Important Facts About President

Question 1

What important events happened in President Clinton’s life before his presidency?

Answer 1

He was governor of Arkansas. He met JFK when he was a teen and that influenced him to be Presdient.

Question 2

What important events occurred during President Clinton’s presidency?

Answer 2

He was president for two terms and during his second term he was impeached but found innocent. He sent peace troops to Bosnia.

Question 3

What important events happened during President Eisenhower’s life before his presidency?

Answer 3

He was a 5 star general in the U.S. Military. He fought in both WWI and WWII. He commanded the Allied forces on D-day. He was an appointed military governor and he was the supreme commander of NATO.

Question 4

What party was Eisenhower the head of?

Answer 4

He was the head of the Republican Party and believed in “moderate republicanism”

Question 5

What are three issues that Eisenhower dealt with? Give examples.

Answer 5

1. international affairs: He tried to reduce the strains of the Cold War. He signed a truce which ended the Korean War. He created the U.S. Information Agency.
2. National infastructure: He made Alaska and Hawaii states and created the Interstate highway system. He signed a bill to form NASA.
3. He felt strongly aging segregation: desegregated schools, desegregated the armed forces a, signed the 1957 civil rights act which led to African American voting and made a permanent civil rights commission.

Question 6

What did Eisenhower do at the end of his two terms?

Answer 6

When he was done with his two terms he made a televised farewell address where he spoke against spending a lot of money, he warned against the Cold War and warned against the military destroying that which it was created to protect.

Question 7

What war did President Reagan end?

Answer 7

Cold War

Question 8

What was Reagan’s major accomplishment within the Supreme Court?

Answer 8

Appointing the first women: Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 9

George W. Bush: what were the years he served in? How many times did he run? How many times was he elected?

Answer 9

He served from 2001-2009. He ran twice and was elected both of those times.

Question 10

What big event happened during the first year of Bush’s presidency?

Answer 10

The attack of 9/11. President Bush was in a school reading to the children when the attack took place.

Question 11

Who was Bush’s father and what did they have in common?

Answer 11

His father was George H. W. Bush, the 41st president. This was the second time in history that a father and son were both president.

Question 12

Which president held the highest positions in both the judicial branch and executive branch?

Answer 12

Taft

Question 13

Which amendment did Taft pass? not just # what was it

Answer 13

Taft passed the 16th Amendment giving Congress the power to collect taxes on incomes without the distribution among certain states (taxes)

Question 14

How many terms did Taft serve?

Answer 14

one (ran for two)

Question 15

Which president improved the Postal Service, Promoted Dollar Diplomacy, and trustbusting?

Answer 15

William Taft

Question 16

What was the day FDR decided to take action and join WWII?

Answer 16

December 7, 1941 the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

Question 17

How many terms was FDR president for?

Answer 17

4

Question 18

FDR broke a family tradition. What was that tradition and how did he break it?

Answer 18

for 32 years everyone in his family was republican but he ran as a democrat

Question 19

What year did Harry Truman force Japan to surrender?

Answer 19

1945

Question 20

How many times did Truman run for president?

Answer 20

Once.

Question 21

What political party was Truman part of?

Answer 21

Democrats

Question 22

Where was JFK when he was assassinated?

Answer 22

Dallas, Texas

Question 23

What role did JFK play during the PT boat crisis?

Answer 23

He was the commander and led meany to survival.

Question 24

What did JFK force the soviet leader, Khrushchev to do?

Answer 24

Get rid of missile sites in Cuba.

Question 25

What was George Washington best known for?

Answer 25

The father of our country.

Question 26

What did George Washington sign?

Answer 26

The deceleration of independence.

Question 27

In which war was George Washigton the commander in chief?

Answer 27

The American Revolutionary War.

Question 28

Theodore Roosevelt was the first president from what party

Answer 28

Progressive

Question 29

What service did Chester Arthur support

Answer 29

Pendleton civil service

Question 30

What were Chester Arthur’s jobs?

Answer 30

Vice prez, teacher, lawyer and Served in civil war

Question 31

Why did Chester A Arthur become president?

Answer 31

The president (Andrew Garfield) before him died. So he went from Vice President to president

Question 32

What prize did Theodore Roosevelt win for making peace in the Russo-Japanese war

Answer 32

Nobel peace prize

Question 33

What canal did Theodore Roosevelt build

Answer 33

Panama Canal

Question 34

List three important things Thomas Jefferson did throughout his life

Answer 34

1) wrote the deceleration of independence
2) Luisiana purchase
3) created the system of money

Question 35

How many terms was Thomas Jefferson president? Why?

Answer 35

Two because he believed that everybody should have equality which is why he didn’t want to be president for three terms because he thought it would lead to dictatorship

Question 36

How many languages did Thomas Jefferson know?

Answer 36

Over six languages

Question 37

What is Barack Obama most famous for?

Answer 37

Being the first African American president

Question 38

What college did Obama attend?

Answer 38

He attended Occcidental College for two years before transferring to Columbia

Question 39

What major award did Obama receive?

Answer 39

The Nobel peace prize

Question 40

What was important about FDR’s Presidency?

Answer 40

-He was the only president for 4 terms-
He entered WWII December 7, 1941- the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
-He led the U.S. through the great depression
-he helped create the United Nations

Question 41

What service did Arthur support?

Answer 41

Pendleton Civil Service

Question 42

What were Arthur’s careers?

Answer 42

Vice President, teacher and lawyer

Question 43

Why did Arthur become pres from vp?

Answer 43

Becomes Andrew Garfield dies