unit 7 key terms

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    He was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
  • Ray Kroc

    He was an American businessman and philanthropist. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    He was the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy, from 1961 to 1963
  • Richard Nixon

    He was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office
  • Jonas Salk

    American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine.
  • John F. Kennedy

    He was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.