PRESIDENT!

President
#25 William McKinley
1. Attacks other places for “stuffs”.
2. Imperialisms- US are big and powerful and annexes places like Hawaii with gun boats.
3. Spanish- American War- Spain owned Cuba, Guam, etc. We wanted the land so we went to war.
4. Yellow Journalism- Newspapers wrote really extreme things so they would sell better.
5. “Maine Suck” into “Remember the Maine, to the H*!? With Spain.
6. Got Guah, Philippines, and Cuba.
7. Rough Riders conquered San Juan Hill.
8. Open Door Policy- Secretary of treasury Juhn Hay told China we would put a tariff on their stuff but ours would still be cheap in China.
9. Boxer Rebellion- Attack on US embassy, China apologizes and pays repatriation.
10. Gold Standard Act- Bad for farmers good for bankers.
11. Ran against William Jennings Brians.
12. Cross of gold speech (lost).
13. Assassinated.



#26 Theodore Roosevelt
1. BULLY.
2. Said “Speak softly and carry a big stick”.
3. Imperisam.
4. Gun-boat diplomacy
5. Started building the Panma Canal.
6. Led the Rough Riders at the Spanish American War, stormed San Jaun/Kettle Hill.
7. ENVIRONMENTALIST.
8. Very sick because of a bad asthma and chromic diarrhea.
9. Wife and mother died on the same day so Theodore went crazy and went to the Wild West to be a cowboy.
10. Left his daughter Alice to his sister.
11. First person to establish a National Park system.
12. Went on safari to S. America where he discovered Rio Tleodoro.
13. Reformer.
14. MockRakes Speech.
15. Called “TRUST BUSTER”.
16. Broke Knickers Bocker Trust.
17. First American to win a Noble Peace Prize for helping end the Russo-Japanese War.
18. Gentleman’s Agreement- “Keep down Japanese immigration and we can stay friend.
#27 William Howard Taft
1. Really FAT weighed over 3000 pounds.
2. Got stuck in the bathtub.
3. Roosevelt left presidency used popularity to get Taft elected.
4. Basically followed Roosevelt’s policies (trust busting, Imperialism…) but slightly different.
5. Lots of stuff Roosevelt wanted was passed into laws by Taft.
6. Encouraged companies to invest in other countries (dollar diplomacy).
7. Renominated for president, ran against TR and the Bullmoose Party.
8. 16th amendment passed- income taxes legalized.
9. Did lots of judge stuff before presidency.
10. Governor of Philippines.
11. Elected Supreme Court as chief justice by Hording.
12. Called presidency “The loneliest place in the world”.
13. Died from a heart attack.
14. Had 2 sons and a daughter.
15. Japan sent 2000 cherry trees.
16. Payne- Aldrich Tariff- reduce tariffs a very small amount but made tariffs a big deal.
17. Titanic Sunk.
#28 Wood Wilson 1912-1920
1. NERD, DORK.
2. Only president who got a PHD.
3. President of Princeton.
4. Eugene V Debbs- the opponent from prison.
5. Created 8 hours work night (Admission Act).
6. Against child labor –Child Labor act, Keating Owen act both stopped by Supreme Court.
7. WWI 1914
8. Arch Duke Ferdinand assassinated, everyone had treaties so they fought each other.
9. US didn’t get involved for first terms ran for 2nd term on the slogan “He kept us out of war”.
10. Sussex the ship from America got sunk by the Germans.
11. Lusitana the ship also sunk (declared war).
12. Bimmerman Telegram- Germans sent a telegram to Mexico about taking some land back.
13. Americans went to war, they are healthy with new weapons since they just started the war and then they ended the war.
14. There was lots of propaganda during war- liberty gardens- germen’s stuff renamed.
15. Bolshevik Revdf- Czar in Russia war over thrown.
16. 14 points- who gets what after war- Germans can’t have army, pays lots of money, divided land up.
17. Point #9- Creation of League of Nations.
18. Got Noble Peace Price.
19. Decided to be isolations.
20. Had a stroke- start dying- wife (Edith Galf) runs country.
21. Amendment 17th - people votes votes for senators.
22. Amendment 18th- no alcohol.
23. Amendment 19th – women’s suffrage (right to vote).
24. Really racist, sexist, and is a KKK supporter.
#29 Warren G. Harding 1920-1924
1. Really like to drink and smoke.
2. Slogan is “Return to normalcy” (note that “normalcy” is not a real word).
3. President during probation (the time when alcohol is illegal).
4. Has drunken parties.
5. Roaring twenties began.
6. High tariffs so US doesn’t have to deal with other countries.
7. Teapot Dome Scandal- Cabinet illegally sold oil to other places for personal benefits.
8. Laissce Faise Policy.
9. Trickle- down economics- thought of by Andrew Melon.
10. Racist- active member of the KKK clan.
11. First budget brawl established.
12. Women voters was blamed for Harding’s election (he was hot).
13. Eugene V. Debbs back in prison for protesting WWI.
14. Red Scare began- anyone can claim anyone to be a spy.
15. Had an affair and a baby with Nan Brittan, who wrote a book dedicated to all unwed wife.