Great Depression
Severe drought and poor farming practices led to this environmental disaster, worsening the economic crisis for farmers.
Dust Bowl
FDR used this method of radio communication to reassure the public and explain his policies.
Fireside Chats
The U.S. officially entered World War II after this surprise attack by Japan on December 7, 1941.
Pearl Harbor
To help with food shortages, many Americans planted these in their yards.
Victory Gardens
These were the two proxy wars the US fought during the Cold War
Korea & Vietnam
Shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression were nicknamed this after the president at the time.
Hoovervilles
This 1935 law provided pensions for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and aid to disabled Americans.
Social Security Act
These three countries made up the Axis Powers during WWII.
Germany, Italy, Japan
The acronym WAC stood for this, referring to women serving in the U.S. Army.
Womens Army Corps
Soviet protection of Cuba after the 'Bay of Pigs' invasion led to this nuclear weapons scare
Cuban Missile Crisis
Many farmers from the Dust Bowl migrated to this state in search of work.
California
This program provided jobs to young men to work on environmental projects like planting trees and building parks.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
This group of people was used to send messages that could not be interpreted by the enemy during WWII
Navajo Code Talkers
This secret U.S. project developed the atomic bomb.
Manhattan Project
This policy was a verbal promise from the President to help post-war countries in any way as long as they resisted communism
Truman Doctrine
Period of time when FDR closed all banks to investigate their financial stability
Bank Holiday
This program was created to insure bank deposits, restoring confidence in the banking system.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
These two Japanese cities were targeted for the first and only use of atomic weapons
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Over 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these due to fears of espionage under Executive Order 9066.
Internment Camps
The USA and Western European allies created this organization to communally defend themselves against Soviet communism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
These were the 4 causes of the Great Depression
Restricted World Trade
Overproduction
Shaky Banking
Speculation
FDR tried to add more justices to the Supreme Court in a controversial move known as this
Court Packing Scheme
These were the 5 causes of WWII
Rise of Dictators
Great Depression
Japanese Expansion
Failure to Appease Hitler
Treaty of Versailles
This organization was created to disperse propaganda to gain support for the war effort
Office of War Information (OWI)
This US organization was created by Congress to investigate movie actors, directors, and writers about possible Communist sympathies
House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)