Transcript Alphabet Book of Social Studies PowerPoint

Walking Through
the Social Studies
Alphabet
By: Jonathan Jeffery
A-Armstrong, Neil
Neil Armstrong developed a fascination
with flight at an early age. He earned
his pilot’s license when he was 16.
Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962.
On July 20, 1969
he became the
first man to walk
on the moon.
B-Babe Ruth
His real name was George Herman Ruth,
Jr. Ruth was born on February 6, 1895
in Baltimore, Maryland. He played for
the Yankees. Ruth was
one of the first five
players to be inducted
into the Baseball Hall
of Fame.
C- Carver, George Washington
He was born in January 1864 and died
January 5, 1943. He was a prominent
African-American scientist and
inventor. Carver is best known for the
many uses he devised
for peanuts. He
devised over 100
products using
peanuts, including dyes,
plastics, and gasoline.
D-Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower graduated at the top of his
class at West Point. He became a 5-star
general and Supreme Commander of the
Allied Forces in Europe
during World War II.
He was elected U.S.
President in 1952.
He served two terms.
E-Edison, Thomas
He was one of the greatest inventors of all
time. He was credited for inventing the light
bulb. He only attended school for 3 months;
that was the end of his formal education. His
mother continued
his education at
home. His most
famous statement
was “Genius is 1%
inspiration and 99%
perspiration.”
F-Fidel Castro
In 1959, Fidel Castro took control of
Cuba by force and remained its dictator
for nearly five decades. During 19591960 , Castro broke
ties with the U.S.
and established
strong ties with the
Soviet Union. Castro
transformed Cuba
into a communist
country.
G-Gettysburg
It was the site of the bloodiest battle
of the Civil War. The population of
Gettysburg was 2,000, but 50,000
soldiers fought there. Sixty-three
Medals of Honor were awarded to Union
soldiers for their actions on the battlefield.
H-Henry Ford
Ford developed the assembly line mode
of production which changed industry.
As a result, Ford sold millions of cars
and became a world famous company.
The common person could afford to
purchase an automobile.
He helped build America’s
economy during the
nation’s early years.
I-Iwo Jima
The capture of Iwo Jima occurred
February 16 through March 16, 1945.
The capture of Iwo Jima was important
because it provided a
landing strip for
damaged U.S. bombers.
Navajo Code Talkers
were important to the
capture of Iwo Jima.
J-Joseph McCarthy
He was born on November 14, 1908. He
served in the U.S. Marines and ran for
political office in 1944 while he was still
in the Marines. He ran
as a Democrat in 1944.
He ran as a Republican
in 1946.
K-Kennedy, John F.
He was the 35th president of the U.S.
He joined the Navy because he was
rejected by the Army due to his back
problem. He served in the Navy in
World War II. His PT
boat (PT109) was sunk
by a larger Japanese
ship. On November 22,
1963 he was
assassinated.
L-Lincoln, Abraham
Lincoln is best known for leading the country
during the Civil War. He had very little formal
education, but he did have a strong interest in
reading and learning. He became a lawyer
while serving in the Illinois State Legislature.
He was elected president in 1860.
He is remembered
today for the Gettysburg Address. He was
shot April 14, 1865,
and died the next day.
M-Montgomery, Alabama
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the
beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in
the south. It started with Rosa Parks and
her refusal to give up her seat on the bus.
Black people refused to ride the buses; the
boycott lasted for
a year. Black
churches across
the country donated
shoes to the walkers
and marchers.
N-NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. NATO is a political
and military alliance of 28 nations
formed in 1949. The goal of NATO is to
safeguard the freedom and security of
its members through
political and military
means.
O-Orville Wright
Orville was born in Ohio in 1871. Orville
and his older brother, Wilbur, were the
inventors of the first successful
airplane. The Wright
brothers are known
as the “fathers
of modern aviation”.
Orville is also known
for developing
technology for the
U.S. Army.
P-Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was
suddenly and deliberately attacked by
the Empire of Japan. Pearl Harbor is
located in the Hawaiian Islands. The
U.S. was at peace with Japan at the
time. This was the
beginning of U.S.
involvement in
World War II.
Q- al- Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is Arabic for “The Base”. It
is an international terrorism network
started in the late 1980’s by Osama bin
Laden. They want to
get rid of all western
political and religious
influence.
R- Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was an actor turned
politician. He served two terms as
Governor of California as a Democrat.
He served two terms as
President of the U.S. as
a conservative Republican.
He called for the destruction of the Berlin Wall.
S- Slavery
The first African slave arrived in Virginia in
1619. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton
gin increased the demand for slave labor.
In 1861 the Confederacy seceded from the
Union and the Civil War began. In 1865 the
Civil War
ended and
the 13th
Amendment
abolished
slavery.
T-Thurgood Marshall
He was the first African-American to serve
on the U.S. Supreme Court serving there
for 24 years. He was also one of the most
affective Civil Rights crusaders of the 20th
century. The greatest achievement of his
career as a Civil Rights
lawyer was his victory
in the landmark 1954
Supreme Court case
“Brown v. Board of
Education of Topeka.”
U-Ulysses S. Grant
As a young man, Grant was shy and an
average student. He was appointed to and
graduated from West Point Military
Academy. He served
as commander of the
Union armies during
the late years of the
Civil War. Later he
served as the 18th
President of the U.S.
V- V-J Day
Victory in Japan (VJ) Day was a day
celebrated as the end of World War II. On
August 15th, 1945, U.S. President Harry S.
Truman declared the day of
victory in Japan. Although
Emperor Hirohito
surrendered on August 15th,
the Japanese administration
under General Koiso Kuniaki
did not officially surrender
until September 2, 1945.
W- Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was appointed Prime
Minister and Minister of Defense on May 10,
1940 by King George VI. As prime minister, he
rallied the British people during World War
II and led his country
from the brink of defeat
to victory. He introduced
the first British minimum
wage and helped pass
unemployment insurance.
X- Alexander Graham Bell
He was one of the primary inventors of the
telephone and held more than 18 patents. His
mother was deaf which taught him to look
past peoples disadvantages and find solutions
to help them. He was
homeschooled by his
mother. He was a
mediocre student but
he showed an uncommon ability to
solve problems.
Y- Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was held in Yalta (Crimea)
in 1945. It was convened by Winston Churchill
of Britain, Joseph Stalin of Russia, and Franklin
Roosevelt of the U.S. It
was intended to discuss
the re-establishment
of the nations of war-torn
Europe. There they also
planned the final stages
of World War II.
Z-Zimmerman Telegram
A coded message was sent from German foreign
secretary Arthur Zimmerman to Mexican
president Venustiano Carranza during World
War I on January 16,
1917. It proposed a
German-Mexican
alliance suggesting
Mexico reclaim its
former territory by
starting a war with
the U.S. It was published by president
Woodrow Wilson on March 1, 1917. The U.S.
entered World War I five weeks later.