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Hist Ch 11 Poeple
Ch 11 People
Question | Answer |
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Oscar K. Allen | Huey Long's successor as governor |
Adolf Hitler | the leader of the German forces |
Huey Pierce Long | Winnfield native and brilliant man who never graduated from high school or college. He had a photographic memory and was a travelling salesman and became the governor of Louisiana |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | the Democrat president that began the New Deal program to end the depression |
Clair Lee Chennault | a fighter pilot who was one of the most legendary Louisianans. He was a general in World War II |
Sam Houston Jones | a governor from Beauregard parish who promised to clean up Louisiana politics. He helped with hospitals and schools. There was a surplus (money) when he left office |
John M. Parker | the governor who had the nickname "Gravel Roads Governor" because he improved the transportation system in our state |
James Houston David | the Louisiana governor who wrote "You are my Sunshine" |
delesseps S. "Chep " Morrison | he was a very popular mayor of New Orleans who greatly improved the city's port and transportation system |
Carl Austin Weiss | the man who was charged with the fatal shooting of Huey P. Long |
Andrew Jackson Higgins | a boat designer that helped win WWII. The design was used by 92% of all U.S. Navy vessels |
"Uncle Earl" Kemp Long | Huey's brother who was also from Winnfield and spent time traveling as a salesman. He became a lawyer without graduating from law school |
Leander Perez | a successful governor in Louisiana. He provided free supplies to school kids, stated the tenure and retirement system of teachers but resigned suddenly and was indicted for corruption |