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Thomas Jefferson Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader; 3rd President
George Washington Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; President of the Constitutional Covention and the first President of U.S.
Theodore Roosevelt Popular President in the early 1900s who led the US into a position as a world power.
Woodrow Wilson 28th President and president during WWI. He created a 14 Points plan which offered conditions for ending the war. He also called for the creation of League of Nations to settle differences between countries.
Susan B. Anthony Reform leader for women's rights and prohibition.
W.E.B DuBois Founder of the NAACP and leader of reforms benefiting African Americans. First African American to receive a PH.D from Harvard.
Clarence Darrow leading criminal lawyer who was the defense attorney in the Scopes Trial (the issue about teaching evolution in school)
William Jennings Bryan lawyer for the prosecution in the Scopes Trial and suppored views of fundamentalist that no teaching of evolution should occur in schools.
Henry Ford leading industrialist and manufacturer of one of the first automobiles. His innovation of the assembly-line production and the inexpensive Model A and Model T Ford revolutionized transportation and industry in America.
Charles Lindbergh aviation pioneer, he was the first pilot to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from the U.S. to France in 1927. His plane was called "The Spirit of St. Louis"
Franklin Delano Roosevelt President of the U.S. from 1932-1945. He was a Democrat elected at the height of the Great Depression who promised to give a "New Deal" to the American people. He also led the U.S. during WWII.
Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the U.S. and leader of the Allies in WWII.
Hitler Political and military leader of Germany in WWII. He held the title "Der Fuhrer" and was responsible for Holocaust
Stalin Communist leader of the Soviet Union during WWII. He used the instability of Europe after WWII to expand Soviet/Communist influence into Eastern Europe. This expanded the Cold War rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights leader who encouraged non-violence as a way to protest lack of civil rights and liberties for African Americans. He was assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis.
John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States, 1961-1963; seen as a youthful and inspiring; known for his firm handling of of the Cuban Missile Crisis; assassinated in 1963.
George C. Marshall U.S. Army general who helped develop U.S. plans to win WWII. He created the "Marshall Plan" to rebuild Europe after WWII.
Harry S. Truman Vice President under Roosevelt and President of the United States from 1945-1952. He inherited the responsiblity to drop atomic bomb on Japan. In 1947, he stated that the U.S. would support any nation fighting communism.
Winston Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britian. He was a major leader for the Allies and for Britian in WWII. He coined the phrase "Iron Curtain" to refer to Soviet domination of Eastren Europe in a post WWII speech.
Joseph McCarthy U.S. Senator from Wisconsin who believed that Communist were trying to take over the U.S. from the inside. He called many famous people to testify before Congress to prove their loyalty and reveal names of suspected spies. Responsible for McCarthyism.
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