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Test 8 - People Flashcards

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Who is associated with the term “Cross of Gold”?

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William Jennings Brian

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Who is associated with the term “ Czar … Speaker of the House
“?

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Thomas Reed

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Who is associated with “Black Friday”?

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Jay Gould

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Who is credited with passing the Pendleton Act?

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Chester Arthur

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Who founded the Grange?

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Oliver Kelley

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What secretary of state negotiated the purchase of Alaska?

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William Seward

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What commodore led the U.S. Navy to victory in the Philippines?

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George Dewey

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What colonel was the leader of the Rough Riders?

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Leonard Wood

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Who became the first civil governor of the Philippines?

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William H. Taft

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What President summarized his foreign policy with the slogan: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”

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Roosevelt

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What President sent the “Great White Fleet” on its world tour in 1907?

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Roosevelt

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Who was the Civil War hero elected President in 1868?

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U.S. Grant

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Who was the first Democrat to be elected President after the Civil War?

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Grover Cleveland

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Which Presidential candidate was one of the greatest orators of all time?

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Williams Jennings Bryan

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Who is credited with eliminating yellow fever from Cuba?

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Walter Reed

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Which President was assassinated in 1901?

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William McKinley

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What army engineer was appointed to take charge of building the Panama Canal?

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George W. Goethals

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What Englishman discovered the Hawaiin islands in 1778?

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Captain James Cook

19
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Who was the Presidential candidate for the Democrats in 1896?

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William Jennings Bryan

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What President is best remembered for his attempts to reform the civil service program?

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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Who was the only President to serve two terms not in direct succession?

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Grover Cleveland

22
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What bandit did General Pershing chase into Mexico?

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Pancho Villa

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Besides the Presidential administrations of Roosevelt and Wilson, what other presidential administration was progressive in nature?

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Taft’s

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Who was Roosevelt’s forester?

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Gifford Pinchot

25
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Who wrote “The Jungle”?

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Upton Sinclair

26
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Who invented the wireless telegraph?

A

Guglielmo Marconi

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