<p>Kansas-Nebraska Act. Repubs wanted to stop spread of slavery</p>
<p>Who was Bernard Baruke?</p>
<p>Appointed by Wilson to oversee the War Industries Board. The organization had wide powers, but was plagued by beaurucratic inefficiency.</p>
<p>What led to the fall of McCarthy's popularity/credibility?</p>
<p>Publicized Army hearings. On TV, I think.</p>
<p>Who was Archi*bald Cox*?</p>
<p>He was the first prosecutor for the Watergate scandal.</p>
<p>What was the common belief of the transcendentalists? Who were some?</p>
<p>Transcendentalists believed that one could "transcend" worldliness and, through intuition, achieve a spiritual state. They emphasized nonviolence and individualism. Prominent ones were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. They established Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, which was shortlived because of a fire.</p>
<p>What is the Baghdad Pact?</p>
<p>The treaty was initiated by USA and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization, consisting of most West European countries, Turkey, USA and Canada) as part of the intent to create a worldwide chain of anti-Soviet alliances. </p>
<p>Who was Marcus Gravey</p>
<p>He believed the blacks should emmigrate to Africa.</p>
<p>The presidential election of 1840 is often considered the first “modern” election because....</p>
<p>the candidates (William Henry Harrison and Martin Van Buren) used campaign techniques such as passing out buttons, hats, and hard cider (for Harrison's log cabin campaign). It also involved an unusual amount of name calling.</p>
<p>The Platt Amendment to an army aprropriations bill in 1901 did what in terms of America's foreign policy?</p>
<p>It restricted Cuba's independence by, among other things, limiting it's ability to conclude treaties with foreign powers and providing for the United State's use of Guantanamo Bay as a military base.</p>
<p>What, respectively, were the names of Joseph Pulitzer's and William Randolph Hearst's newspapers?</p>
<p>New York World / New York Journal</p>
<p>What were the Clayton-Bulwer and Hay-Pauncefote Treaties?</p>
<p>Clayton Bulwer was between US and Britain, and said that neither would build a Panama canal. Hay-Pauncefote repealed that and allowed the US to build a canal.</p>
<p>What was the Ballinger-Pinchot thing?</p>
<p>Imo, you guys are reviewing a lot of unecessary facts.</p>
<p>I know :).</p>
<p>yeah, i agree.</p>
<p>ballinger-pinchot: angered roosevelt because taft fired someone who was really environmentalist. something like that. it really doesnt matter.</p>
<p>explain the strengths and weaknesses of the articles of confederation.</p>
<p>They were too weak and decentralized. They couldn't tax, levy army, regulate commerce, or anything else, for that matter. Actually, what DID they do? I forgot...</p>
<p>came up with the process of how to bring in land (land ordinances of 1785 and 1787)</p>
<p>And what did the Tallmadge Amendment do?</p>
<p>they handled the issue of western lands pretty well. northwest ordinance of 1787, etc.</p>
<p>tallmadge amendment - no more slaves could be brought into missouri.</p>
<p>what did the crittenden compromise propose?</p>
<p>Extend the 36'30º line west to try and save union.</p>
<p>Who was Nicholas Biddle?</p>
<p>somebody jackson didnt like? because of the bank or something? i dont really remember.</p>
<p>arrange these world war two events in order: v-e day, v-j day, d-day.</p>