US History EOC Review - People

organized the Camp David Accords, oversaw the Iran Hostage crisis where 66 Americans were taken hostage

Helped overthrow Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii

Wins one of the closest elections ever in 2000, Sends troops into Afghanistan after the Taliban government, alQaeda

Leading advocate for American imperialism. Argued that for the US to become a world power, they needed a powerful navy

• Implemented the Marshall Plan, named after him, for the economic recovery of Europe

President during the Great Depression, New Deal, President during W.W. II, Elected to 4 terms as President

Was instrumental in helping pass the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol

Civil Rights Leader who preached non-violent protest and civil disobedience to gain equal rights for African-Americans

• Policy was called “Return to Normalcy”, Teapot Dome Scandal

Founded the National Organization of Women, In 1963, her book The Feminist Mystique, detailed the struggle of women

Spoke out against lynching’s that were happening to African-Americans in the US. Helped organize an antilynching crusade

helped ignite the Space Race with the U.S.S.R, President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cold War came to an end, • Sent troops into Iraq during the Gulf War to force Iraq to withdraw troops from Kuwait

Famous muckraker who wrote “The Jungle” In his book, he exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meat-packing industry

World War II veteran who founded the American GI Forum, which’s goal was to assist Mexican-American veterans

Progressive Pres. who created national parks and was a leading conservationist. Known as a “trust buster”

Social reformer who founded Hull House in Chicago

In 2008, became the first African-American to be elected President

NAACP lawyer during the Brown v. Board of Education case, Became the 1st African American to serve on the Supreme Court

Founded the NAACP in 1909 • Argued that African Americans should seek immediate racial equality

Civil Rights leader who became one of the most notable members of the Nation of Islam

During WWII, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied troops, President.

Becomes President after FDR dies in office. Truman Doctrine, provided aid to countries being threatened by communism

• President during the beginning of the Great Depression • Believed in laissez-faire economics

Made the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean

Became President after the assassination of JFK, His social reform program was known as the Great Society

• Directed the Third Army at the Battle of Normandy, led the campaign in Northern Africa

Received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his fighting during World War I, in the Battle of Argonne Forest.

Commander of the U.S. forces in the Pacific during World War II. In charge of the U.S. occupation of Japan

Jamaican political activist. • Formed the “Back to Africa” Movement

Social reformer who was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement

American General during World War I. Led the American Expeditionary Forces

Mexican-American Civil Rights leader, used non violent actions like hunger strikes to help Mexican American farmers.

Helped make the automobile affordable by mass producing it using the assembly line

Economic policy known as “Reaganomics”, Foreign policy of “Peace through Strength”

• As a Senator was a strong opponent of the League of Nations

• First Hispanic to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Accused hundreds of Americans of being communist, but eventually became discredited because he provided no evidence

President during World War I. Proposed his 14 points and the League of Nations after the war.

Defense attorney for John Scopes during the Scopes Monkey Trial

First woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Pushed the formation of NAFTA, Impeachment proceedings brought against him, charged with committing perjury, acquitted

Designed the 1st plane that could land on water. Led to U.S. Navy using planes

Represented the state of Tennessee in the Scopes Monkey Trial

Entrepreneur who created a monopoly on the oil industry in the late 1800’s, Formed Standard Oil Company

establishes a relationship with China, policy of détente, or the easing of tensions, Watergate scandal

Entrepreneur who became a multi-millionaire by making steel cheap and readily available with the Bessemer Process