AP US History - as a result of class today you A) should be able to list the presidents in order from Truman through Obama B) should be able to identify the achievements and challenges faced by each President
The Presidents Overview
Truman- Obama Achievements and Challenges
Truman VP for Fdr The bomb Truman doctrine Integration of military Korean war - MacArthur
Eisenhower Great economic prosperity Nixon Cold War Vietnam Sputnik Suburbanization
Just so you know: Exam % % 1915-to present 35%
Kennedy "ask not what your country can do for you... Ask what you can do for your country" Bay of Pigs Peace Corps Cuban Missile Crisis Vietnam Assassinated- Oswald
LBJohnson The Great Society The War on Poverty Vietnam Civil Rights Crushed republican Goldwater in '64 but decided not To run for re-election in 1968
Nixon Vietnam China Inflation Nixon doctrine Watergate
Ford "Our long national nightmare has ended" Only President
Carter Tough economic "malaise" Iran hostage
R.Reagan Conservative Russia - Gorbachev Assassination attempt "Star Wars" Iran -contra Huge increase in military Spending
GHWBush (41) Bush 41 First Persian Gulf War "no new taxes"
Clinton Great economic prosperity Tried health care Impeached
GW Bush September 11, 2001 Afghanistan Iraq Economic Crisis
Obama First Economic recovery Health Care
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