Who can name me 10 former Presidents of the USA and their major contribution to the USA?

Question

Without cheating nor using the internet for reference, I want you to name 10 Presidents from the past and what their major contribution to the USA has been for us today?

HenryIV proof it. That short answer does not deserve 2 points.

Answer 1

George Washington: Established the tenor of the office and most of its ongoing traditions. He was what all Presidents should strive to be.

Abraham Lincoln: Kept the union together and freed the slaves. Emancipation proclamation anyone?

Theodore Roosevelt: Brought the US to the world stage by sailing the navy all around the world.

FDR: Presided over the country during the greatest outside threat it has ever faced, got the country ready for WWII and fought vehemently against Axis powers, tried anything to help the country economically.

Truman: Ended the war with two very large bombs and began the efforts to stop communism in its tracks with the Marshall plan.

JFK: Continued to fight against the spread of communism and got missiles out of Cuba.

Johnson: Attempted to stop poverty, continued the fight against communism with Viet Nam.

Nixon: Opened the door to China.

Carter: Began deregulation that was continued and highlighted under Reagan.

Reagan: Continued deregulation. Emphasis on supply side economics. Large tax cuts (bigger deficits). Continued fight against communism (increased spending on defense to bankrupt USSR).

Bush I: Presided over, and assisted, with a largely peaceful revolution in Russia (most give credit to Reagan, but should be for all Presidents from Truman to Reagan). Gathered a lot of support to oust Hussein from Kuwait.

Clinton: Largest peacetime prosperity in our history. Began measures ultimately adopted by Bush II to defend against terrorism. Lower taxes, lowered national debt, surpluses.

Bush II: Began an offensive against terrrorism (athough he took his eye off of the ball when invading Iraq).

I hope that is enough. I did not cheat.

Answer 2

1. George W. Bush - Record home ownership, creation of the Dept. of Homeland Security, liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

2. Bill Clinton - Convinced and entire generation that oral sex doesn't count as sex.

3. Ronald Reagan - Lowered inflation rate from 13% in 1980 to less than 7%, created 19 million new jobs, defeated Communism.

4. Harry Truman - showed the world that the US was willing to use any means necessary to end World War II and smart enough to stop when our enemy begged us to.

5. George Washington - Father of our country and was willing to give his powers back to the people when called upon to do so.

6. Thomas Jefferson - Doubled the size of the United States for less than $.15 an acre (lousiana purchase)

7. Abraham Lincoln - For which there would be no union if not for his bravery during our nation's darkest hour.

8. Woodrow Wilson - Established the US as a major INTERNATIONAL super power after World War I.

9. Teddy Roosevelt - Made preserving our nations natural wonders and resources a major priority.

10. Jimmy Carter - proof that an intelligent man can be a bad president.

Answer 3

1. Washington - Held together the first U.S. government
2. Jefferson - Louisiana Purchase
3. Theodore Rosevelt - created National Parks
4. Lincoln - emancipation, reuniting the country
5. FDR - New Deal programs
6. Nixon - Taught us to question government
7. Reagan - aided end of Cold War
8. Kennedy - creation of Peace Corps
9. Wilson - world war 1 and U.S. growth
10. Clinton - greatest period of economic growth in us history

Answer 4

President George W. Bush - got rid of one of the worst tyrannts in history - Saddam

Clinton - moral decay

Ronald Reagan - The fall of the Iron Curtin

Jimmy Carter - ban on Christmas lights, high oil prices, beef shortage and captured soldiers

Abraham Lincoln - banishment of slavery

John F. Kennedy - saved us from nuclear war with Russia/Cuba

George Washington - saved us from destruction

Thomas Jefferson - primary author of the Declaration of Independence

Lyndon Johnson - Vietnam War

George H. Bush - Kuwait where he drove out Saddam Hussein and half a million Iraqi soldiers.

Answer 5

I'll name them in reverse order:

Clinton (D) - Monica, lots of unattractive girlfriends an un-hot wife (he is no Jack Kennedy).
Bush I (R) - Gulf War
Reagan (R) - Won the cold war
Carter (D) - Iran Hostage Crisis/Oil Crisis
Ford (R) - Moved us ahead from Watergate
Nixon (R) - Got us out of Vietnam, Detente', Watergate
Johnson (D) - Great Society paid for it with the Vietnam War
Kennedy (D) - Tough on Communism, lots of attractive girlfriends and hot wife.
Eishenhower (R) - Mellowest time in U.S. history
Truman (D) - Dropped two nukes on the Japanese
Roosevelt (D) - Only President to go against George Washington's example of self-imposed 2 term limit.

I know, Roosevelt was #11, but he had so many accomplishments - he had them build the atomic bomb and he ignored the intelligence that said Japan was going to attack us so he could get us into WWII, also ignored when one of his allies (USSR) massacred the officer corps of another U.S. ally (Poland). Gave us the failing Social Security System - good luck collecting on that promise. What a great guy!

Answer 6

Thomas Jefferson-Louisiana Purchase
Abraham Lincoln-The end of Slavery, maintained the union
Woodrow Wilson-The League of Nations, WWI
FDR-End of the depression, leadership during WWII, New Deal (even though it's a mixed bag)
Nixon-End of Vietnam, diplomacy with China
Kennedy-Peace Corp, Civil Rights
Eisenhower-Cold War Strategy-Space Program
Clinton-Fiscal Responsiblity, budget surplus
Reagan-The fall of the Soviet Union.

All from memory!

Answer 7

1. G. Washington, father of our country
2. Abraham Lincoln, abolished slavery
3. Grover Cleveland, got elected to 2 non consecutive terms
4.Teddy Roosevelt, Pure Food Act & Meat Inspection Act
5.JFK, kept cuban missles from killing us
6.Lyndon B. Johnson, Civil Rights Act of 1964
7.Jimmy Carter Pardoned draft dodgers
8.Richard Nixon, showed us what dirty politians can do id were not careful
9.Ronald Regan, economic reform
10. Bill Clinton, economic growth

Answer 8

I can name all 43 and at least one contribution for most of them.