Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Culture > Organizations > Flashcards

Organizations Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Sociology 101 flashcards
1
Q

19th Century English Society

A

Fabian Society

s a British socialist organization whose purpose is to advance the principles of socialism via gradualist and reformist means.[1][2] The society laid many of the foundations of the Labour Party and subsequently affected the policies of states emerging from the decolonisation of the British Empire, most notably India and Singapore.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Carrie Chapman Catt

A

League of Women Voters Founder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Lord Baden-Powell

A

Boy Scouts Founder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Juliette Low

A

Girl Scouts Founder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

William Booth

A

Salvation Army Founder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Sierra Club Founder

A

John Muir

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

March of Dimes Founder

A

FDR

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Planned Parenthood FOunder

A

Margaret Sanger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Hull House Founder

A

Jane Addams

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

John Birch Society Founder

A

Robert Welch

is an American political advocacy group that supports anti-communism and limited government. It has been described as radical right.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

National Organization for Women Founder

A

Betty Friedan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Red Cross Founder

A

Clara Barton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

International Red Cross Founder

A

Henry Dunant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Special Olympics Director

A

Eunice Shriver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

First Peace Corps Director

A

Sargent Shriver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Group that Originally Sent Packages to WW2 Survivors

A

CARE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Defense ORg founded in April 4, 1949

A

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Location of NATO Headquarters

A

Brussels, Belgium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Organization Founded in Bogota in 1948

A

OAS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Organization Founded by 33 Scientists in 1888

A

National Geographic Society

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Famine Relief Fund Raiser

A

Live Aid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

“Rainbow Warriors” Org

A

Greenpeace

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Org Founded to Aid political Prisoners

A

1961 Amnesty International

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Animal Protection Group

A

ASPCA

25
Q

Group the Teaches Employement Skills t Youth

A

Job Corps

26
Q

Org that teaches economics to youth

A

Junior Achievement

27
Q

National Youth Service Created in 1993

A

Americorps

28
Q

French International Doctors Asso

A

Doctors without Borders (MSF)

29
Q

Charitable Home Building Association

A

Habitat for Humanity

30
Q

We Do By Learning ORg

A

4H

31
Q

Civil Rights Org Founded in 1909

A

NAACP

32
Q

ORg Founded by Carolyn Scott Harrison

A

DAR

33
Q

Org founded by Candy Lightner

A

MADD

34
Q

United Nation’s Children’s Air ORg

A

UNICEF

35
Q

Location of Interpol

A

Paris

36
Q

Carel Founded in Baghdad in 1960

A

Opec

37
Q

Latin American Economic Cooperation Group

A

OAS

38
Q

European Org Estab to Promote Trade 1957

A

EEC (European Economic Community)

39
Q

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW’S SOCIALIST SOCIETY

A

Fabian Socity

40
Q

America’s Largest Vet Org

A

American Legion

41
Q

Org Established for Overseas Vets

A

VFW

42
Q

Founded in 1910 to help blacks migrate

A

Urban League

43
Q

Largest Teachers Union

A

American Federation of Teachers

44
Q

19th Century Female Union Leader

A

Mother Jones

45
Q

American Railway Union Founder, 1893

A

Eugene Debs

46
Q

United Mine Workers Leader (1920-1960)

A

John L. Lewis

47
Q

United Farm Workers Founder

A

Caesar Chavez

48
Q

Detroit-based Union

A

United Auto Workers

49
Q

UAW President

A

Walter Ruether

50
Q

Akron-Based Union

A

United Rubber Workers

51
Q

Teamsters Leader, 1957-71

A

Jimmy Hoffa

52
Q

AFL Founder

A

Samuel Gompers

53
Q

AFL-CIO Leader, 1955-79

A

Joseph Lane Kirkland

54
Q

Railraod Car Manufacturer’s Strike, 1894

A

PUllman Strike

55
Q

Union that had a major strike in 1959

A

Steelworkers

56
Q

US Dept of Labor Safety Agency

A

OSHA

57
Q

Org of World’s Leading Industrial Nations

A

G-8

58
Q

Group of Finance Minsters and Bank Governors from 20 Economies

A

G-20

59
Q

Union in Pride

A

The National Union of Mineworkers

Culture (32 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions