Foreign Policy
This was a warning to Europe to stay out of Latin America. In return the U.S would stay out of Europe
Monroe Doctrine
What was the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair that described the horrors of the meat packing industry
The Jungle
Who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus. Later leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
Established after the Civil War and were in effect until the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's where southern states had sets of laws that segregated the African Americans from the Whites.
Jim Crow Laws
This Court case established the principle of Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison
What was Woodrow Wilson's policy to keep the U.S out of World War I
Neutrality
This law created the central banking system of the united states, which was signed into law by Woodrow Wilson. it regulated banking to help smaller banks stay in business.
Federal Reserve Act
This Court case ended Racial Segregation in Public Schools
Brown V Board of Education
This legislation targeted Native Americans assimilating them to blend with white culture. It broke up tribal lands and forced Indians to live an American lifestyle
Dawes Act
What first amendment right was upheld in the Zenger Trial.
Freedom of Press
A period of relaxing of tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States during the cold war
Detente
This piece of legislation targeted Monopolies, prohibited price fixing, defining restraint of trade, and promoting competition in Business
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
These group of students were met with harassment and aggression as they attempted to attend an all white public school after the Brown v Board Decision
Little Rock 9
This legislation established the federal government's right to oversee railroad activities. Teddy Roosevelt was able to enforce this legislation to break up railroad monopolies
Interstate Commerce Act
This case outlawed school prayer due to separation of Church and State. (Warren Court decision)
Engel v Vitale
This claimed the right of the United States to intervene in the domestic affairs of Western Hemisphere nations to maintain stability using Military force if necessary.
Roosevelt Corollary or Big Stick Policy
Who was the governor of Wisconsin who proposed Initiative, Referendum, and Recall with his Wisconsin Plan
Robert (Bob) Lafollette
This group of young college students rode buses down south to support the desegregation of transportation. They were met with violent opposition.
Freedom Riders
Passed during the New Deal this established a system of financial benefits for the elderly, those who suffer work related injuries, disabilities, handicapped, and unemployed.
Social Security Act
This U.S court case involves abortion. The Supreme Court ruled that state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional.
Roe V Wade
Established by FDR this overturned the Platt amendment granting Cuba independence and US withdrawal of troops in Latin America
Good Neighbor Policy
She created the Hull settlement house in Chicago to aid Immigrants and those in poverty
Jane Addams
A Black Muslim minister in the Nation of Islam and an influential black leader who moved away from Martin Luther King's non-violent methods of civil disobedience calling for more aggressive action. He was eventually assassinated
Malcolm X
Passed after Vietnam, this forces the President to notify Congress 48 hours before declaring war and deploying troops.
War Powers Act
The only Supreme Court case in U.S history that involved a presidential election
Bush V Gore