Presidents and Wars SOL Review
Who set the following precedents:
Creating the Cabinet, serving for two
terms, and enforcing the Constitution
by putting down the Whiskey
Rebellion?
George Washington
This president had made
the unpopular decision of
the Alien and Sedition Acts
and avoided a war with
France
John Adams
This President went against his
beliefs of strict construction when
he bought the Louisiana Purchase
and he also passed the Embargo
Act which was a failure
Thomas Jefferson
These two men were war hawks (wanted
America to go to war with the British in the
War of 1812)
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Who was President during the
War of 1812?
James Madison
What future president was the hero of the
Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
This President presided over the Era of
Good Feelings and passed the
Missouri Compromise
James Monroe
This document warned
European nations to stay out of
the Western Hemisphere and
was the basis of American
foreign policy from 1823 until
after World War II
Monroe Doctrine
This president introduced the spoils system,
was first Common Man President
and killed the the Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson
Under Andrew Jackson’s
presidency, what was the forced
removal of the Cherokee Indians
called?
The Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson’s
destruction of the Bank of
the United States caused
what event?
Panic of 1837 (Martin Van Buren
was President)
Who was the President of
Manifest Destiny and President
during the Mexican War (18461848)?
James K. Polk
Who was President during the
Civil War, wrote the
Emancipation Proclamation
and gave the Gettysburg
Address?
Abraham Lincoln
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
This President took over after Lincoln
and later became the 1st
President to be impeached
Andrew Johnson
This President had many
scandals and was a former
Union general during the
American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was President during
the Spanish American War,
the Open Door Policy and
was assassinated in 1901?
William McKinley
What was the name of Theodore
Roosevelt’s domestic policy?
Square Deal
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair encouraged
the government to pass this consumer
protection act
Meat Inspection Act
This President built the Panama Canal
and used the foreign policy
“Speak softly and carry a big stick”
Theodore Roosevelt
This President loaned foreign governments
money for investment in Latin America
(Dollar Diplomacy)?
William Howard Taft
This President led America during
World War I, passed the
16th and 17th Amendments, and developed
the 14 Points Peace Plan?
Woodrow Wilson
In 1929, who was President
when the Stock Market Crashed?
Herbert Hoover
What President led America through
the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the name of Franklin D.
Roosevelt’s domestic program?
The New Deal
What President dropped the atomic bombs
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, developed the
post World War II policy of containment,
and sent troops to Korea?
Harry S. Truman
What was the name of President Truman’s
domestic policy that included the
desegregation of the military and
Federal government?
The Fair Deal
This President passed the Interstate
Highway Act, brought federal troops to
integrate Little Rock and ended
the Korean War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was President during the Bay of Pigs
and Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
What was the name of John F. Kennedy’s
domestic program?
The New Frontier
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
This President passed the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and the Voting
Rights Act of 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was the name of Lyndon B. Johnson’s
domestic program that unleashed a War on
Poverty and passed numerous
Civil Rights bills?
The Great Society
During Lyndon B. Johnson, where did
the U.S. deploy troops to
fight communism?
Vietnam
This President was the 1st and
only President to resign from office
Richard M. Nixon
What was the name of the scandal
that ended Nixon’s
Presidency?
Watergate
Nixon’s visit to China and the SALT
treaty with the Soviets are examples
of what foreign policy plan?
Détente
This President was never elected
and pardoned Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
This President dealt with a harsh
economy, negotiated the Camp David
Accords and dealt with the Iranian
Hostage Crisis
Jimmy Carter
This President of the 1980’s cut taxes,
deregulated business and increased
military spending (Trickle down or
supply side economics)
Ronald Reagan
In 1987, what scandal rocked the
Reagan administration
that dealt with illegal arms sales?
Iran Contra Scandal
What Soviet leader did Ronald Reagan
work closely with to help end
the Cold War?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was President when the Berlin Wall
fell in 1989 and led America in the
Persian Gulf War or Operation Desert
Storm of the early 1990’s?
George HW Bush
This President balanced the budget, tried to
get national health care passed and was
the 2nd President to be impeached
Bill Clinton
This was passed by Bill Clinton
to increase trade between
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico
NAFTA
This President won the controversial
election of 2000 and was President
during 9/11 and has led the U.S. in the
War Against Terrorism and
the War in Iraq
George W. Bush
American Wars
What leader gained
valuable experience in
the French and Indian
War?
