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Omar Bradley
World war 2 general, selected by Eisenhower to lead US. Forces into France after Normandy invasion. commander during battle of the bulge -
Cesar Chavez
Mexican American activist, fought for farmers rights. He wanted equality and for workers to have a better salary -
Bill Clinton
Balanced federal budget – cut spending, raised taxes on rich and closed military bases. Supported NAFTA – gradually phased out tariffs -
Alexis de Tocueville
He helped improve living standards and social conditions of individuals, as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies -
Dwight D Eisenhower
Supreme commander of D-day & allied invasion of Europe in wwll. Created the interstate highway system in 1956 -
Betty Friedan
She was an activist and feminist she was the leader of the women’s movement. She was part of the Women’s Strike for Equality. Thanks to her the Nineteenth Amendment now granted women the right to vote. -
Hector P Garcia
Human rights advocate and founder of American G.I. forum.
First Mexican American to serve on the U.S. commission on civil rights -
Warren G Harding
supported the women’s suffrage , He assigned the foundation of federal child welfare program which helped women pay for maternity and child care -
John F Kennedy
Created alliance for progress &peace corp-programs to promote progress in under-developed countries to discourage the spread of communism. Supported the space race. -
Douglas Mac Arthur
Commander of us forces in Korean conflict.
Disagreement with Truman over use of nuclear weapons in north Korea and china. -
George Marshall
American solider well known because of his leadership roles during World War II.Marshall served as the United States Army Chief during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Marshall’s name was given to the Marshall Plan, (which was the plan to rebuild Europe -
Joseph McCarthy
He was known for making claims that there were large numbers of Communists and soviet spies inside the United States federal government. People were innocently being accused witch trials -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Started the Bus boycott to stop segregation on public transportation. Leader of the civil rights movement, (nonviolent protest ) which was created so that colored people could have the same rights as white people. -
Chester W Nimitz
He was part of the united states navy. He played a big role in the Naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief. He lead the U.S. Navy authority on submarines, he was the last surviving Fleet Admira -
Richard M Nixon
Normalized (reopened) relations with red china (1972)
Introduced détente with soviet union (relaxing of tension and de-escalating arms race) -
Sandra Day O’Connor
She was supported by the national organization for women. She was the first female Majority Leader in the United States as the Republican leader in the Arizona Senate. Made most of decisions which mostly everyone agreed to. -
Barack Obama
Appointed Sonia Sotomayor to supreme court.
Supported health care reforms & banking reforms -
Rosa Parks
Created the Montgomery bus boycott which was to stop segregation in public transportation. She created the naacp so that everyone had the same rights and would be treated equal. -
George S Patton
a United States Army general, best known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, and later the Third United States Army, in the European Theater of World War II. -
John J Pershing
John was a general officer in the United States Army & led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. He was ranked the highest and Americas most accomplished general. -
Ronald Reagan
Reduced taxes & regulations to encourage business activity –reaganomics. Believed you achieved peace by being prepared for war – “peace through strength” -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt came up with the "new deal" plan to help end the great depression in the United Staes.He also created the alphabet agencies (such as the AAA, CCC, FERA, TVA, and TWA) to help offer to those whom have no jobs , to actually work . -
Phyllis Schlafly
Conservative activist founder of eagle forum-opposes modern feminism. Campaigned against equal rights amendment. -
Harry S. Truman
Became president after FDR's death, he made japan surrender the war by bombing two cities. He also helped aid turkey and Greece against the soviet union (Truman doctrine).stopping communism. -
Woodrow Wilson
President from 1913-1921 advocate for women’s suffrage president from ww1, proposed fourteen points such as a basis for post-war peace.
