Organizations Flashcards

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19th Century English Society

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Fabian Society

s a British socialist organization whose purpose is to advance the principles of socialism via gradualist and reformist means.[1][2] The society laid many of the foundations of the Labour Party and subsequently affected the policies of states emerging from the decolonisation of the British Empire, most notably India and Singapore.

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Carrie Chapman Catt

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League of Women Voters Founder

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Lord Baden-Powell

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Boy Scouts Founder

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Juliette Low

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Girl Scouts Founder

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William Booth

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Salvation Army Founder

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Sierra Club Founder

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John Muir

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March of Dimes Founder

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FDR

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Planned Parenthood FOunder

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Margaret Sanger

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Hull House Founder

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Jane Addams

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John Birch Society Founder

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Robert Welch

is an American political advocacy group that supports anti-communism and limited government. It has been described as radical right.

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National Organization for Women Founder

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Betty Friedan

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Red Cross Founder

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Clara Barton

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International Red Cross Founder

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Henry Dunant

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Special Olympics Director

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Eunice Shriver

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First Peace Corps Director

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Sargent Shriver

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Group that Originally Sent Packages to WW2 Survivors

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CARE

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Defense ORg founded in April 4, 1949

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org)

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Location of NATO Headquarters

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Brussels, Belgium

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Organization Founded in Bogota in 1948

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OAS

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Organization Founded by 33 Scientists in 1888

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National Geographic Society

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Famine Relief Fund Raiser

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Live Aid

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“Rainbow Warriors” Org

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Greenpeace

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Org Founded to Aid political Prisoners

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1961 Amnesty International

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Animal Protection Group

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Group the Teaches Employement Skills t Youth
Job Corps
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Org that teaches economics to youth
Junior Achievement
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National Youth Service Created in 1993
Americorps
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French International Doctors Asso
Doctors without Borders (MSF)
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Charitable Home Building Association
Habitat for Humanity
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We Do By Learning ORg
4H
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Civil Rights Org Founded in 1909
NAACP
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ORg Founded by Carolyn Scott Harrison
DAR
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Org founded by Candy Lightner
MADD
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United Nation's Children's Air ORg
UNICEF
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Location of Interpol
Paris
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Carel Founded in Baghdad in 1960
Opec
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Latin American Economic Cooperation Group
OAS
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European Org Estab to Promote Trade 1957
EEC (European Economic Community)
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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW’S SOCIALIST SOCIETY
Fabian Socity
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America's Largest Vet Org
American Legion
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Org Established for Overseas Vets
VFW
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Founded in 1910 to help blacks migrate
Urban League
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Largest Teachers Union
American Federation of Teachers
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19th Century Female Union Leader
Mother Jones
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American Railway Union Founder, 1893
Eugene Debs
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United Mine Workers Leader (1920-1960)
John L. Lewis
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United Farm Workers Founder
Caesar Chavez
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Detroit-based Union
United Auto Workers
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UAW President
Walter Ruether
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Akron-Based Union
United Rubber Workers
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Teamsters Leader, 1957-71
Jimmy Hoffa
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AFL Founder
Samuel Gompers
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AFL-CIO Leader, 1955-79
Joseph Lane Kirkland
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Railraod Car Manufacturer's Strike, 1894
PUllman Strike
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Union that had a major strike in 1959
Steelworkers
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US Dept of Labor Safety Agency
OSHA
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Org of World's Leading Industrial Nations
G-8
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Group of Finance Minsters and Bank Governors from 20 Economies
G-20
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Union in Pride
The National Union of Mineworkers