American Presidents

Question 1

1933 to 1945

Answer 1

FD Roosevelt (democrat). 
New deal, involved USA in World War II, died in office in 1945

Question 2

1945 to 1953

Answer 2

Harry S Truman (democrat)
Roosevelt vice president took over when he died. Re-elected for second term, bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. Truman doctrine to contain communism and Marshall plan to rebuild Eastern Europe to stop communism spreading. Berlin blockade

Question 3

1953 to 1961

Answer 3

Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
Two terms of office, worried about communism, domino theory, some help toVietnam given. McCarthy Communist witchhunts, ordered desegregation of schools in Arkansas, signed civil rights acts of 1957 and 1960.

Question 4

1961 to 1963

Answer 4

John F Kennedy (democrat)
Youngest president, assassinated in 1963, supported civil rights, space race, new frontier ideas, Cuban missile crisis, sent troops into Vietnam as advisors

Question 5

1963 to 1969

Answer 5

Lyndon B Johnson (Democrat)

JFK’s vice president. Great society programs for America. Escalates American involvement in Vietnam

Question 6

1969 to 1974

Answer 6

Richard Nixon (republican)
Had been defeated by JFK in 1961. Very anti communist but ended war in Vietnam for America and started détente of Cold War, visited China. Watergate scandal forced him to resign

Question 7

1974 to 1977

Answer 7

Gerald Ford (Republican)
Took over after Nixon's resignation and carried on his policies

Question 8

1977 to 1981

Answer 8

Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
Surprise winner, son of a peanut farmer.
Seen as weak after the seizing of the Embassy in Tehran by terrorists.
Cold War restarts due to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Question 9

1981 to 1989

Answer 9

Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Form a movie star so very good at manipulating the media. Anti-Communist – pursues second Cold War– Star Wars. Ends Cold War by meeting with Soviet leader Gorbachev

Question 10

1989 to 1993

Answer 10

George Bush senior (Republican)

Had been Reagans vice president, Gulf War. continued Reagan’s policies

Question 11

1993 to 2000

Answer 11

Bill Clinton (democrat)
Job before election: lawyer, politician.
Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Question 12

1929 to 1933

Answer 12

Herbert Hoover (Republican) took over from Coolidge. 
Announced America near two ending poverty not long before the Wall Street crash happened. Did little to help depression. Believed inlaissez-faire