if you need help on us history

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<p>hey guys, i thought that this might be an interesting way to help everyone who is needing to study for the am. history test. i kno a lot of the material is based on trends and stuff, but there is also a lot of memorization as well. so if everyone who comes by this thread can just post one fact (person, book, event, policy...) that is commonly tested, everyone will be happy!. Please keep this thread going. i'll start.</p>

<p>The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - exposed unsafe conditions in Chicago's meatpacking plants (Progressive Era)</p>

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<p>The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt.</p>

<p>jk</p>

<p>Detente: term coined during Nixon presidency where the US and Russia was in a "laid-back" mood</p>

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<p>The Wilmot Proviso was a congressional bill mandating the prohibition of slavery in any territory gained from Mexico during the war. The failure of the proviso led to the formation of the Free-Soil Party.</p>

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<p>what high school classes should be taken to be somewhat prepped for the history sat II? .. i took hon us hist (9th), ap nsl (10th), and IB Euro Hist (11th) but im not sure if these are helpful at all</p>

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<p>hey you need to contribute. haha jk there is world history and us history subject tests.</p>

<p>very funny gotfryrice.</p>

<p>The senate rejected Wilson's 14 points particularly because the senate wanted the country to go back to a state of isolationism rather than get involved with europe.</p>

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<p>haha sorry here </p>

<p>The chief reason given by Woodrow Wilson for requesting a declaration of war against Germany in 1917 was the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany</p>

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<p>does anyone want to kindly share their sat 2 qas?</p>

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<p>I never knew they had SAT 2 QAS's?</p>

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<p>The Monroe Doctrine, I believe, was mentioned on both the AP and subject test for US History.</p>

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<p>for those who used amsco textbook to study for sat 2 us history...approximately how many weeks before the test did you start reading. I like to take the oct. sat so....should i start in sept?</p>

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<p>I got a 760 studying from AMSCO.</p>

<p>I started Monday, the week of the test.</p>

<p>I didn't get out at all that week. Every moment of free time was spent reading. I finished on Friday afternoon. Wouldn't really reccommend this course of action. I'd say at least three weeks before to give you ample time to review.</p>