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US History EOC Important People (part 2)

US History EOC Important People (part 2)

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History

KG - University

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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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?

Back

President Bill Clinton

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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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Back

Betty Friedan

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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?

Back

Joseph McCarthy

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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)?

Back

Martin Luther King, Jr

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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?

Back

Sandra Day O'Connor

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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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

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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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?

Back

John F. Kennedy

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