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| Theodore Roosevelt | Co-leader of Rough Riders, war hawk, adds a Corollary to Monroe Doctrine, builds Panama Canal. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | Led the Republican Congress in opposing Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles. |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan | Wrote Influence book called The Influence of Sea Power Upon History. Called for naval stations and a Central American canal. |
| Sanford B. Dole | Part of group who overthrows Hawaiian monarchy. Named president of Hawaii. |
| Woodrow Wilson | Believed in Moral Diplomacy. Invaded Mexico twice and took the USA into WWI. Created the 14 points and called for a League of Nations. Last Progressive President. |
| John F. Kennedy | Created the Peace Corp. Was pro Civil Rights, but is best known for his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Quarantining Cuba and creating a peace with Russia diplomatically. |
| Founding Fathers | Benjamin RUS, John Hancock, John Jay, John Witherspoon, John Peter Muhlenberg, Charles Carroll, and Jonathan Trumbull Sr |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Leader of the SCLC utilized civil disobedience to enact change. |
| John J. Pershing | Leader of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. His main role was to develop and train an army from stratch for WWI. |
| Upton Sinclair | Muckraker who Wrote "the Jungle" to improve working conditions but instead led to the Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Act. |
| Clarence Darrow | Took on William Jennings Bryan and other religious fundamentalists in favor of evolution in the Scopes Trial. |
| William Jennings Bryan | Populist-Democratic leader who wanted bi-metallic currency, was anti-imperialist, pro-women's rights, prison reform, and was religiously fundamental. |
| Henry Ford | American innovator who used interchangeable parts and the assembly line to bring down the price of cars. Transforms American culture. |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Created the New Deal to combat Great Depression. Leads US into WWII after Pearl Harbor attack. Will meet with Churchill and Stalin to coordinate war aims and aftermath. |
| Glen Curtiss | Father of American Aviation. His company built planes for the military. |
| Marcus Garvey | Early Civil Rights leaders of the 1920s. Separatist movement. |
| Charles Lindbergh | 1st person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an Airplane. Popularized and glamourized flying. |
| Harry S. Truman | President after FDR dies. Will take a tough stance toward Russia and help start the Cold War. |
| Omar Bradley | U.S. General during WWII. On July 25, 1944, he unleashed a massive air and land bombardment against the enemy at St. Lô, providing a gap in the German line of defense through which General George Patton and his army could advance. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | leader of the Allied forces in Europe during WW2--leader of troops in Africa and commander in DDay invasion-elected president-president during integration of Little Rock Central High School |
| George Patton | He commanded the American armored divisions across France after D Day, fought Rommel in N Africa |
| Douglas McArthur | United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II. Would later oversee the Korean War until his firing by Pres. Truman. |
| George Marshall | Planned the US invasion of German-occupied France (operation overlord). Will later create the Marshall Plan which will pay millions to Europe to rebuild. |
| Chester Nimitz | Leader in WW2 Admiral of the US Pacific fleet became famous at battle of midway |
| Cesar Chavez | Farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist who helped form the National Farm Workers Association, later the United Farm Workers. He helped to improve conditions for migrant farm workers and unionize them |
| Hector P. Garcia | served in WWII; witnessed discrimination against Mexican Americans during war and led to find American GI forum - originally was to increase veteran's benefits for Mexican Americans, but later included education, public housing, and other policy areas; first Mexican American awarded American Medal of Freedom 1984 |
| Roy Benavidez | Congressional Medal of Honor for heroics in Vietnam War; gravely injured and managed to save 8 soldiers 1968 |
| Southern Governors Against Integration | Orval Faubus, George Wallace, Lester Maddox |
| Richard Nixon | Elected President in 1968 and 1972 representing the Republican party. He was responsible for getting the United States out of the Vietnam War by using "Vietnamization", which was the withdrawal of 540,000 troops from South Vietnam for an extended period. He was responsible for the Nixon Doctrine and detente with China. Was the first President to ever resign, due to the Watergate scandal. |
| Vernon Baker | awarded Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Distinguished Service Cross; 1997 only living African American veteran of WWII to receieve Medal of Honor from Bill Clinton |
| Bill Gates | created MS DOS system; profited from relationship with IBM; created Windows program; leader in software industry with Microsoft; philanthropist that established Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for charitable works regarding education, world health, and investment in low income communities |
| Ronald Reagan | 40th president; actor; crucial role in fall of Soviet Union and ending Cold War; built largest peace time force in world, "peace through strength"; "Reaganomics" - conservative fiscal policy, based on supply-side economics with dual-goals of rapid economic growth and reduction of federal deficit; died in 2004 w/ Alzheimer's |
| Lionel Sosa | 1960s created own advertising agency; founder of largest Hispanic advertising agency in US; Hispanic media consultant for six Republican campaigns; 2006 recognized as one of 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America by TIME |
| Sam Walson | Created Walmart; effort to include employees by making sure they understood companys goals and objectives; led way in developing new types of retail establishments such as Sam's Club and supercenters w/ grocery items w/ merchandise |
| Alvin York | Congressional Medal of Honor Winner that fought in WWI; gained notoriety in Battle of Argonne Forest where he attacked the Germans; killed 17 Germand w/ sniper fire and 7 with pistol; successful in taking 137 prisoners on his own |
| Alexis de Tocqueville’s | French political thinker that examined the political and social nature of the US from 1831-1833; wrote Democracy in America which described the "exceptionalism" that he saw in America |
| Andrew Carnegie | One of richest men in the world in early 20th century with Steele production; "Gospel of Wealth" - duty of the waelthy to spread their surplus wealth to improve the condiitions of the poor; philanthropist that donated more than $350m to worthy causes |
| Billy Graham | leading religious revivalist and spiritual and moral adviser to many US presidents; spoke against communism in Cold War Era; popularity stems from no scandals; most presidents since Eisenhower have called upon him during crisis because of reliance on prayer and tried for peaceful resolutions to problems |
| Robert Johnson | founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television); sold program to Viacom 2001; became first African American billionaire |
| Bill Clinton | Arkansas Governor; 42nd President; Created NAFTA, but is impeachment process over relationship with White House intern; acquitted by Congress and not impeached; |
