1920s
The practice of making high risk investments in hopes of getting huge return on your money was called what?
Speculation
Who won the election of 1932? What was his campaign promise?
FDR, New Deal
What was the official stance of the United States at the beginning of WWII?
Neutrality
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, what was the Allied Strategy as they entered WWII?
Beat Hitler First Strategy
Japanese suicide pilots were called what?
Kamikazes
The United States financed a majority of the war effort through the sale of what?
War Bonds
What was the name of the project designed to develop the atomic bomb in the US?
The Manhattan Project
Anschluss refers to when Hitler took over which nation?
Austria
During the Great Depression, which political party criticized FDR for going too far with his New Deal Programs?
Republicans
What was the practice called where investors could put down a portion of the stock and borrow the rest from stock brokers, which would be paid back later with interest?
Buying on Margin
What New Deal Agency was aiming to help farmers by cutting crops in order to stabilize crop prices?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Before the US was officially in WWII what specific policy did the government have to help the Allies fighting the Axis?
Lend-Lease
What were the turning point battles in North Africa and the Soviet Union?
El Alamein and Stalingrad
Who did the United States use for radio communication in the Pacific?
Navajo Code Talkers
The US declared that an ethnic group in the US was a threat to national security. Which group was this? And what did the American government do as a result?
Japanese Americans; Put them in internment camps
Which New Deal Agency helped the Elderly, Disabled and Unemployed?
Social Security
Shanty towns built by the homeless during the GD were called what? Newspapers used to keep people warm were called what?
Hoovervilles, Hoover Blankets
Overfarming and severe drought were two causes of what environmental Crisis during the 1930’s?
The Dust Bowl
What did many people use to buy luxury goods in the 20’s?
Credit
What was the name of the act that protected the rights of workers by allowing them to use collective bargaining?
Wagner Act
Explain why the Japanese were upset with the United States prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
US put trade restrictions on the Japanese in retaliation for Japanese aggression
When was D-Day and who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the entire operation?
June 6, 1944, Eisenhower
Name the two turning point battles in the Pacific. What was the Allied Strategy against the Japanese in the Pacific theater of war?
Coral Sea, Midway, Island Hopping
Rosie the Riveter, the famous propaganda poster, was meant to encourage women to do what during the war?
Work in factories or war industries
Illegal bars during the 1920’s were called what? The most notorious gangster of the 20’s was who?
Speakeasies, Al Capone
What was one of the greatest atrocities of the war in the Pacific committed by the Japanese in the Philippines?
Bataan Death March
On what date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
What year did the Stock Market Crash? What was the day called?
1929, Black Tuesday
What was FDR’s favorite New Deal program that employed young unmarried men maintaining forests bridges and parks? Which federal agency increased public confidence by insuring their deposits up to $5000?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Which country did Hitler invade to start WWII? What was the German war strategy?
Poland, Blitzkrieg
What was the name of the first Allied operation that the Americans participated in? Where did the Allies invade?
Operation Torch, North Africa
Name the cities that the atomic bombs were dropped on AND the respective dates in order
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945
What is the name of the program during WWII that brought Mexican laborers to the US to work in agriculture?
Bracero Program
CORE was a civil rights organization created during WWII using nonviolent techniques. What does CORE stand for?
Congress of Racial Equality
Which Amendment created Prohibition? Which Amendment overturned Prohibition? What was a major unintended consequence of Prohibition?
18th, 21st; Organized criminals, bootlegging, speakeasies
What did FDR plan to do after the Supreme Court invalidated several of his programs? Briefly explain why and what the result was.
Add 6 more justices to the supreme court to get his ND programs passed. It faced strong opposition and he was forced to withdraw the bill.
Name the 3 Republican Presidents in the order that they served in the 1920’s. Name one policy they all agreed on.
Harding, Coolidge, Hoover— supporting business, laissez-faire, isolationism
Briefly list and explain 4 causes of the Great Depression.
Possible Answers: Buying on Credit, Uneven Wealth, Speculation, Buying on Margin, Farmers struggling, Stock Market Crash
What was the name of Hitler’s political party and his secret police?
Nazis and Gestapo
What was the official code name of the D-Day Operation? Explain George Patton’s role in D-Day.
Operation Overlord, Allied hoax to mislead Hitler
Who was the American General who liberated the Philippines? What was the name of this battle?
Douglas MacArthur,Battle of Leyte Gulf
What was the Executive Order that officially removed Japanese Americans from the West Coast? What was the name of the court case where a Japanese Am challenged this executive order? Explain the outcome of the court case.
Executive Order 9066, Korematsu vs the US; Supreme Court ruled that relocation was not based on race but wartime security measures
Giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace is called what? Which British leader did this when negotiating with Hitler?
Appeasement, Neville Chamberlain
During WWII, name the following Allied leaders of the US, Britain, the Soviet Union, and the Axis leaders of Germany and Italy.
FDR, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini
What were the last 2 victorious battles before the Allies got to the Japan? What US President approved the use of the atomic bomb on Japan? Name 1 argument for the atomic bombs and 1 against.
Iwo Jima and Okinawa; Harry Truman; Saved lives, was immoral