Great Depression
Shantytowns of the Great Depression were called this...
Hoovervilles
He won support of the German people by appealing to their fears about the economy and bitterness over World War I.
Adolf Hitler
This German offensive, otherwise known as 'lightning war" involved swift attack to blast holes in an enemy's defenses.
This attack on the military in Hawaii brought the U.S. into the war without question.
Pearl Harbor
Europe split into two armed camps - Communist Eastern Europe and Democratic Western Europe. Winston Churchill declared that an _________________ had fallen on Europe.
Iron Curtain
Veterans who came to Washington, D.C. to claim money owed to them - were called this...
The Bonus Army
Anti-Semitism
He was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the war and considered a heroic leader of his people.
Winston Churchill
This ocean battle that destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers and hundreds of Japanese war planes set the Allies to go on the offensive against Japan.
The Battle of Midway
This 'Doctrine' pledged that the United States would fight the spread of communism worldwide.
The Truman Doctrine
Former Governor of New York, he won the presidency and pledged this for America....
A New Deal
Britain and France thought they could avoid war by accepting Germany's demands - a policy known as this...
appeasment
Although he vowed to remain ___________________, Roosevelt prepared for war.
This strategy of of attacking and capturing certain key islands became known as this...
Island Hopping
The plan to give massive economic aid to Western Europe became known as this.
The Marshall Plan
The Dust Bowl
In this type state, leaders crush all opposition and try to control all areas of society.
Totalitarianism
This German system of killing millions of Jewish people and others became known as this...
The Holocaust
The first city to suffer from an atomic bomb was...
Hiroshima
The U.S., Canada, and 10 Western European countries formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, otherwise known as...
NATO
One effect of Roosevelt's recovery plan that we have today is designed to create savings for the elderly. It's called this.
Social Security
This form of government is characterized by militarism and racism.
fascism
This attack at Normandy, France, turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies.
D-Day
The day the Japanese surrendered, August 15, 1945, is known as this.
V-J Day
From 1950 to 1954, the hunt for communists in the United States led to unfounded charges and ruined the careers of many innocent Americans. This period of persecution became known as ...
McCarthyism