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Test 4: WWI & Imperialism
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- 1William SewardHe was a Senator that hated slavery. The dudes that killed Lincoln tried to kill him too.
- 2Queen LiliuokalaniWas in charge of Hawaii until she was kicked out by Americans
- 3William Randolph HearstNewspaper owner, famous for "yellow journalism"
- 4William McKinleyPresident that finished the Spanish-American War but then killed by a crazy anarchist
- 5George DeweyFamous officer in the Navy, beat the Spanish in a big battle for the Philippines (by the city of Manila)
- 6Emilio AguinaldoA Filipino man, US asked him to fight against Spanish. Then we betrayed him and he fought against US after Spanish-American War
- 7Kaiser WilhelmThe last Emperor of Germany and Prussia. He joined Austria-Hungary and the central powers in WWI
- 8Archduke Franz FerdinandA member of Austria-Hungary's royalty. He was shot by Serbians which made Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia and start WWI
- 9Edith CavellFamous nurse, said "I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved." She was shot by Germans
- 10Woodrow WilsonAmerican President during WWI. Tried to create League of Nations after to protect peace.
- 11John PershingNicknamed "Black Jack" he was the General of the US Army in WWI. Very impressive
- 12Alvin YorkAmazing soldier. He received the Medal of Honor for running at a German machine gun during WWI
- 13Eugene V. DebsCreated a union called the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) to fight for safer jobs and better treatment of workers
- 14Garrett MorganInventor from Cleveland. He was a black man that invented the stop light and the gas mask
- 15Henry JohnsonFirst American soldier to win the Croix de Guerre (France's version of the Medal of Honor). He was a black man and a hero in WWI
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