1890-1945
A plan by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring economic relief, recovery, and reforms to the country after the Great Depression.
New Deal
A policy to keep communism within its existing boundaries so it would collapse under the weight of its internal weaknesses
Containment
Torn down in 1989, marking the end of the Cold War
A period when the government went after "red"-as Communists were known- and others with radical views
Red Scare
1950's Wisconsin senator claimed to have list of communists in the state department but no credible evidence; took advantage of fears of communism post WWII to become incredibly influential
Joseph McCarthy
Idea that reducing taxes to the wealthy and increasing investment money will stimulate the economy and create jobs
Supply-side economics
Treaty ending WWI; required Germany to pay huge war reparations and established the League of Nations
A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
Fascism
Prohibits the military from discrimination against homosexuals, BUT bars any openly homosexual from serving
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
Yellow journalism
The 1973 Supreme Court decision holding that a state ban on all abortions was unconstitutional.
Roe v. Wade
space-based military shield system built during Reagan's presidency
Strategic Defense Initiative, also Star Wars
1925 court case in which Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan debated the issue of teaching evolution in public schools
Scopes Trial
A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
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