U.S. Presidents and Key Events

Flashcards covering key U.S. Presidents and significant events from their terms.

Grover Cleveland

Democratic president who served two non-consecutive terms from 1885-1889 and 1893-1897.

Knights of Labor

A significant labor organization in the United States, active from the 1860s to the 1890s.

Interstate Commerce Act

A federal law that was enacted to regulate railroad rates and practices.

William Taft

Republican president from 1909-1913, known for the Payne-Aldrich Tariff and Dollar Diplomacy.

16th Amendment

Constitutional amendment that established the federal income tax.

Benjamin Harrison

Republican president from 1889-1893, known for the Sherman Anti-trust Act and the McKinley Tariff.

Woodrow Wilson

Democratic president from 1913-1921, known for the Federal Reserve System and the Treaty of Versailles.

Moral Diplomacy

Wilson's foreign policy promoting human rights and democratic ideals.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democratic president from 1933-1945, known for the New Deal programs during the Great Depression.

Court Packing Scheme

FDR's controversial plan to expand the Supreme Court.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Democratic president from 1963-1969, known for the Civil Rights Act and the Great Society.

Vietnam War

Conflict in Southeast Asia involving the United States supporting South Vietnam against the communist North.

Panic of 1893

A major economic depression in the United States that started in 1893.

Teapot Dome Scandal

A bribery scandal involving the administration of U.S. President Warren G. Harding.

Harry Truman

Democratic president from 1945-1953, known for the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance established in 1949.

Richard Nixon

Republican president from 1969-1974, known for the Watergate scandal and the Vietnamization policy.

26th Amendment

Constitutional amendment that lowered the voting age to 18.

Calvin Coolidge

Republican president from 1923-1929, known for his laissez-faire economics.

Dawes Plan

A plan to help stabilize the German economy after World War I through American loans.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Republican president from 1953-1961, known for the Eisenhower Doctrine and the Space Race.

Iran Hostage Crisis

A diplomatic crisis where 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran from 1979 to 1981.