Ap Us History Review Thread: Q&A!

<p>Long Telegram*.</p>

<p>The Alien an Sedition acts prevented anyone from saying anything bad about the government, lengthened the time it took to become a citizen, and some more stuff. It was designed to strengthen the Feds but it actually helped the Republicans. </p>

<p>Who was Michael Harrington?</p>

<p>Michael Harrington was a democratic socialist and writer, and wrote The Other America: Poverty in the United States.</p>

<p>Since you didn't provide a question, I'll ask another.</p>

<p>What was the gag rule?</p>

<p>In response to the debates over the annexation of Texas, Congress imposed a gag rule that prevented discussion of slavery from 1835-1844.</p>

<p>Who was the first woman cabinet member?</p>

<p>Francis Perkins, during FDR's administration. She was secretary of labor, I think.</p>

<p>Who coined the term 'New Deal'? (Not FDR, the other guy)</p>

<p>Stuart Chase? we will NEVER have to know that.</p>

<p>what did the domino theory state?</p>

<p>The domino theory said that if one country in SE Asia fell to communism, they would all fall, which garnered support for the containment policy.</p>

<p>What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?</p>

<p>it created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and opened new lands for settlement, and allowed the settlers to decide whether or not to have slavery (popular sovereignity)</p>

<p>what was the compromise of 1877?</p>

<p>Popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, led to Bleeding Kansas.</p>

<p>What was the Adams-Onis Treaty?</p>

<p>i will answer both questions: compromise of 1877 ended reconstruction and gave hayes the presidency, adams onis treaty settled the boundary dispute between the US and spain.</p>

<p>what was the marshall plan?</p>

<p>The Marshall Plan was Truman's plan for providing economic aid to the war-torn countries of Western Europe. It was also offered to the USSR, but they declined; I believe the US purposely made the conditions unreasonable so that the USSR would not accept.</p>

<p>Who was Nicholas Trist?</p>

<p>The Marshall Plan was used to rebuild European economies after WWII to repel Communism, around 13 billion dollars of assistance was given.</p>

<p>What was the Preemption Act?</p>

<p>trist- something about the mexican war. he signed the treaty of guadelupe hildago but i dont remember what else he did.</p>

<p>preemption act- allowed squatters to purchase land. something like that.</p>

<p>what did the freedmen's bureau do?</p>

<p>provided aid to the newly freed blacks after the civil war, helped them find their families..etc.</p>

<p>what is reaganonmics</p>

<p>Reagononomics was about "supply-side" economics wich was the idea that if the government left more money in the hands of the people, they would invest it rather than spend it on excessive consumer goods. Thus there would be more production, jobs, prosperity, and income despite the tax cuts for the wealthy. Wasn't this similar to Hoover's (I believe) trickle-down theory?</p>

<p>What marked the end of the Federalist party and also the Whig party?</p>

<p>the hartford convention and the republican party's creation</p>

<p>What was the lumberjack war (aroostook)?</p>

<p>It was an undeclared and bloodless conflict between US and Britain, ended with an agreement on the boundary between US and Canada.</p>

<p>What was the Teller Amendment?</p>

<p>the teller amendment said that once the US defeated the spanish, they would let Cuba go free</p>

<p>who was medgar evers?</p>

<p>He was the guy who was shot right after JFK's speech on civil rights and his assassin wasn't convicted until 30some years later. </p>

<p>^We didn't even touch on that in APUSH. That's all I remember from the movie =P</p>

<p>What was the Dawes-Severalty Act?</p>

<p>dawes severalty act - provided for the assimilation of natiive americans. gave some tribes individual plots of land (instead of communal ownership), provided citizenship for some, and american schooling of native american children.</p>

<p>what was the battle of fallen timbers?</p>