Period 5
The settlers in a given territory have the sole right to decide whether or not slavery will be permitted there
Popular Sovereignty
can only vote if you, your father, or grandfather could vote before 1865
Grandfather Clause
The U.S. will protect its Latin American interests by force if needed
Roosevelt Corollary
Massive and systematic American economic aid to Post-WWII Europe
Marshall Plan
The goal of this Reagan Administration initiative was to force USSR to overspend to keep up with the US
Strategic Defense Initiative/SDI
In this 1863 battle, the Union gained control of the Mississippi River, allowing them to cut the Confederacy in half
Battle of Vicksburg/Vicksburg
This was created to stop the formation of trusts, but was worded too vaguely to be effective. It was more commonly used against labor unions
Sherman Antitrust Act
The explosion of this ship led the US to declare war on Spain
USS Maine
A literary movement based on post-WWII American society and culture. Members rejected middle-class values, materialism, and consumer culture
Beat Movement/Beatniks
The fall of this signified the beginning of the end of the Cold War
Berlin Wall
A specific request made by Congressman Abraham Lincoln in 1847, demanding that President James K. Polk identify the exact location where American blood was shed on American soil, which justified the declaration of war against Mexico.
Spot Resolution
Authorized a civil service commission to hire people for federal jobs through a merit system based on candidates’ performance on an examination
Pendleton Civil Service Act
A large scale movement of Southern African Americans to the North in order to escape discrimination & violence and take advantage of new job opportunities
Great Migration
Opponents of the _____________________ argued that the First Amendment protected the free expression of unpopular political views and membership in political groups
Red Scare
This banished "Vietnam Syndrome"
Persian Gulf War
Lincoln described the Civil War as a test of democracy and called on Americans to revise their ideas of democracy and equality
Gettysburg Address
This series of court cases greatly limited the rights of blacks and strengthened Jim Crow laws in the South
Civil Rights Cases (1883)
This stated that the US wouldn’t recognize territorial possessions gained through force
Stimson Doctrine (1932)
Eliminated literacy tests, allowed federal examiners to enroll voters previously denied suffrage by local officials
Voting Rights Act (1865)
Allows childhood arrivals to study, work, get drivers licenses, and pay taxes without deportation
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Lincoln suspended this during the Civil War
habeas corpus
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled citizenship is protected by the 14th Amendment
US v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)
A military strategy in which the Allies captured specific islands to establish bases while bypassing others, ultimately moving closer to Japan
Island hopping
In the future, Asian allies would receive U.S. support without the extensive use of U.S. ground forces
Nixon Doctrine
Former Warsaw Pact nations joined this international organization after the Cold War
NATO