Important Facts About President Flashcards
What important events happened in President Clinton’s life before his presidency?
He was governor of Arkansas. He met JFK when he was a teen and that influenced him to be Presdient.
What important events occurred during President Clinton’s presidency?
He was president for two terms and during his second term he was impeached but found innocent. He sent peace troops to Bosnia.
What important events happened during President Eisenhower’s life before his presidency?
He was a 5 star general in the U.S. Military. He fought in both WWI and WWII. He commanded the Allied forces on D-day. He was an appointed military governor and he was the supreme commander of NATO.
What party was Eisenhower the head of?
He was the head of the Republican Party and believed in “moderate republicanism”
What are three issues that Eisenhower dealt with? Give examples.
- international affairs: He tried to reduce the strains of the Cold War. He signed a truce which ended the Korean War. He created the U.S. Information Agency.
- National infastructure: He made Alaska and Hawaii states and created the Interstate highway system. He signed a bill to form NASA.
- He felt strongly aging segregation: desegregated schools, desegregated the armed forces a, signed the 1957 civil rights act which led to African American voting and made a permanent civil rights commission.
What did Eisenhower do at the end of his two terms?
When he was done with his two terms he made a televised farewell address where he spoke against spending a lot of money, he warned against the Cold War and warned against the military destroying that which it was created to protect.
What war did President Reagan end?
Cold War
What was Reagan’s major accomplishment within the Supreme Court?
Appointing the first women: Sandra Day O’Connor
George W. Bush: what were the years he served in? How many times did he run? How many times was he elected?
He served from 2001-2009. He ran twice and was elected both of those times.
What big event happened during the first year of Bush’s presidency?
The attack of 9/11. President Bush was in a school reading to the children when the attack took place.
Who was Bush’s father and what did they have in common?
His father was George H. W. Bush, the 41st president. This was the second time in history that a father and son were both president.
Which president held the highest positions in both the judicial branch and executive branch?
Taft
Which amendment did Taft pass? not just # what was it
Taft passed the 16th Amendment giving Congress the power to collect taxes on incomes without the distribution among certain states (taxes)
How many terms did Taft serve?
one (ran for two)
Which president improved the Postal Service, Promoted Dollar Diplomacy, and trustbusting?
William Taft
What was the day FDR decided to take action and join WWII?
December 7, 1941 the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
How many terms was FDR president for?
4
FDR broke a family tradition. What was that tradition and how did he break it?
for 32 years everyone in his family was republican but he ran as a democrat
What year did Harry Truman force Japan to surrender?
1945
How many times did Truman run for president?
Once.
What political party was Truman part of?
Democrats
Where was JFK when he was assassinated?
Dallas, Texas
What role did JFK play during the PT boat crisis?
He was the commander and led meany to survival.
What did JFK force the soviet leader, Khrushchev to do?
Get rid of missile sites in Cuba.
What was George Washington best known for?
The father of our country.
What did George Washington sign?
The deceleration of independence.
In which war was George Washigton the commander in chief?
The American Revolutionary War.
Theodore Roosevelt was the first president from what party
Progressive
What service did Chester Arthur support
Pendleton civil service
What were Chester Arthur’s jobs?
Vice prez, teacher, lawyer and Served in civil war
Why did Chester A Arthur become president?
The president (Andrew Garfield) before him died. So he went from Vice President to president
What prize did Theodore Roosevelt win for making peace in the Russo-Japanese war
Nobel peace prize
What canal did Theodore Roosevelt build
Panama Canal
List three important things Thomas Jefferson did throughout his life
1) wrote the deceleration of independence
2) Luisiana purchase
3) created the system of money
How many terms was Thomas Jefferson president? Why?
Two because he believed that everybody should have equality which is why he didn’t want to be president for three terms because he thought it would lead to dictatorship
How many languages did Thomas Jefferson know?
Over six languages
What is Barack Obama most famous for?
Being the first African American president
What college did Obama attend?
He attended Occcidental College for two years before transferring to Columbia
What major award did Obama receive?
The Nobel peace prize
What was important about FDR’s Presidency?
-He was the only president for 4 terms-
He entered WWII December 7, 1941- the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
-He led the U.S. through the great depression
-he helped create the United Nations
What service did Arthur support?
Pendleton Civil Service
What were Arthur’s careers?
Vice President, teacher and lawyer
Why did Arthur become pres from vp?
Becomes Andrew Garfield dies
