Whats the Plan Stan?
A plan that the US came up with to revive the war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
What was the Marshall Plan
A veteran of the Spanish American War on the Cuban front
Who was Teddy Roosevelt
Author of the 1906 hit: The Jungle
Who was Upton Sinclair
Set the rules for achieving territorial status and then statehood, one of the only accomplishments under the Articles of Confederation
What was the (old) Northwest Ordinance
1823 doctrine that was written post War of 1812 to keep Europe out of the Americas
What is the Monroe Doctrine
John Hay enforced this policy to start trade with China
What was the Open Door Policy
Fighting in the war of 1812, Mexican American War, and countless other skirmishes with Natives, this president was a General and a decorated war hero
Who was Zachary Taylor
Author of the 1852 book, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe
Provided severe penalties for persons found guilty of aiding the enemy or refusing to serve in the U.S. military, and was the subject of the 1919 case of Schenck v. U.S.
What was the Espionage Act
The policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology mainly helped Greece and Turkey
What was the Truman Doctrine
Wilson's proposals and beliefs for post-WWI world order. They called for open treaties, freedom of the seas, arms reduction, and free trade.
What were Wilsons 14 points
This US president was able to escape service in the Civil War because of Conscription laws. A Polish immigrant took his place instead
Who was Grover Cleveland
Published in the early 1880s, the book Southern Horrors dealt with the problems of lynching, killings, the KKK, and many unfair and discriminatory laws of the South
Who was Ida B. Wells
Forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of "adulterated" or mislabeled foods or drugs in interstate commerce. This was a direct response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act
The US will use force, if necessary to protect the Persian Gulf from the Soviets
What was the Carter Doctrine
President Taft sought to avoid military confrontation by using money to increase foreign interest in the US, he wanted to avoid military confrontation
What was the Dollar Diplomacy
This president has been the only 5 star General of the Army (besides George Washington)
Who was Dwight Eisenhower
The man who coined the term Gilded Age
Who was Mark Twain
Said that a majority of those who had been alive to vote in 1860 would have to swear an "ironclad" oath that they were loyal to the federal gov, and had never been disloyal. Lincoln vetoed the bill. (1864)
What was the Wade-Davis Bill
Extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in the Dominican Republic
What was the Roosevelt Corollay
Circa 1912, this platform followed the previous trust-busting and regulation trend as well as alleviating many common progressive concerns such as child labor, woman's suffrage, and minimum wages.
What was the New Nationalism plan
This president was in the Illinois Militia and helped with the aftermath of the Black Hawk tribe and the "British Band" battles
Who was Abraham Lincoln
Being first published on July 01, 1972, this feminine magazine featured Wonder Woman and is still in print to this day
Who was Gloria Steinman
Provided states 30,000 acres for each member of congress. The land was to be used to support state mechanical and agricultural colleges
What was the Morill Land Grant Act
The US would support freedom fighters trying to overthrow Communist regimes; applied in Nicaragua, Angola, Cambodia, and Afghanistan
What was the Reagan Doctrine