WW2
Who led Germany
Hitler
Japanese troops forced these sick and underfed men to march 60 miles. More than 7,000 American and Filipino troops died
Bataan Death March
The FDIC did what?
Protected bank deposits
The Great Depression began on what day?
Black Tuesday
World power led by Winston Churchill
England
Who led Italy?
Mussolini
Who are the axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Which president was responsible for the New Deal
FDR
significantly raised U.S. tariffs on imported goods in an attempt to protect American industries but ultimately worsened the Great Depression.
Hawley Smoot Tariff
a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
aimed to cripple an enemy's ability to wage war by targeting key industrial, infrastructure, and military facilities
startegic bombing
Who was president after FDR
Harry Truman
What event led to devasted farms?
Dust bowl
A theory that claims that the "strongest" or "fittest" are destined to succeed, justifying inequality, racism, and imperialism.
"Social Darwinism"
hose who believed America should isolate itself or keep itself apart from the war
Isolationist
What was the US strategy in the pacific called?
Island hopping
What are the 3 R's
Relief, Recovery, Reform
The switch to war production that would carry the US out of the great depression.
The Production Miracle
Who was the allied commander in Europe
Eisenhower
June 6, 1944
What was the famous African-American Unit in ww2?
Tuskegee Airmen
Social Security
shanty towns or makeshift settlements built by homeless people
Hoovervilles
used gas chambers to poison many victims. Others were lined up and shot. In this way, millions were murdered.
Death Camps