Stock Market
The stock market crash was a significant factor that led to this era.
What is the Great Depression?
World War II began when Germany invaded Poland on this date.
What is September 1, 1939?
Far reaching forms created by FDR.
What is the New Deal?
A division of the Army Air Corps who fought valiantly in World War II and was formed in 1941.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
A product moves from worker to worker, each one performing one step is known as this process.
What is an assembly line?
A place where stocks are bought and sold.
What is a stock market?
The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 by this country.
What is Japan?
The actions of A. Philip Randolph led to a new law banning discrimination in hiring practices in this year.
What is 1941?
He was the first African American general in the Army.
Who was Benjamin O. Davis?
The unemployment rate reached 50 percent in 1932 in this New York neighborhood.
What is Harlem?
Ownership in a company sold in units called shares.
What is stock?
On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France during this invasion.
What is the D-Day invasion?
He was a union organizer and secured pay raises and increased rights for his members.
Who is A. Philip Randolph?
In July 1943, this was created by Congress.
What is the Women's Army Corps?
The United States declared war on Japan on this date.
What is December 8, 1941?
Only a small percentage of the population truly prospered in this decade.
What are the 1920s?
This was an Allied strategy that used air, sea, and ground forces to capture key islands and allowed them to slowly advance on Japan.
What is island hopping?
In response to A. Philip Randolph's planned march in Washington, D.C., this President issued Executive Order 8802.
Who is President Roosevelt?
This was created in 1941 by the government and African Americans occupied many prominent positions within this organization.
What is the Office of Civilian Defense (OCD)?
Germany surrendered and the war in Europe was over on this date.
What is May 8, 1945?
Nervous investors started selling their stock on this date and many Americans went broke as their stock became worthless in a few days.
What is October 24, 1929?
This U.S. President ordered the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which brought about the surrender of Japan.
Who is President Truman?
List the three goals of the New Deal.
1. Provide relief for those suffering from the effects of the Great Depression.
2. Bring about the recovery of the depressed American economy.
3. Enact reforms in order to prevent another terrible depression from happening in the future.
The Tuskegee Airmen were awarded this medal in 2006.
What is the Congressional Gold Medal?
She was the fifteenth child of former slaves and a key supporter of FDR.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?