U. S. presidemts 4 Flashcards
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Democratic - 1933-1945
a. He began the New Deal b. WWII began during his term c. FDR served his entire presidency without the use of his legs due to polio disease
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Herbert Hoover
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Republican - 1929-1933
a. He approved “The Star Spangled Banner” as the national anthem b. He donated his entire Presidential salary to charity c. He was President during The Great Depression
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Harry S. Truman
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Democratic - 1945-1953
a. He issued the famous Truman Doctrine – the US promise to support those fighting Communism. b. He was President during the Korean War
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Republican - 1953-1961
a. He served in both WWI and WWII b. Eisenhower was the WWII Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe c. He was also the first Supreme Commander of NATO
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John F. Kennedy
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Democratic - 1961-1963
b. He was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis c. He launched the Bay of Pigs invasion. d. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Democratic - 1963-1969
a. He created the Great Society Vision – a movement to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. b. He was President when the Vietnam War began.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Republican - 1969-1974
a. He was responsible for the withdrawl of troops from Vietnam b. He was responsible for the Watergate scandal c. He successfully reopened trade with China and got them to join the United Nations.
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Gerald Ford
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Republican - 1974-1977
a. He was a Park Ranger at Yellowstone before he became President. b. He was greatly disliked for pardoning Nixon. c. He was the only Vice President and President to take office without being elected.
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James Earl Carter
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Democratic - 1977-1981
a. He created the Civil Service Reform b. He was President during the Iran Hostage Crisis c. He negotiated the famous Camp David Accords – peace between Israel and Egypt
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Ronald Reagan
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Republican - 1981-1989
a. He was the first actor elected as President (made 53 films) and was president of the Actors Guild b. He was twice nominated as TIME Magazine’s “Man of the Year” c. He created Reaganomics d. He was President during the Iran-Contra Affair e. He created the INF Treaty with Gorachev which deceased the US and USSR’s nuclear arsenals
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George Bush
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Republican
a. He was President during Operation Desert Storm b. He played first base for Yale University. c. He was a managing partner of the Texas Rangers d. He was a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard
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William Clinton
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Democratic
a. He was a Rhodes Scholar.
b. He was accused of having an improper relationship with an intern, Monica Lewinsky.
c. He created the Family Leave Act.
d. He was the second President to be impeached by the US House of Representatives but acquitted by the Senate.
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George W. Bush
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Republican
a. He graduated from Yale University and attended Harvard Business School. a. He was President during the 9-11 attack b. He was President during the War on Terror
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Barack Obama
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Democratic
a. He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School and was President of Harvard Law Review b. He was a US Senator before he was President c. He is First African American President d. The terrorist Osama bin Laden was captured during Obama’s Presidency.
