Ap us history Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 26 Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill) - correct answers Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944, it was also known as the GI Bill. It provided veterans of the Second World War with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing. (p. 557) early marriages - correct answers One sign of confidence in post-World War II era was an explosion of marriages at a younger age and new births. (p. 558) baby boom - c...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 2Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore - correct answers In 1634, Cecil Calvert (Second Lord Baltimore) was the son of George Calvert (First Lord Baltimore). Cecil Calvert set about making his father's dream of a Maryland colony that would be a haven for Catholics in America. (p. 27) Act of Toleration - correct answers The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to provide a s...

AP US History Exam Review Latest Update Already Passed Chapter 3: Discovering and Settling the New World ... John Calvin French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion Martin Luther a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. John Smith ..., Helpe...

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Amsco AP US History Chapter 22Beginning of the War - correct answers - Serbian terrorist assassinates Archduke Ferdinand - Austria declares war on Serbia - Germany, an ally of Germany, declares war on Russia, an ally of Serbia - Germany declares war on France, an ally of Russia - Britain, as an ally of France, declares war on Germany Causes of the war - correct answers M - militarism A - secret alliances N - nationalism I - imperialism A - assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Archdu...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 24Great Depression - correct answers This depression of the 1930's lasted far longer, caused more business failures and unemployment, and affected more people - both of the middle class and the working class - than any other preceding period of hard times. Black Thursday - October 24 - correct answers There was an unprecedented volume of selling on Wall Street, and stock prices plunged. The next day hoping to stave off disaster, a group of bankers bought millions ...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 23Warren Harding - correct answers In November 1920, he was elected the 29th president of the United States. He was a Republican whose slogan was: "Return to Normalcy". His term was marked by scandals and corruption, although he was never implicated in any of the scandals. In August 1923, he died while traveling in the West. (p. 475-476) Charles Evans Hughes - correct answers A former presidential candidate and Supreme Court justice who was appointed secretary of...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 27elections of 1952, 1956 - correct answers In these two presidential elections Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon defeated Adlai Stevenson quite easily. (p. 580-581) Dwight Eisenhower - correct answers The United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany. In the election of 1952 he became the the 34th President of the United States. (p. 579) Adlai Stevenson - correct answers An Illinois governor and the Democratic pr...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 24Great Depression - correct answers This depression of the 1930's lasted far longer, caused more business failures and unemployment, and affected more people - both of the middle class and the working class - than any other preceding period of hard times. Black Thursday - October 24 - correct answers There was an unprecedented volume of selling on Wall Street, and stock prices plunged. The next day hoping to stave off disaster, a group of bankers bought millions ...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 26Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill) - correct answers Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944, it was also known as the GI Bill. It provided veterans of the Second World War with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing. (p. 557) early marriages - correct answers One sign of confidence in post-World War II era was an explosion of marriages at a younger age and new births. (p. 558) baby boom - cor...