Unit 8: Important Figures

Question 1

Calvin Coolidge

Answer 1

Was the president who didn’t say anything. Literally all he was famous for. He made some acts but nothing important.

Question 2

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Answer 2

Wrote “Great Gatsby” and I guess influenced how people thought about the Jazz age, sorta represented the people who just sorta got up and left to France bcuz America was dumb.

Question 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer 3

“The Good President” he commanded the war and served three presidential terms just because of war. Alphabet soup and actually helped the war.

Question 4

Francis Perkins

Answer 4

First woman appointed to the cabinet. Dealt with a lot of labor and work stuff during the new deal.

Question 5

John L. Lewis

Answer 5

President of United Mine Workers, helped FDR but also opposed him as an isolationist.

Question 6

Benito Mussolini

Answer 6

Fascist leader of the Italian Italians, prodigious breakdancer, known largely for his roles as lead role in Breaking 2: Electric Boogaloo and Top Gun as a backup dancer. He also invaded like tiny shit country. And all of North Africa, and didn’t do a lot when America whooped his ass with a little poetic justice and freedom.

Question 7

Harry S. Truman

Answer 7

V.P. of F.D.R. and in becoming president participated in some conferences like the yalta conference (idk i have no idea lol)

Question 8

Al Capone

Answer 8

Represented what happened in cities in prohibition era, lots of violence and gangs, valentines day massacre and lots of stuff happened.

Question 9

Herbert Hoover

Answer 9

“It couldn’t possibly get worse, could it?” ~Hoover

Question 10

Clarence Darrow

Answer 10

Defended the position that they could teach what they wanted as strong independent teachers. Thats it.

Question 11

Eleanor Roosevelt

Answer 11

Wife of FDR, famous human rights activist and really active first lady.

Question 12

Father Coughlin

Answer 12

Controversial Nazi-priest who was anti-semetic and fucked up a lot of the stuff FDR was trying to do.

Question 13

Adolf Hitler

Answer 13

Teh Bad Guy. But seriously though gained power with like empty promises, and even if people opposed Nazis they were doing it while paying for bread with a wheelbarrow of money, they were looking for SOMETHING.

Question 14

Winston Churchill

Answer 14

Prime Minister of being a baller. He kept Britain alive enough during the blitz to tell Germany to go suck a dick. Then killed them. It was pretty cool. Made the big boy decisions with FDR and stuff.

Question 15

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 15

General during the war, lead the fights against Japan and did a lot

Question 16

Albert Einstein

Answer 16

Scientist. Probably important in this for like, making nukes and shit, and like, talking to FDR. He was a pretty big advisor, being all like, “Germany Makin Nukes Yo”

Question 17

John T. Scopes

Answer 17

Teacher advocating evolution and got arrested or in trouble or some shit FUCKING MONKEY CASES

Question 18

Charles Lindbergh

Answer 18

Famous person opposed Lindehburg screwed up any involvement in war because he was dumb.

Question 19

Francis Townshend

Answer 19

Townshend Plan designed social security important politician for new deal.

Question 20

Huey Long

Answer 20

Pretty much a communist got shot doesn’t matter.

Question 21

Joseph Stalin

Answer 21

Ruler of Russia after dat revolution doe. He was prettendy to be bes frans with they buddy Germany and then used its people to freaking kill them after.

Question 22

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Answer 22

We didn’t actually talk about him, but he was a commander during WWII and oversaw several important invasions during this time.