New Deal Programs
This new program provided a guaranteed safety net for the elderly and those who could not work through a payroll tax program
Social Security Act
Although the military was segregated during WWII, this President officially ended the practice with an Executive Order in 1948.
The United States officially entered World War II immediately following the December 7, 1941, attack on this naval base.
Pearl Harbor
This term describes the situation where factories and farms produced more goods than consumers could afford to buy, leading to falling prices.
This president engaged in Fireside Chats to reassure the American people that their money was safe in banks.
This program employed young men in environmental projects like planting trees and building trails in national parks.
CCC. Civilian Conservation Corps
This campaign sought a "Victory" over fascism abroad and a "Victory" over discrimination at home.
Double V Campaign
This U.S. military strategy involved seizing key islands to get closer to Japan while bypassing others.
Island hopping
This event on October 29, 1929, saw a massive sell-off of shares and is often cited as the symbolic start of the Depression.
Stock Market Crash
This President’s philosophy of "Rugged Individualism" suggested that local charities, not the federal government, should provide relief.
Herbert Hoover
This agency was the largest of the New Deal, employing millions of people to build public buildings, roads, and even fund the arts
Works Progress Administration
This iconic fictional character represented the millions of women who took industrial jobs in shipyards and aircraft factories.
Rosie the Riveter
This code name, Operation Overlord, referred to the massive Allied amphibious assault on the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.
D-Day
Because the government did not insure deposits at the time, these panicked events occurred when thousands of people tried to withdraw their money at once.
Bank runs or "Run on the Banks"
Hoover’s belief that the government should not give direct "handouts" to the poor was known as this type of "hands-off" economic policy.
Laissez-faire
This risky practice involves borrowing money from a broker to purchase stocks, hoping the price will rise quickly.
Speculation
To conserve resources like rubber, gasoline, and sugar for the military, the U.S. government implemented this mandatory system.
Which group of American-born citizens were nonetheless sent to internment camps during the war.
Japanese-Americans
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In his 1933 Inaugural Address, FDR famously told a panicked nation that "the only thing we have to fear is" this...
"fear itself"
This agency was established to restore confidence in the banking system by insuring individual deposits up to a certain amount.
FDIC. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This famous aviator was the leading voice of the America First Committee, arguing against U.S. involvement in European wars.
Charles Lindbergh
These Native American soldiers used their traditional language to create an unbreakable secret code for the U.S. Marines.
Navajo Code Talkers
This risky practice involves borrowing money from a broker to purchase stocks, hoping the price will rise quickly.
Speculation
This was the sarcastic nickname given to the shantytowns and cardboard shacks built by homeless people who blamed the President for their misery.
Hoovervilles