US History EOC Important People (part 2)

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Who was President from 1993-2001 (2 terms), balanced federal budget, cut spending, raised taxes on rich and closed military bases, supported NAFTA, stood against human rights abuse in Kosovo and China, and avoided impeachment?

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President Bill Clinton

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Who was a leader in the Women’s Liberation Movement, helped form NOW (National Organization of Women), became a central voice of the Women’s Movement, and wrote The Feminine Mystique, a book that challenged the traditional role of women?

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Betty Friedan

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Who conducted hearings to identify Communists he claimed infiltrated U.S. government, with no proof of his allegations ever provided, leading to a "witch" hunt for Communists?

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Joseph McCarthy

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Who was a clergyman, activist & leader in the Civil Rights Movement, used nonviolent civil disobedience (influenced by Gandhi), involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955), wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963), and participated in the March on Washington (1963)?

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Martin Luther King, Jr

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Who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1981, the first female Justice, and established her voice as a swing vote between conservatives and liberals?

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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Who was the Supreme commander of D-Day & allied invasion of Europe in WWII, President from 1953-1961 (2 terms), created the Interstate Highway System in 1956, and extended U.S. containment of communism policy to the Middle East?

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Dwight Eisenhower

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Who was President from 1961-1963, supported the Space Race with John Glenn orbiting Earth, was embarrassed by the Bay of Pigs Invasion, created the Alliance for Progress & Peace Corps, and avoided a nuclear showdown during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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John F. Kennedy

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Who was the Army Chief of Staff and advisor to Roosevelt during WWII, referred to by Churchill as the “organizer of victory,” who created a plan designed to rebuild the economies and spirits of Europe, and served as Truman’s Secretary of State?

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George Marshall

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Who was President from 1969-1974, reopened relations with Red China (1972), introduced détente with the Soviet Union, and resigned office to avoid impeachment after the Watergate scandal?

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Richard Nixon