Chapter 18 and 19 (Names) Flashcards

Learn the Names of people and what they did throughout this time

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George Dewey

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Commander of US fleet in the Pacific, before the Battle of Manila, he said, “You may fire when ready, Gridley.”

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William Randolph and Joseph Pulitzer

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leading newspaper publishers known for “Yellow Journalism”.

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General Weyler

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Spanish General who established the reconcentration camps in Cuba, nicknamed “The Butcher”

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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leader of the fight for Filipino Independence

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Teddy Roosevelt

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Assistant secretary of the navy who ordered Dewey to Manila, leader of the Roughriders, and president who started the Panama Canal. Launched the Great White Fleet and said, “Speak Softly, but carry a big stick.”

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George Goethals

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Pancho Villa

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John J. Pershing

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  • Leader of the Mexican invasion in 1914. Led American troops in WW1.
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Woodrow Wilson

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  • Democratic President of the US during WW1. Famous for his 14 points, wanted the US to sign the Versailles Treaty (one of the Big Four). Re-elected on the slogan, “He kept us out of war.” We entered the war a month after the assassination.
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Franz Ferdinand

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  • Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination in 1914 sparked WW1
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Herbert Hoover

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John J. Pershing

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  • Leader of the Mexican invasion in 1914. Led American troops in WW1.
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Ferdinand Foch

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  • Supreme Allied Commander in WW1. (Frenchman)
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Henry Cabot Lodge

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Senator who led opposition to the Versailles Treaty.

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David Lloyd George

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British Prime Minister, one of the Big Four, signed the Versailles Treaty.

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Clemenceau

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French leader, one of the Big Four, signed the Versailles Treaty

17
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Orlando

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Italian leader, one of the Big Four, signed the Versailles Treaty