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Who am I???
Who am I?
• I helped my troops get through a long Winter
in Valley Forge.
• I was the leader of the rebel army during the
American Revolution
• I eventually became the first president of the
United States.
George Washington
Who am I?
• I am a woman that was a teacher and a
journalist
• I am a muckraker
• I am most famous for my writings targeting
the Standard Oil Company
Ida Tarbell
Who am I?
• I was a strong advocate for labor unions.
• I was the founder of the American Federation
of Labor (AFL)
Samuel Gompers
Who am I?
• I was president of the United States during
WWI.
• I drafted the 14 points, a proposal for peace
after WWI
• I pushed for the United States to join the
League of Nations but was denied
Woodrow Wilson
Who am I?
• I lived in Chicago
• I was the first American Woman to receive the
Nobel Peace Prize.
• I was famous for starting Hull House, a place
where the middle class and rich lived in
poorer areas and helped the less fortunate.
Jane Addams
Who am I?
• I was a leading musician during the Harlem
Renaissance
• I played the trumpet
• My nickname was Satchmo
Louis Armstrong
Who am I?
• I became president after FDR died in office.
• I desegregated the military
• I was the president that made the decision to
drop the atomic bombs on Japan to end
WWII.
Harry Truman
Who am I?
• I became president after Abraham Lincoln was
assassinated
• I was less harsh on the South during
Reconstruction than the Radical Republicans
• I was impeached in office, and was one vote
short of being kicked out!
Andrew Johnson
Who am I?
• I was a prominent Civil Rights leader
• I organized a march on Washington before
MLK, but did not have to carry it out because
FDR prevented discrimination in the defense
industry
A. Phillip Randolph
The Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee (or SNCC,
pronounced "snick")
SNCC played a major role in the sit-ins,
freedom rides, and a leading role in the
1963 March on Washington.
 In the later 1960s, SNCC focused on
"black power", and then protesting against
the Vietnam War.
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Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC)
SCLC was closely associated with its first
president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 Originally, SCLC was composed of
affiliated churches and some community
organizations.
 SCLC and Dr. King were sometimes
criticized for lack of militancy
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SNCC’s Tactics
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A sit-in or sit-down is a form of
direct action that involves one or
more persons nonviolently
occupying an area for a protest,
often to promote political, social,
or economic change.
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A sit-in is a form of nonviolent
protest.
Civil Rights activists called
Freedom Riders rode in interstate
buses into the segregated
southern United States
National Organization for Women
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The National Organization
for Women (NOW) is the
largest American feminist
organization.
NOW promotes the idea
that women entitled to equal
rights and opportunities.
NOW was started by Betty
Friedan.
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The writer of The Feminine
Mystique.
Cesar Chavez
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César Chávez was a
Mexican American farm
worker, labor leader, and
civil rights activist who
founded the United Farm
Workers.
His work led to numerous
improvements for union
laborers.
His work focused on
unskilled migrant laborers.
He used non-violent
protests like Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Rachel Carson
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Rachel Carson was an American
marine biologist and nature writer
whose writings are credited with
advancing the global
environmental movement.
Her book, Silent Spring, helped
start the environmental
movement by exposing the
hazards of pesticides.
Her work also lead to the creation
of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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A government organization that
works to protect the environment.
Earth Day
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Earth Day is held on April
22 internationally.
These are intended to
inspire awareness of and
appreciation for the
Earth's environment.
Barry Goldwater
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Goldwater is the politician
most often credited for
sparking the resurgence of the
American conservative political
movement in the 1960s.
Richard M. Nixon
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Richard Nixon was the
37th President of the
United States (1969–
1974) and the only
president to ever resign
the office.
His election is seen as a
conservative response to
the more liberal direction
of Lyndon B. Johnson.
A.
Which of the following policies would
MOST LIKELY be favored by a
conservative?
A.
B.
C.
D.
More government social programs to deal with
economic disparity
Wealth redistribution
Fewer welfare programs and less government
regulation
Higher taxes
Make your own Who am I
booklet
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Need at least two clues for each person
Back page should be the answers
You may use any person we have talked about in this
class, but you need at least two people from Post
WWII era.