Flashcards on US History: From Colonies to Present
US History: From Colonies to Present – Comprehensive Guide
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U.S. Presidents
13 cards
Card 1
Question: What was Dwight D. Eisenhower's role before entering politics and one major domestic achievement as president?
Answer: He was a five-star general and Supreme Allied Commander who planned D-Day; he created the Interstate Highway System.
Card 2
Question: What Cold War policy did Eisenhower use and what civil-rights action did he take as president?
Answer: He used a policy of "massive retaliation" and sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce school desegregation.
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Question: What image did John F. Kennedy symbolize, and what major space and Cold War initiatives did he launch or manage?
Answer: He symbolized youth and hope; he launched the Apollo program to put a man on the moon and managed the Cuban Missile Crisis with diplomacy that prevent
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Question: What was JFK's domestic program name and what long-term impact did it have?
Answer: The "New Frontier" programs, which laid groundwork for future civil rights legislation and major social reforms.
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Question: What are two major foreign-policy achievements and one major domestic creation credited to Richard Nixon?
Answer: He opened diplomatic relations with China and pursued détente with the Soviet Union; domestically he created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Question: What major scandal ended Richard Nixon's presidency and what was the consequence?
Answer: The Watergate scandal, which led to his resignation—the only U.S. president to resign from office.
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Question: What was Ronald Reagan's background and the name of his economic policy?
Answer: He was a former actor and powerful orator; his economic policy was called "Reaganomics."
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Question: Summarize Reagan's foreign-policy stance and a long-term effect historians often credit to his presidency.
Answer: He took a hard line against the Soviet Union (calling it the "Evil Empire") but negotiated arms-reduction treaties with Gorbachev; many historians cre
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Question: What historic first did Barack Obama achieve and what major health reform did he pass?
Answer: He was the first African American president and he passed the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Card 10
Question: Name two other significant actions from Obama's presidency mentioned in the content.
Answer: He authorized the mission that killed Osama bin Laden and signed the Paris Climate Agreement.