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US Policies
United States History Policies STAAR Test
Term | Definition |
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Free Enterprise System | The belief that businesses can operate competitively for profit with little government involvement/regulation;hallmark of American economic policy |
Indian Policies late 1800's | Resettle American Indians on reservations in western areas of US in order to make more room for whites in desirable areas |
Indian Policies late 1800's | Destruction of the buffalo and Plains cultures,assimilate children by removing them from families and placing in boarding schools |
Indian Policies late 1800's | American Indians were not granted citizenship until after WWI |
Expansionism/Imperialism late 1800's | Moving Us into position of world power by expanding influence, led to acquisition of Guam,Hawaii, the Philippines, & Puerto Rico |
Expansionism/Imperialism late 1800's | Sought new markets in new lands Spreading Democracy throughout the world |
Isolationism early 1900's | Us stance in both world wars that it was better to be isolated from world affairs than to be entangled in foreign conflicts; stems in part from Washington's Farewell Address |
Prohibition early 1900's | Belief that alcohol damages the moral structure of the country & was contributing to the decline of the US; decline of families & increasing crime & poverty |
Prohibition early 1900's | Led to the passage of the 18th amendment banning alcohol & was repealed by the 21st Amendment |
The New Deal 1930's | FDR's plan to alleviate the Great Depression through relief,reform & recovery efforts. Resulted in higher taxes for the wealthy,creation of various agencies & initiation of public works projects |
Executive Order 9066 and the Internment of German & Italian Americans 1940's | Fears of spies & sabotage, many German,Italian & Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during WWII as a measure to protect public safety |
Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan 1947 | Post WWII military & economic aid to European countries so that they would not fall to communism; Truman said the US should support "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures," |
Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan 1947 | a cornerstone of American foreign policy since WWII |
Johnson's Great Society 1970's | Set of program's designed to eliminate poverty & racial injustice, including Affirmative Action, Title IX,Federal Housing Authority, Head Start & Upward Bound programs |
Containment 1950's-1970's | Containing communism to the few communist countries & preventing the spread of communism to others. Led to the US involvement in Korean War, Vietnam War |
Containment 1950's-1970's | Domino Theory - If one country falls to communism, others will follow; so, communism must be contained. |
Reagan's Policies 1980's | Reagonomics: Reduce government spending, reduce income & capital gains marginal tax rates, reduce government regulation, control the money supply to reduce inflation |
Reagan's Policies 1980's | Peace through Strength: encouraged a strong military to deter aggression against the US & its allies |