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US History Regents Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton | A Federalist and worked for a strong, central government; first secretary of treasury |
| William Randolph Hearst | A newspaper publisher who used “yellow journalism” to help get the United States involved in the Spanish- American War. |
| Langston Hughes | An African American writer who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance |
| John Locke | writer during the Enlightenment period who believed that people were born with certain natural rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. |
| Douglas MacArthur | The lead commander in the Korean War who was eventually fired by President Truman because he disagreed with the war strategy |
| Malcolm X | A civil rights advocate and the leader of the Black Power movement |
| John Marshall | A Supreme Court chief justice, was the driving force behind the establishment of judicial review for the Supreme Court |
| Frank Norris | A muckracker who wrote about the struggle between railroad companies and farmers |
| Rosa Parks | One of the original Civil Rights advocated and helped lead the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott |
| Francis Perkins | The first women to serve in a cabinet position (FDR’s). |