George Washington
After the French and Indian
War, this stated that colonists
could not settle west of the
Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Prior to the American Revolution,
5 colonists were killed
including Crispus Attucks at this event
Boston Massacre
Who wrote
Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
The Sons of Liberty dressed as American
Indians destroyed British property in
this event leading to the American
Revolution
Boston Tea Party
In response to the Boston Tea Party,
the British passed these acts
Intolerable or Coercive Acts
Who wrote the Declaration of
Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
This was the first battle of
the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord (Shot
Heard ‘Round the World)
This battle was the turning point of
the American Revolution because
France gave its support to the
American colonies
Saratoga
This battle of the American Revolution
decided the outcome of the war and
defeated General Cornwallis
Yorktown
What treaty ended the American
Revolution and gave America its
independence?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
During this war, Washington D.C.
was burned by the British
War of 1812
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
What was the name of the treaty
that ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent (1814)
After the Treaty of Ghent was signed,
what battle made Andrew Jackson
a national hero?
Battle of New Orleans
Who was President during the
Mexican War (1846-1848)?
James K. Polk
The U.S. gained the Mexican Cession
in this treaty that ended the Mexican War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
In the Civil War, what was the first state
to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
During the Civil War, who was
President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was President of the Confederate
States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What Union general led his troops in
Vicksburg and became the lead general
during the war?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the leader of the
Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Where were shots first fired in
the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
At the First Battle of Manassas, this
Confederate general became a hero
Stonewall Jackson
This battle was the turning point of
Civil War and known as the
“high tide of the Confederacy”
Battle of Gettysburg
During the Civil War, Robert E. Lee
surrendered at this place
Appomattox Court House
This amendment gave African American
males the right to vote
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15 Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery
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13 Amendment
This amendment gave due
process of law to all and
African Americans
citizenship
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14 Amendment
During the Spanish American War,
who was President?
William McKinley
What was the term used for the
exaggerated stories produced
that caused the Spanish American War?
Yellow journalism
What territories did the U.S. gain from
the Spanish American War?
Cuba, Guam, Philippines, and
Puerto Rico
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
This treaty ended World War I
and punished Germany severely
Treaty of Versailles
This organization created by Woodrow
Wilson never had the U.S. become a
member
League of Nations
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union
during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Who was the leader of Great Britain during
World War II?
Winston Churchill
What two U.S. Presidents led America
thru World War II?
FDR and Harry S. Truman
Who was the leader of Germany during
World War II?
Adolph Hitler
The U.S. was attacked by Japan at this
Place and this caused the U.S. to declare
war
December 7, 1941- Pearl Harbor
This battle was the turning point in
Western Europe and was the Allied
invasion of Normandy
June 6, 1944- D-Day
This battle was the turning point of the
Pacific
Battle of Midway
The dropping of atomic bombs at these
locations caused the Japanese to
surrender
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This was the systematic genocide of
the Nazis murder of six million Jews
The Holocaust
German officials were punished for crimes
against humanity that they committed
during the Holocaust
Nuremberg Trials
This organization was created to have
countries meet in order to preserve
global peace
The United Nations
This convention defined the rules for
treatment of prisoners of war.
Geneva Convention
This major conflict was between the
democratic United States and the
communist Soviet Union
The Cold War (1945-1989)
These democratic nations formed a
collective security
agreement during the Cold War
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
Organization)
The Soviet Union and Eastern bloc
nations formed this collective security
agreement during the Cold War
Warsaw Pact
What historical moment symbolizes
the end of the Cold War?
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
(1989)
What was the reason the U.S. went to
war in Korea?
Policy of Containment
This general was fired by Truman because
he wanted to extend the Korean War
into China and use nuclear weapons
Douglas MacArthur
Who was the Communist leader of
North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
This act gave the President authority
to deploy troops in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This U.S. policy in Vietnam believed
that if one country in Southeast Asia fell
to communism the rest would follow
Domino theory
This President escalated the war in
Vietnam faced the most criticism
for his actions
Lyndon B. Johnson
This President introduced the policy
of Vietnamization and ended the war
in Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
After the Vietnam War, this amendment
was passed that gave 18 year olds the
right to vote
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26 Amendment
After the Vietnam War, the president has to
have congressional approval for
deployment of troops with this resolution
War Powers Act (1973)
In 1990, this leader of Iraq led an invasion
into Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Who was President during the Persian
Gulf War of 1991?
George HW Bush
Bill Clinton led America in a NATO
operation to stop ethnic cleansing
in this area
Bosnia (Former Yugoslavia)
Who led the coordinated attacks on the
United States on September 11, 2001?
Osama Bin Laden
Who was President during the attacks on
September 11th?
George W. Bush