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17 Cards in this Set
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Theodore Roosevelt
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1901-1909, R.
-First American to win Nobel Peace Prize -Panama Canal (Hay-Pauncefote Treaty) |
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William Howard Taft
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1909-1913, R
-Chief Justice 1921-1930 (only one) -Dismantled standard oil 1911 |
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Woodrow Wilson
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1913-1921, D
-14 Points -League of nations |
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Warren G. Harding
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1921-1923, R
-Teapot Dome Scandal -First newspaper publisher elected prez |
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Calvin Coolidge
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1923-1929, R
-Immigration Act of 1924 -Nat'l income increased 40% |
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Herbert Hoover
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1929-1933, R
-Named one of two finest engineers by columbia -Bonus Army |
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FDR
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1933-1945, D
-New Deal -Increased 9 to 15 justices |
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Harry S. Truman
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1945-1953, D
-Atomic Bomb against Japan -NATO |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1953-1961, R
-approached by both parties as a candidate -Eisenhower Doctrine against communism |
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JFK
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1961-1963, D
-Peace Corps -Cuban Missile Crisis |
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LBJ
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1963-1969, D
-1964 Civil Rights Act -The Great Society |
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Richard M. Nixon
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1969-1974, R
-SALT Agreement to end cold war -Watergate scandal |
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Gerald R. Ford
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1974-1977, R
-First vice-prez appointed under 25th -pardoned Nixon for watergate |
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Jimmy Carter
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1977-1981, D
-boycotted olympics 1980 -worldwide human rights |
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Ronald Reagan
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1981-1989, R
-Oldest person to be elected president -only divorced president |
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George Bush
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1989-1993, R
-83% popularity rating -"most qualified president of 20th century" |
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Bill Clinton
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1993-, D
-Biggest econ growth since new deal -monica lewinski |
