Presidential Quotes
This President stated, in reference to his Foreign Policy,"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
This process was used to refine steel through oxidation of pig iron, greatly increasing the production of steel.
Bessemer Process
One of the first work relief programs, gave unemployed unmarried men jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources.
Civilian Conservation Corp
Supreme ally commander in charge of the D-day invasion
Dwight Eisenhower
Founder of the Tuskegee Institute, he called for black progress through education and entrepreneurship.
Booker T Washington
In his second inaugural address, this president stated, "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in."
Abraham Lincoln
This strike which shut down most of the nations freight and passenger traffic, west of Detroit, started in Chicago.
Pullman Strike of 1894
Still existing today, this 1930's new deal, provides floods control, electricity generation, and economic development.
Tennessee Valley Authority
US army General in the Pacific theater, who vowed to liberate the Philippines from Japanese capture, and did so in 1945
General MacArthur
Black Activist who graduated from Harvard with a doctorate and formed the NAACP.
W.E.B Du Bois
In relation to the hardships set upon the nation, this president encouraged the nation by stating in his inaugural address, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Born into poverty, he became the wealthiest American of all time through his Standard Oil company.
Jon Rockefeller
This farm relief bill bought live stock and paid farmers subsides to not plant on their land. Plan was made to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Commander of US 7th army in the Mediterranean and The US 3rd Army in France and Germany. Known for always taking the offense in battle.
George S Patton
Being a prominent African American woman voice in the 1890's, this journalist championed for federal anti-lynching laws.
Ida B. Wells
The presidents address to Congress stating,"The World must be made safe for democracy."
Woodrow Wilson
This famous industrialist was quoted at saying, " any customer can have a car painted any color he wants, so long as it is black."
Henry Ford
Existing today, this financial organization investigates stock market and ensures no fraud or misconduct occurs.
Securities Exchange Commission
Japanese Admiral of the Japanese navy, he was the commander who oversaw the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
Isoroku Yamamoto
This woman founded the league of women voters, and campaigned for the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.
Carrie Chapman Catt
This few worded President stated, "You lose." when poet Dorothy Parker tried to make him say more than five words at a dinner party.
Calvin Coolidge
Referencing the industrialist society of the United States, this author coined the phrase, "Gilded Age"
Mark Twain
One of the legacies of the new deal, this deal was made to created to restore trust in the American banking system by federally insuring depositors money in the case of bank failure.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Commander of the American expeditionary forces on the western front in WWI
John J Pershing
She served as the US Secretary of Labor under the administration of FDR and was the first woman to serve in the President's cabinet.
Frances Perkins