Domestic Events
The Affordable Care Act mandated health insurance coverage for everyone.
Who is Barack Obama?
Germany invaded Poland which started World War II during his presidency.
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
A break-in occurred at the Democratic National Headquarters and this president was suspected of knowing about it in advance and destroying evidence.
Who was Richard Nixon?
The Great Society aimed to end poverty in the United States.
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
He pushed for detente during the Cold War, to relax tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Who was Richard Nixon?
He pardoned Nixon and the country lost faith in him. He was never elected president.
Who was Gerald Ford?
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait during his presidency and so the U.S. joined the United Nations coalition to force him out of Kuwait.
Who was George H.W. Bush?
Hostages were taken at the Iranian Embassy in Tehran and he 'failed' to get them released before his term was over.
Who was Jimmy Carter?
He promised to give everyone a Fair Deal after World War II had ended.
Who was Harry Truman?
He led the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War and tried to provide consumer safety with the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The 19th Amendment allowed women to vote after this president was pressured to sponsor the amendment.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
During his presidency, the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor starting the Spanish American War.
Who was William McKinley?
He sold weapons to Iran and supported rebels in Nicaragua, but then Oliver North stepped in and took the blame.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
He promised a Return to Normalcy after World War I.
Who was Warren G. Harding?
He was the 'silent' president who didn't say much unless it was important.
Who was Calvin Coolidge?
He was a World War II general who decided to build the Interstate Highway System in case we needed to move troops in the U.S.?
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
His presidency had a rough beginning because of the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. It ended even worse with his assassination.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
The discovery of his affair with his intern led to him committing perjury. He was impeached but not found guilty.
Who was Bill Clinton?
He was president during the Great Depression and tried to end it with programs that provided relief, recovery, and reform.
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
People who had lost their homes in the Great Depression named their new shacks after him because they felt he didn't do anything to help them.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
He was actually a bigger trustbuster than Teddy, but he didn't like being president and was seen as not progressive enough by some. He became the Supreme Court Chief Justice after he left the presidency.
Who was William Howard Taft?
He was president during United Nations missions in Bosnia and also created NAFTA to create more trade in North America.
Who was Bill Clinton?
He became notorious for getting stuck in the White House bath tub?
Who was William Howard Taft?
This president declared 'War on Terror' after 9/11 and introduced No Child Left Behind, a program designed to make sure all children received an adequate education.
Who was George W. Bush?
He founded Habitat for Humanity and was known as the Human Rights President.
Who was Jimmy Carter?