REGENTS Flashcards by MaMish Simkin

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great Britain

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

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

Regulating interest rates and the money supply

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The main goal of the first Agricultural Afjustment Act was to

Stabilize farm prices by reducing the amount of surplus crops

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What was the reason for migration in the 1930s

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

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

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

Increasing US involvement in Vietnam

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

Nuclear War with Soviet Union was avoided

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

Watergate scandal

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

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

Population changes among the states

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What is trickle down economics

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

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

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

``` 14 points Proposed by who Why To provide what Established what ```

President Woodrow Wilson That would govern the postwar world Designed to provide a just and lasting peace Established the League of Nations

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

Distrust of the average citizens judgement

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

13th and 14th amendments

The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to

Control the money supply

“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

He gradually changed his foreign policy goals

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

Development of the dust bowl conditions on the great plains

Why was the major reason for wartime rationing

Ensuring that troops were adequately supplied

Cuban Missilie Crisis 1962 | Why was there a US naval blockage around Cuba

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

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

Communication between the two to avert (prevent) war

. . 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

taking military action to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi aggression

Picture: says 21st century middle class = extinct Which combination of factors has led to the problem shown in the cartoon?

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

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

Checks and balances

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?

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

What did the North Atlantic Treaty Organization do? | NATO

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

Korematsu v US 1944 | What did it hold?

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

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

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

``` 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? ```

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

Baker v Carr 1962 | What did it order states to do

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

Supply Side Economics By who What did it do

President Regan | Lower tax rates on personal and business income

Concurrent powers

Shared by state and federal government

What is the Berlin airlift

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

What is dollar diplomacy

Attempted to increase the US power in Latin America

What is the great society | by who

Attempt to end poverty | President Lyndon B Johnson

What is trickle down economics | Belief by who

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

How does the us practice economic nationalism

By implementing protective tariffs to American industry

Early colonial effort in self government

Burgess house of Virginia Town hall meetings Mayflower compact

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

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

Natural harbored contributed to the

Development of commerce

What is new nationalism

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

Truman doctrine originally designed to

Contain communism by giving aid to Greece and turkey

What did president Coolidge believed

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

What is the war powers act

Limited the presidents ability to send troops combat aboard

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

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

McCulloch v Maryland 1819 What was declared? Established what?

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

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?

``` 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 ```

What is the pacific railway act 1862

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

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

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

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

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

What is the interstate highway act 1956

Increase suburban growth

Who is Sacco and Vanzetti

In 1920 they were convicted of robbery and murder | Were found guilty and died on the electric chair

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

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

What is the new freedom

Designed to help the US solve problems caused by industrialization

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

Studying Native American Indian societies

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

would add to the diversity of the population

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?

passing the Neutrality Acts

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