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PCS US History
Presidential Policies/Influence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| James Monroe | acquired Florida from Spain; Monroe Doctrine to keep foreign powers out of America |
| Andrew Jackson | supported minimal government |
| Abraham Lincoln | Emancipation Proclamation (freed slaves) |
| Teddy Roosevelt | Big Stick foreign policy (speak softly and carry a big stick) |
| William Howard Taft | Dollar Diplomacy foreign policy (guarantee loans to foreign countries) |
| Woodrow Wilson | tried to keep U.S. out of WWI; proposed League of Nations |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | New Deal social programs; leader during WWII |
| Harry Truman | signed Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe |
| John F. Kennedy | Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Richard Nixon | Watergate |
| Ronald Reagan | supply-side economics; huge budget deficits |
| Bill Clinton | advocated economic and healthcare reform |
| George W. Bush | continued Reagan's policies; Persian Gulf War |
| Alexander Hamilton | loose construction (broad interpretation of the Constitution) |
| Thomas Jefferson | strict construction (narrow interpretation of the Constitution) |