US History STAAR EOC Significant Historical individuals #1

Who was:
•President from 1913-1921 •Advocate for women’s suffrage •President during WWI •Proposed Fourteen Points as a basis for post-war peace •Supported U.S. membership in League of Nations; U.S. failed to join

• President Wilson
• President Truman
• President Taft
• President Roosevelt

Who was:
•President from 1945-1953•Used atomic weapons against Japan to bring WWII to an end •Assisted in the founding of the United Nations •Executed policy to contain communism

• President Wilson
• President Truman
• President Roosevelt
• President Obama

Who was:
•Conservative activist •Founder of Eagle Forum – opposes modern feminism •Campaigned against Equal Rights Amendment

• Rosa Parks
• Betty Friedan
• Phyllis Schlafly
• Jane Addams

Who was:
•President from 1932-1945 (elected to 4 terms) •Pulled country out of Great Depression with New Deal •Declared war on Japan after bombing of Pearl Harbor – U.S.entered WWII •Worked closely with Winston Churchill during WWII

• President Woodrow Wilson
• President Harry Truman
• President Howard Taft
• President Franklin Roosevelt

Who was:
•Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person
•Her actions led to Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) which  led to integrated buses and thrust her into the national spotlight

• Rosa Parks
• Betty Friedan
• Phyllis Schlafly
• Jane Addams

Who was:
•President from 1981-1989 •Policy to reduce taxes & regulations to encourage business activity •Believed you achieved peace by being prepared for war, known as  “Peace Through Strength” •His presidency saw the beginnings of the end of the Cold War

• President Truman
• President Carter
• President Reagan
• President Nixon

Who was:
•Named Commander of American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during WWI by Woodrow Wilson •Insisted that U.S. soldiers fight as a unit and not be spread throughout French forces •Led forces at Battle of Argonne Forest

• General Chester Nimitz
• General George Patton
• General Douglas MacArthur
• General John Pershing

Who was:
•Commander of U.S. army in the Pacific during WWII •Commander of U.S. forces in Korean Conflict •Disagreement with Truman over use of nuclear weapons in North Korea and China •Public criticism of Truman led to his removal

• General Chester Nimitz
• General George Patton
• General Douglas MacArthur
• General John Pershing

Who was:

•Mexican American physician & surgeon during WWII •Human rights advocate and founder of American G.I. Forum •First Mexican American to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights •Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom (highest civilian honor) in 1984

• Cesar Chavez

• Hector Garcia

• Lionel Sosa

• Pancho Villa

Who was: 
•Leader of Chicano Movement to eliminate racism against Mexican Americans •Organized farm workers in California •Demanded increased wages and better working conditions •Emphasized non-violent methods such as boycotts, strikes, hunger fasts

• Cesar Chavez
• Hector Garcia
• Lionel Sosa
• Pancho Villa