US Presidents #4 Flashcards

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President during Cuban Missile Crisis

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John F. Kennedy

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2
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approved Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem

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Herbert Hoover

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2
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served in both WWI and WWII

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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3
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successfully reopened trade with China and got them to join the United Nations

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Richard M. Nixon

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3
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President during 9-11 attack

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George W. Bush

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4
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President during Iran Hostage Crisis

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James Earl Carter

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4
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created Reganomics

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Ronald Reagan

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5
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began the New Deal

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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5
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negotiated the famous Camp David Accords - peace between Israel and Egypt

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James Earl Carter

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6
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launched Bay of Pigs invasion

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John F. Kennedy

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7
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graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School and was President of Harvard Law Review

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Barack Obama

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8
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Rhodes Scholar

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William Clinton

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9
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President during the Great Depression

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Herbert Hoover

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9
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Park Ranger at Yellowstone before he became President

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Gerald Ford

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10
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first African American President

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Barack Obama

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11
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only VP and President to take office without being elected

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Gerald Ford

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13
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Truman Doctrine - US promise to help support those fighting Communism

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Harry S. Truman

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14
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WWII started during his term

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

14
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President during Operation Desert Storm

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George Bush

14
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created Family Leave Act

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William Clinton

15
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responsible for Watergate Scandal

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Richard M. Nixon

17
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pilot in Texas Air National Guard

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George Bush

19
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first Supreme Commander of NATO

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

21
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lost use of legs due to polio desiease

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President when Vietnam War Began
Lyndon B. Johnson
24
WWII Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
25
created Peace Corp.
Lyndon B. Johnson
26
Graduated from Yale and attended Harvard Business School
George W. Bush
27
greatly disliked for pardoning Nixon
Gerald Ford
28
donated his entire presidential salary to charity
Hebert Hoover
30
President during Korean War
Harry S. Truman
30
first actor elected President (53 films) and president of Actors Guild
Ronald Reagan
31
created Great Society Vision - movement to eliminate poverty and racial injustice
Lyndon B. Johnson
32
second President to be impeached by US House of Representatives but acquitted by Senate
William Clinton
33
President during war on terror
George W. Bush
34
Osama bin Laden was captured during his presidency
Barack Obama
35
US Senator before Presidency
Barack Obama
37
created Civil Service Reform
James Earl Carter
38
managing parter of Texas Rangers
George Bush
39
assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
41
President during Iran-Contra Affair
Ronald Reagan
42
responsible for withdrawal of troops from Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
43
nominated twice for TIME's "Man of the Year"
Ronald Reagan
44
accused of improper relationship with inter Monica Lewinsky
William Clinton