United States History Policies STAAR Test
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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
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| 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
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| Indian Policies late 1800's | Destruction of the buffalo and Plains cultures,assimilate children by removing them from families and placing in boarding schools
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| Indian Policies late 1800's | American Indians were not granted citizenship until after WWI
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| 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
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| Expansionism/Imperialism late 1800's | Sought new markets in new lands
Spreading Democracy throughout the world
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| 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
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| 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
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| Prohibition early 1900's | Led to the passage of the 18th amendment banning alcohol & was repealed by the 21st Amendment
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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,"
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| Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan 1947 | a cornerstone of American foreign policy since WWII
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| 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
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| 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
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| Containment 1950's-1970's | Domino Theory - If one country falls to communism, others will follow; so, communism must be contained.
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| 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
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| Reagan's Policies 1980's | Peace through Strength: encouraged a strong military to deter aggression against the US & its allies
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