AP US History 1 Chapter 29 People Flashcards

8172712702	Woodrow Wilson	Was the Democratic candidate in the presidential elections of 1912 and 1916. He was elected into the presidency as a minority president. He was an aggressive leader and believed that Congress could not function properly without good leadership provided by the president. His progressive program was known as the "New Freedom" and his foreign policy program was "Moral Diplomacy." He was president during World War I.	0
8172728422	Eugene Debs	He represented the Socialist Party in the 1908 and 1912 elections. He got a high number of votes in the 1912 election which made the Socialists think that they would win the presidency in 1916.	1
8172736752	Louis D. Brandeis	He was a prominent reformer and attorney in the Muller v. Oregon (1908). He wrote the book Other People's Money and How Bankers Use It (1914) that pushed for reform within the banks. He was nominated in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson for the Supreme Court.	2
8172788777	Venustiano Carranza	He became president of Mexico in 1914. He succeeded the harsh President Huerta. He at first supported Wilson's sending General Pershing into Mexico to look for the criminal Pancho Villa, but when he saw the number of troops, he became outraged and opposed Wilson	3
8172799202	Pancho Villa	He was a combination of a bandit and Mexican Robin Hood who raided Americans and American towns. He was a rival of President Carranza. He escaped Pershing and was never caught.	4
8172814195	John J. Pershing	He was an American general who led troops against Pancho Villa in 1916. He was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I.	5
8172871335	Kaiser Wilhelm II	He was the ruler of Germany during WWI. His dictatorial and militaristic tendencies helped lean America toward the Allies.	6