Presidents
This president supported construction of the Panama Canal to improve trade and naval movement.
Teddy Roosevelt
This legislation provided economic aid to Western European nations after World War II to prevent the spread of communism.
Marshall Plan
In this speech, Martin Luther King Jr. described his vision of racial equality and an end to segregation.
"I have a dream" speech
This Supreme Court case ruled that Japanese American internment during World War II was constitutional.
“Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Teddy Roosevelt
This president expanded the interstate highway system during the 1950s.
This legislation encouraged western settlement by granting land to settlers willing to farm it.
Homestead Act
This speech by Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to remove the Berlin Wall.
"Tear down this wall" Speech
This case required police to inform suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning.
Miranda v Arizona
During the Cold War, students practiced hiding under desks during these emergency drills.
This president proposed the Fourteen Points and supported the League of Nations after World War I.
Woodrow Wilson
This Cold War legislation provided military and economic aid to nations resisting communism
Truman Doctrine
This anti-imperialist delivered the “Cross of Gold” speech supporting free silver during the Gilded Age.
This Supreme Court case established the principle of “separate but equal.”
Plessy vs Ferguson
This legislation established the first federal income tax to help fund the government
16th Amendment
This president increased military spending and took a hardline stance against the Soviet Union during the 1980s
Ronald Reagan
This wartime legislation required American men to register for military service during World War I.
Selective Service Act
This president’s farewell address warned Americans about the growing influence of the military-industrial complex.
Dwight Eisenhower
This case protected symbolic speech after students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
Tinker vs Des Moines
This legislation insured bank deposits to restore confidence after the Great Depression
FDIC
This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
L. B. Johnson
This legislation provided financial aid to veterans returning home after World War II, helping many attend college and buy homes.
GI Bill
This president said, “Ask not what your country can do for you…”
JFK
This case expanded freedom of the press by allowing publication of the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War.
New York Times vs United States
This president served four terms during the Great Depression and World War II
FDR