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US Presidents #4 Flashcards

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President during Cuban Missile Crisis

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John F. Kennedy

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approved Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem

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Herbert Hoover

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served in both WWI and WWII

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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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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President during 9-11 attack

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George W. Bush

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President during Iran Hostage Crisis

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James Earl Carter

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created Reganomics

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Ronald Reagan

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began the New Deal

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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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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launched Bay of Pigs invasion

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John F. Kennedy

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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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Rhodes Scholar

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William Clinton

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President during the Great Depression

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Herbert Hoover

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Park Ranger at Yellowstone before he became President

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Gerald Ford

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first African American President

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Barack Obama

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only VP and President to take office without being elected

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Gerald Ford

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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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WWII started during his term

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President during Operation Desert Storm

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George Bush

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created Family Leave Act

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William Clinton

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responsible for Watergate Scandal

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Richard M. Nixon

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pilot in Texas Air National Guard

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George Bush

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first Supreme Commander of NATO

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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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

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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WWII Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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created Peace Corp.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Graduated from Yale and attended Harvard Business School

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George W. Bush

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greatly disliked for pardoning Nixon

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Gerald Ford

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donated his entire presidential salary to charity

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Hebert Hoover

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President during Korean War

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Harry S. Truman

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first actor elected President (53 films) and president of Actors Guild

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Ronald Reagan

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created Great Society Vision - movement to eliminate poverty and racial injustice

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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second President to be impeached by US House of Representatives but acquitted by Senate

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William Clinton

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President during war on terror

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George W. Bush

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Osama bin Laden was captured during his presidency

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Barack Obama

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US Senator before Presidency

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Barack Obama

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created Civil Service Reform

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James Earl Carter

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managing parter of Texas Rangers

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George Bush

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assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald

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John F. Kennedy

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President during Iran-Contra Affair

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Ronald Reagan

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responsible for withdrawal of troops from Vietnam

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Richard M. Nixon

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nominated twice for TIME’s “Man of the Year”

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Ronald Reagan

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accused of improper relationship with inter Monica Lewinsky

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William Clinton

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