Established US Control over the Panama Canal zone and warned European Nations not to interfere in the Caribbean. Added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine that gave US right to interfere in Latin American affairs

Helped Hawaii be annexed by the United States as it will serve as a military base for the U.S in the Pacific

Commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient for his service in World War I

Wrote "Fourteen Points" which was a statement of principles for peace that were to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. Number 14 called for a “general association of nations”, the later to be formed League of Nations

Opened Hull House, a settlement house that provided child care, practical and cultural training and education, and other services to a largely immigrant population

Muckraker during Gilded Age who wrote ‘The Jungle’ to expose the horrible working conditions in the meat-packing industry. His description of diseased, rotten, and contaminated meat shocked the public and led to new federal food safety laws

Used public speeches, protests, petitions, and writing in her efforts to improve the lives of women; a pioneer crusader for women's suffrage in the United States. She was president (1892–1900) of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Her work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote

Contributed significantly to raising public awareness about the horrors of lynching, a movement that eventually led to the classification of lynching as a federal crime

One of the founders of the NAACP, an organization that fights for equality of African Americans and Civil rights

Manufactured the Model T in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line mode of production, which led to a cheaper way of making cars, lowering their prices

Established branches of his Universal Negro Improvement Association throughout the Northeast which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide and establish an independent nation in Africa

Became the first man to successfully fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean

Championed the Lend-Lease Act which gave the president authority to sell, exchange, lend, or lease war materiel to any country whose defense was vital to the U.S. Issued the Atlantic Charter, alongside Winston Churchill, where they pledged to the goal of destroying Nazi tyranny. Responded to attack on Pearl Harbor by asking Congress to declare war on Japan.

Made the decision to drop Fat Man and Little Boy (atomic bombs) on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, ending the war with Japan. Issued the Truman Doctrine and backed the Marshall Plan. Used the Berlin Airlift in response to the Soviet Blockade of West Berlin

Headed Operation Torch, the successful Allied invasion of North Africa. Directed the amphibious invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland in 1943 that led to the fall of Rome.. Also led the Allied forces in D-Day invasion

Commander of the U.S. Army forces in the Far East during WWII. 1942 he left the Philippines and vowed to return as it fell to Japan. He was appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific. Commanded Island hopping campaigns before return to liberate the Philippines. 1945 he accepted Japan's surrender in Tokyo Bay

Responsible for the defeat of Japan in Battle of Midway and the Coral Sea. Played a major role in developing the island hopping tactic that was used in the Pacific Theater

During the CUban Missile Crisis Kennedy ordered a “quarantine” (Naval blockade) around Cuba to stop the importing of military supplies by the Soviets to construct Nuclear Missiles. To end the crisis Kennedy removed missiles from Turkey and the Soviets removed missiles from Cuba

Started a campaign against alleged communist in the US by using unfair allegations and investigations (MccArthyism) heightening the fear of communism in the United States

Leader of the Civil Rights Movement who helped orchestrate the Montgomery Bus Boycott, then created the SCLC which he used to do lectures around the country speaking of race-related issues

Used marches, strikes and boycotts, to force employers to pay adequate wages and provide other benefits to agricultural workers. He was responsible for legislation enacting the first Bill of Rights for agricultural workers. Co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962

Co-founder of National Farm Workers Association. Defended human rights of farm workers and brought attention to the racism that Mexican-Americans faced

Gave energy to the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama

Wrote ‘The Feminine Mystique’ detailing the concerns of American housewives which reinvigorated the women’s movement

MLK took a nonviolent approach to the Civil Rights Movement; speeches, sit-ins, boycotts, marches

Governor of Alabama, who stood on the steps of the University of Alabama and refused to let Vivian Malone in to register for classes

Governor of Arkansas, who challenged Supreme Court ruling of Brown V. Board of Education and refused to let the Little Rock 9 enter school

A group of Democrats that split from the party when it began to push for integration. They opposed racial integration and supported Jim Crow Laws

Visited China at a time when the US was looking to improve relations with a Communist country. His visit ended 25 years of no communication/diplomatic ties with China. Championed the policy of detente; relaxing tensions between USSR and USA

Pushed through “Reaganomics” which reduces taxes and promotes reduced government intervention.

Championed “Peace through strength”, idea that peace can be preserved through military power/buildup. Lead to winning the Cold War against the Soviet Union

Harding’s “Return to Normalcy” promoted economic independence from foreign influence, isolating it so it can focus on bettering itself. It also meant going back to keeping the government out of the economy

Was discovered to have had an affair with a White House aid, lied about it and tried to cover it up. He was changed with lying under oath, obstructing justice and abuse of power. Americans thought he was dishonest and had no integrity; they lost trust in Clinton

FDR’s attempt to pack the court had failed, but it served as a warning for future Presidents to think twice before tampering with the Supreme Court. It also taught the Supreme Court that if they unreasonably get in the way of the other branches they may create a crisis

Found 5 values that were essential to American democracy; liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire. Concluded that democracy was an unstoppable force whose major benefit was equality before the law

Captain of industry that create a steel empire and a vertical monopoly, led US into a new industrial era. Donated money to the construction of libraries and to schools and scientific research

First African-American Supreme Court Justice. Played an instrumental role in promoting racial equality during the civil rights movement and won the Brown v. Board of Education case that ended segregation of the public education system

Evangelist who preached to millions in stadium events he called crusades, became spiritual adviser to Presidents from Truman to Obama

First women to serve on the Supreme Court

First women to represent a major party in a US Presidential Election (Democratic Presidential Candidate - 2016 Election)

More than 50 years after the end of World War II, he became the only surviving African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the war

One of the most decorated soldiers of the United States Army in World War I, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in the war

Received the Medal of Honor from President Ronald Reagan for heroism while wounded in Vietnam

Civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Its success launched nationwide efforts to end racial segregation of public facilities

Changed the role of the First Lady into a more visible and active participant. Championed Civil Rights, was a an advocate for workers, poor and the young and supported women to be more involved. Pressured US to join United Nations and became its first delegate

First Hispanic and third women to serve in the Supreme Court

First black president to be elected