the Continental Army in 1777-78.
Treaty of Vorsailles
The treaty that ended WWI.
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Dan
Madison's Plan for the Constitution, presented at the
Constitutional Convention and countered by a plan from William Paterson.
Veto
The rejection of a bill passed by both houses of Congress.
Voting Rights Act of 19651965 Act that bolstered suffrage in the south
Unicameral
The Confederation Congress comprised of one house, called
Underground RailRoad
Harriet Tubman was famous for her work on this
Uncle Sam
He "wants you" for the U.S. Army.
USSR
The abbreviation for the Soviet Union
V-Bout
German attack submarine in WWII
Uncle Tombs Cabin
The book published in 1852 that made Americans take a
deeper and closer look into slavery
UN: Peace Keeping Organization with their HQ in NYC
Watergate
Scandal of Richard Nixon's administration
Wagner Act
_ The Act that made union formation and activity legal in the US
Whiskey Rebellion
- The only time a sitting US President ever led troops was in
order to put down this issue in western Pennsylvania.
George Wallace
The governor of Alabama who said "segregation now,
segregation tomorrow and segregation forever!"
David Wilhot
The Pennsylvania Congressman who authored a proviso that
stated that all land obtained from the Mexican War cession should be "free soil."
Wnig
_ The anti-Jackson political party
Wounded Knee
A battle according to the US army, a massacre according to
the Sioux tribe - it was also taken over by AIM as a protest.
Wright Bro thirs
The brothers who made the first flight
Booker T. Washington
Author of Up From Slavery
0. William t Mary
College that graduated Thomas Jefferson AND Jon Stewart
War of 1812
2. Daniel Webster
_ "Mr. Madison's War"
3. Wowedron Wilson
and Secretary of State who was a member of "The Great Triumvirate"
New Hampshire and MAssachusetts Congressman, Senator
-4. John Wintroph
_ President who put the Federal Reserve System into practice
5. _
who believed that Boston would serve as a "city upon the hill."
_ The long serving governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Eli Whithey
- The inventor of the cotton gin
Yellow Journalism
_ When a news source makes wild generalizations and
exaggerates stories in order to sell more copies. alta Conference
The conference at the tail end of WWII that had "The Big
Three" present - it ended with a planned splitting of Germany into zones'
Yorktuun
The battle when Washington cornered Cornwallis and forced
his surrender during the American Revolution.
MCA
The christian organization that served as a refuge for young
men that needed a place to stay, a meal, or help with employment.
Yose mite
National park in California toured by Roosevelt
Yellowstoni
National park in Wyoming that contains Old Faithful
Yanuees
What northern soldiers were known as in the Civil War.
Brigham Young
Leader of the Mormons who had them settle around Salt Lake
City after their founder was murdered.
Yippies
Politically active hippies during the 1960s and 70s, with
leaders like Abbie Hoffman.
Yuppies: A young, college-educated professional during the 1980s
XYZ Affair
The Adams administration attempted to avoid the Quasi War
with France and sent diplomats, but they were denied in an event known as
Lenger
Printer accused of libel by the governor of New York who won
a court case that is widely considered to be the birth of the freedom of the press.
2oot Suit Riots Riots in Los Angeles, CA in June of 1943 that were race related, as it pitted white American servicemen against Mexican-American youth zimmerman Telegram The telegram that convinced Americans to get involved in WWI
zones
The advent of railroad travel required a standardized time and
led to the 1883 creation of time
zero
Japanese carrier-based fighter plane during WWII