3/28 Test WW1 Flashcards

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  • President of USA (1933-1945)
    -During great depression and WW2
    -Created the New deal to help the great Deppresion
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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-Member of the congress for 30 years
-Speaker of the house for 4 years
-Vice president of FDR
-Supported New Deal but not the 2nd act
-Went against FDR in 1941 election but lost

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John Nance Garner

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-Supreme Allied commander of the allied forces during WW2
-Born in Denison TX

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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-US congressman form TX
- Speaker of the house for 17 years
-Supported FDR New Deal programs

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Sam Rayburn

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-Born in Waco Texas
-Naval serviceman noted for his bravery during Japanese Pearl Harbor attack
-1st African American recipient of the Navy cross for Valor

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Doris Miller

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  • Born in Kingston TX
    -Most decorated soldier in US history
    -recited every medal for US valor
  • After the war became a successful actor
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Audie Murphy

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-Born in Fredericksburg TX
- Admiral of the pacific fleet
- will take over as commander in chief farther the Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor

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Chester Nimitz

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-Born in Killeen TX
-will serve as the commander of the women’s armed corps
-president of the league of women’s voters in Texas

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Oveta Culprit Hobby

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-Born in Bell Count
-First female governer of Texas

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Miriam A. Ferguson

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