AP American History- Page 3

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:15pm

I believe it was for about a week, Elphie.


After the Germans sunk the Lusitania in 1915, nearly ALL Americans wanted to enter the World War against Germany.


In summary, what were President Woodrow Wilson's remarks when he addressed a Joint Session of Congress after the incident?

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:18pm

That he wanted to stay neutral as long as possible?

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:22pm

Close. In he said in essence, "Sometimes there are issues when we are too proud to fight."


What did the Missouri Compromise (passed by Congress in 1820) attempt to accomplish?

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:23pm

Missouri wanted to enter the union as a slave state, but it would ruin the balance, so it said missouri would enter as a slave state if maine enters as a free state. right?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:23pm

Yeha, I think it was that he wanted to stay neutral for as long as possible. I know that he finally decided to join the war because the war was becoming a threat to humanity and he didn't want western civilization to be destroyed, but that was a different speech, right?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:24pm

Ahh, I am behind in the questions!

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:29pm

Jwei--that WAS the root cause of the Compromise of 1820--but it also mandated that the number of slave states and free states MUST REMAIN EQUAL AT ALL TIMES.

This legislation remained in place until the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 (which declared that States could decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to be Free States or Slave States via "popular sovernity." (spelling?)


Did the Americans suffer greater casualties from the Civil War or World War I?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:30pm

Civil?

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:31pm

CORRECT!!!


I'm going to go to bed soon, but I'd be happy to continue this tomorrow if you think it will help...

[renthead2005z]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:28pm

yes please...for right now...

How old was MLK during the Rosa Parks incident?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:32pm

M_E~ This is amazing! Thanks so much for doing this! I need as much review as I can get. What do you know about Calculus? ;-P

As for Renthead's question, I have no idea...

[renthead2005z]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:38pm

well since i gotta run, he was 26...he was then asked to lead the bus boycott, and he died at 39 i believe..he didn't break forty i know that, he wasn't around very long in the media before he died.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:35pm

Since we're talking Civil Rights now, what state did Harry Truman have to send Federal Troops into to enforce integration at the High School level?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:53pm

Hmmm.. Mississippi?

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:57pm

VERY CLOSE, CYP...

It was Arkansas--1954.


What was the "Era of Good Feeling"--and how did it come about?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:15pm

Yikes, Arkansas!

Era of Good Feelings came as a response to the perceived U.S. victory of the War of 1812 (when it really ended in a stalemate w/ the signing of the Treaty of Ghent)... It was associated w/ Monroe's presidency and was a time of extreme U.S. nationalism and pride.

Oh yeah, also because there was really only one party (Dem-Repub's) because of the Federalist party's demise due to the Hartford Convention (threatened secession, looked like idiots) Updated On: 5/2/05 at 07:15 PM

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:20pm

I'd score you an 80% on that answer, CYP.

The James Monroe Administration (1817-1825) was referred to as the "Era of Good Feeling" because the Federalist Party had died out and 99.99% of the Country was Democratic-Republican.

When Monroe was re-elected President in 1820--he would have won a Unanionous Vote in the Electoral College--except for one Elector (I believe in New Hampshire) voted against him because he felt ONLY George Washington should have the honor of unamious election.


The Era of Good Feeling ended as quickly as it began when the conservative wing of the Democractic-Republican party "splinterd off" and formed the National Republican Party.

The National Republican Candidate, John Quincy Adams, was elected President in 1824 and the two-party system re-emerged.

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:22pm

80%, not bad not bad.. I'll take what I can get.

M_E, you really know your stuff - I'm highly impressed!

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:26pm

***blushes***


I'm not trying to impress, CYP, just help you guys study and pass!


Okay. Next Question. What was the biggest "Trust" that Teddy Roosevelt "busted"?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:33pm

I know you aren't showing off, and I thank you for the review help! I am just amazed by people (like you or my teacher) who really know their stuff.

Okay.. Teddy Roosevelt busted the Northern Securities Company right?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:34pm

Wow, I have no idea abou that one!

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:36pm

He DID -- but the biggest and most infamous trust he "busted" was Standard Oil.


What was Herbert Hoover's Campaign Slogan?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:38pm

Ohhh yeah, that's right. I was thinking of the famous court case with the N. Securities Company.

Hoover's slogan: "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage!"

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:39pm

Yeah! Like they say in Annie: "In ev'ry pot he said a chicken, but Herbtert Hoover he forgot.."

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:48pm

Excellent!!!


Now, this is a tricky one:


What political party nominated Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice-President in 1864?