US History 1
Though not considered its main cause, __________ triggered a Great Depression that lasted throughout the 1930s
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Lasting from 1930 through 1939, poor farming practices and drought caused massive dust storm across the Great Plains of the U.S. Many left to find work elsewhere, but 2/3rds stayed to stick it out through the destitute.
Who was president during the Great Depression?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FDR used _________ to reassure the American people that everything would be OK
“fireside chats” (radio addresses/talks)
the election results were tied so Congress chose the president - they chose Hayes who agreed to end military protections for voting in the south if he was chosen
the Compromise of 1877
Germans used this technique sinking any ship they saw during WWI
unrestricted submarine warfare
A New Deal public works project, _________ was tasked with controlling flooding along the Tennessee River, making navigation of the river easier, and the reforestation of the Tennessee River Valley
Dams built along the river by the TVA created hydroelectricity and provided electricity for people in the region
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
___________ provided jobs, shelter, clothing, and food for millions of young men working on environmental projects like planting trees, building trails, or improving the national parks
The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
Group of African American aviators that had a stellar record
The Tuskegee Airmen
What civil war battle was a turning point bc the Confederate army never attacked in Northern soil and began to lose the war?
Gettysburg
__________ oversaw Allied forces in North Africa and Sicily and, in 1943, he was appointed the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe
General Dwight Eisenhower
FDR’s New Deal for the American people included the Three R's. What were they?
RELIEF for people out of work
RECOVERY for businesses and the economy
REFORM of the American economy
Civil rights leader that threatened to march on Washington DC to get equal pay for African American workers in the war industry
A. Philip Randolph
Name of the agency created to protect bank investments and encourage investments during/after the great depression
FDIC
Which president is considered to have ended the cold war?
Ronald Reagan
In response to Japan's invasion of China and escalating tensions in Europe, the U.S. passed an embargo on Japan forbidding trade in what?
Oil
In 1939, Germany invaded _______ and World War II began in Europe
Poland
The Neutrality Act of 1939’s ‘cash and carry’ allowed what?
nations at war to buy U.S. military supplies as long as they paid for them in cash and transported them using their own ships
Name of the operation when Allied troops landed in German occupied France and began the final push to Berlin that ended WWII
D-Day, Operation Overlord, the landings at Normandy
What compromise created popular sovereignty and enraged northern abolitionists and increasing sectionalism before the Civil War?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Known as "a date which will live in infamy", when did Japan launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base On December 7th 1941. Where was this?
Pearl Harbor
What were the Civil War Amendments & what did they do?
13 - Ended slavery
14 - Gave citizenship regardless of previous condition of servitude
15 - Gave ALL MEN the right to vote
What was Executive Order 9066?
Legislated Japanese Interment on the west coast
On March 9, 1933, _________ closed banks for a week to assure the public that when they reopened that they would be solvent (that they’d have enough money to cover the deposits in their bank)
Bank Holiday
Why was the election of 2008 important?
Obama, the first African American president, was elected