Quiz #8 141-160 Social Studies Academic Team 500 Questions

In a 1992 country hit, this leader’s ghost is heard crying by a singer sitting on a cypress stump in a swamp. He moved from Georgia to Florida, where he became a tribal leader, though never an actual chief. Who was the leader of his tribe during the Second Seminole War in the 1830s?

Elected president in 1957, he consolidated power and created his own private police force, the Tontons Macoutes [TAW-TAW mah-KOOT]. He moved towards an absolutist regime, and declared himself president for life in 1964. What Haitian president held office for 14 years and used repressive measures that caused the deaths of 30,000 political opponents?

This journalist immigrated to the United States from Denmark and became the police reporter for the New York Tribune. He often led New York Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt on walks, to show the living conditions of the poor. What muckraker is known for his book How the Other Half Lives?

Along with Howell Cobb, he founded the Constitutional Union Party. He once pronounced "the great truth that the Negro is not equal to the white man" in his Cornerstone Speech. Identify this Vice President of the Confederate States of America.

In a reaction to the 1828 Tariff of Abominations he wrote "Exposition and Protest." He once replied, "The Union, next to our liberty, is most dear" in response to criticism during the nullification crisis. Name this politician, who served as Vice President for a time under Andrew Jackson, and was from South Carolina.

This labor leader began his union-organizing efforts in the 1930s, when he was still a teenager. He openly associated with organized crime figures, and was sentenced to prison for jury tampering but had his sentence commuted by President Nixon in 1971. What Teamsters leader mysteriously disappeared in 1975, and was declared legally dead in 1982?

This Democrat served six consecutive terms as governor of this state. He opposed desegregation, and called out the National Guard to prevent the integration of Central High School. What Arkansas governor's actions prompted President Eisenhower to send troops to Little Rock to enforce school desegregation?

He loaned the U.S. government 65 million dollars to halt the Panic of 1893, and helped form the first billion dollar company in the nation. He oversaw mergers that led to the creation of G.E. and U.S. Steel. Who is this American industrialist and financial magnate, whose namesake bank merged with Chase in 2000?

Like Eisenhower, this future general graduated from West Point in the Class of 1915, which produced 59 generals. He participated in the North Africa campaign, and commanded the U.S. First Army during the D-Day landings. What general headed the Veterans Administration after the war, and was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

After two voyages to the Levant, this explorer sailed westward in “La Dauphine” [doh-FEEN] in search for a sea route to Asia. He reached Cape Fear on the Carolina coast in March 1524, then turned northward. What Italian sailing for France is credited with discovering Block Island and what is now New York harbor?

He began his career as the owner of a boat that ferried passengers from Staten Island to New York City. He reaped huge profits transporting people from New York and New Orleans to San Francisco by way of Nicaragua before turning his attention to railroads. What American railroad and shipping magnate was nicknamed "the Commodore"?

He served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1924, and he helped to resolve the Tacna– Arica controversy. He received the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize, and served as Secretary of State under Presidents Coolidge and Hoover. Name this American politician and statesman who, along with French statesman Aristide Briand, produced a 1928 multilateral pact renouncing war.

More than 6 and a half feet tall, he made foreign friends as a youth, arousing his interest in the world outside Russia. He reigned jointly with his half-brother for fourteen years, and was proclaimed emperor in 1721. What Russian emperor is given credit for reforming and modernizing his nation?

This athlete’s conviction for refusing to be drafted was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court on procedural grounds. He returned to his sport in 1970, beating Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena in his comeback matches. What Louisville native was the first boxer to win the world championship title on three different occasions?

He led the Uruguayan navy during a rebellion against Argentina. He returned to Italy and gained control of Sicily and Naples, in the name of Victor Emmanuel the Second. What Italian military leader, during the Italian unification campaign, commanded the Red Shirts?

This politician was elected leader of the Labour Party in 1994, following the death of the former leader, John Smith. He revamped party policies and focused on free enterprise, crime prevention, and British integration with the European Union. What British leader, serving from 1997 to 2007, was the longest serving Labour prime minister in British history?

He became vice president, and thus president, mainly because Henry Clay promoted him at the Whig convention. He sent Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan, but his major domestic policy ultimately destroyed the Whig Party. What president took office upon the 1850 death of Zachary Taylor?

His early successes included fighting at the Battle of Minden, and he was later appointed governor- general of India. He served as aide-de-camp to George the Third, and he is known for leadership at Guilford Courthouse and at the Battle of Monmouth. Identify this British general who surrendered to French and American troops at Yorktown.

He came to prominence through his work at the Ebenezer Church, and one document penned by this man contains the line "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." He spent his last moments at the Lorraine Motel, led the Selma March, and wrote a "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Name this American Civil Rights leader, known for speeches "Mountain Top" and "I Have a Dream."

He supposedly predicted the onset of earthquakes at the New Madrid fault line, which he would later evoke to earn the support of his people. He started a namesake rebellion in Indiana, and his brother was defeated by William Henry Harrison in a battle that earned the latter a campaign moniker. Who led the Shawnee against the Americans in the War of 1812?