15-30 History Test - Names

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Progressive politician who rose from New York State Senate to presidency; led the nation through the Great Depression with the New Deal and through WWII.

Eleanor Roosevelt: Wife of Franklin Roosevelt, effective public speaker who kept his political career alive; later a major figure in human rights advocacy.

Huey Long: Governor of Louisiana, champion of the poor; criticized Roosevelt for not being progressive enough with his 'Share Our Wealth' plan.

Francis Townsend: Proposed a federal pension plan for citizens over 60, influencing the Social Security Act.

Joseph Stalin: Leader of the Soviet Union; responsible for millions of deaths through oppressive policies; shocked the world with the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

Benito Mussolini: Fascist leader of Italy; improved the Italian economy and allied with Hitler to form the Axis Powers.

Adolf Hitler: Nazi leader of Germany; initiated WWII by invading Poland, implemented the Holocaust ("Final Solution").

Winston Churchill: British Prime Minister during WWII; famous for his leadership and defiant speeches like "We will never surrender!"

Joseph Goebbels: Nazi Minister of Propaganda; orchestrated Kristallnacht and maintained public morale through propaganda.

Henry Ford: Industrialist whose factories produced aircraft and other military equipment critical to the U.S. war effort.

Henry Kaiser: Shipbuilder known for rapid mass production of Liberty ships, cutting construction time dramatically.

Lenin: Predecessor to Stalin, led the Bolsheviks and established the Soviet Union.

Congress: Passed the first peacetime draft in 1940 and declared war after the attack on Pearl Harbor.