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Temperance

History; American history

The pre Civil War reform movement which sought to curb the drinking of hard liquor.

Legislation in 1947 that reflected the conservative post war mood. It outlawed the closed shop, gave presidential power to delay strikes with a "cooling off" period, and curtailed the political and ...

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

History; American history

Founded in Port Huron, Michigan in 1962, the radical organisation aimed to rid American society of poverty, racism, and violence through an individually oriented approach called participatory ...

Strict Construction

History; American history

The view that the powers of the national government are limited to those described in the U. S. Constitution.

Sputnik

History; American history

Russian satellite that successfully orbited the earth in 1957, prompting Americans to question their own values and educational system. The hysteria over Soviet technological superiority led to the ...

Stagflation

History; American history

The economic conditions of slow economic growth, rising inflation, and flagging productivity that characterised the American economy during the 1970s.

Spoils system

History; American history

The policy of awarding political or financial help with a government job. Abuses of the system led to the passage in 1883 of the Pendleton Act, which created the Civil Service Commission to award ...