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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
Subtopics
Principal cities
- Appleton, Wisconsin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Green Bay, Wisconsin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Kenosha, Wisconsin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Madison, Wisconsin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin [r]: Name of the largest city and largest county in the state of Wisconsin and 22nd-largest city in the U.S.A. [e]
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Racine, Wisconsin [r]: Add brief definition or description
Politics and government
State government
U.S. Senate
- Russell Feingold [r]: U.S. Senator (D-Wisconsin); U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senate Select Committee on Intelligence [e]
- Herb Kohl [r]: U.S. Senator, (D-Wisconsin); U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary; chair, Senate Select Committee on Aging; Senate Appropriations Committee; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Moderate Dems Working Group; [e]
U.S. House of Representatives
- Tammy Baldwin [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Wisconsin); 0% "true liberal" 2008 rating from American Conservative Union; voted against 2002 Iraq War authorization; Congressional Progressive Caucus; Out of Iraq Caucus [e]
- Steve Kagen [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ron Kind [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Wisconsin); Vice-Chair, New Democrat Coalition; Vice-chairman, Congressional Native American Caucus [e]
- Gwen Moore [r]: Add brief definition or description
- David R. Obey [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thomas Petri [r]: U.S. Representative, (R-Wisconsin), U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor [e]
- Paul Ryan [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F. James Sensenbrenner [r]: Add brief definition or description
Past elected officials
Social, cultural, and educational
- To include 4 yr colleges and universities, also museums, zoos, etc
- Amish [r]: A Christian people centered mainly in the United States and noted for their rejection of much of modern culture and technology. [e]
- Wisconsin v. Yoder [r]: 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which it was held that the constitutional rights of the Amish, under the "free exercise of religion" clause, were violated by the state's compulsory school attendance law. [e]
Industry and agriculture
- Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc
Geographical and geological features
Noteworthy places
- Examples: Hoover Dam
People
- Either native born or important in some way to the state
Federal
- Institutions and installations such as military (West Point), research facilities (Los Alamos), National Paks, Wilderness areas
State history
Other related topics
Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces
Native American
- Tribes, reservations, etc
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- African American [r]: The generally-accepted term for United States citizens with black African ancestry. [e]
- Aldo Leopold [r]: (1887-1948): an early 20th century American conservation ecologist who was instrumental in the creation of the first U.S. national wilderness area; wrote A Sand County Almanac. [e]
- Apple (tree) [r]: Pomaceous fruit of an apple tree, species Malus domestica, family Rosaceae. [e]
- Brett Favre [r]: Famed quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. [e]
- Edward Teller [r]: (January 15, 1908 - September 9, 2003) One of the most controversial scientists of the 20th century because of his role as the main developer of the hydrogen bomb, his outspoken defense of an unassailable nuclear arsenal, and support for President Reagan's Strategic Defensive Initiative. [e]
- Floyd Henry Allport [r]: Social and political psychology professor at Syracuse University and Berkeley; founder of social psychology as a scientific discipline. [e]
- German Americans [r]: The largest ethnic group in the United States, with over 45 million people, comprising over a fourth of the white population. [e]
- Illinois [r]: A state in the midwest of the United States, which became the 21st state in 1818 and now is a major economic and political center, holding the third largest city, Chicago [e]
- Iowa [r]: 29th state of the USA [e]
- John Muir [r]: (1838-1914) U.S. naturalist and conservationist, born in Scotland; founded the Sierra Club. [e]
- Lake Express [r]: A fast ferry on Lake Michigan. [e]
- Library Research Service [r]: The Library Research Service generates library statistics and research for library and education professionals, public officials, and the media. [e]
- Maple syrup [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Merle Curti [r]: (1897-1997) American "Progressive" historian and a leader in social and intellectual history. [e]
- Michigan [r]: 26st state of the USA [e]
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin [r]: Name of the largest city and largest county in the state of Wisconsin and 22nd-largest city in the U.S.A. [e]
- Minnesota [r]: State located in the Midwestern United States. [e]
- North American Great Lakes [r]: There are five large connected Lakes in Eastern North America. [e]
- Theodore Roosevelt [r]: (1858-1919), Twenty-sixth President of the United States, naturalist, historian, political reformer, and Progressive Era politician. [e]
- Third Party System [r]: The political universe in American politics from about 1854 to the mid 1890s; the main concerns were nationalism. [e]
- Thomas Henry Cocroft [r]: An Episcopal priest in Providence, Rhode Island in the late nineteenth century. [e]
- U.S. Civil War, Origins [r]: The U.S. Civil War emerged from the expansion of slavery in the U.S. and its implication in all aspects of U.S. society, economy, and politics. [e]
- U.S. Republican Party, history [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Marquette (AKA-95) [r]: U.S. Navy Andromeda-class attack cargo ship [e]
- William Howard Taft [r]: (1857 – 1930) The 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of the United States. [e]
- Yankee [r]: Add brief definition or description
