FDR
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To relieve struggling Americans and pull the country out of the depression
Who was the Great Depression blamed on?
Herbert Hoover
List 2 of the 3 different types of resources America had to ration during WWII:
Food
Gas
Rubber
Lend-Lease and Cash-and-Carry required buyers of American goods to do what?
Travel to the United States and bring the goods back themselves.
What event dragged us into WWII?
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Which New Deal program provided a monthly pension to elderly and disabled Americans?
Social Security Act
What was the unemployment rate during the Great depression?
25%
What was the purpose of wartime conversion boards?
To convert peacetime factories to wartime factories.
What was our primary role in the European theater?
The main supplier of war material.
List 2 of the 4 issues we had to overcome in the Pacific:
Distance
Supply
Geography
Climate
How did Eleanor Roosevelt redefine the role of the first lady?
She changed it from a passive role to an active one
She had an active agenda
What were the names of the homeless shantytowns contructed during the depression?
Hoovervilles
Which government propaganda piece symbolized millions of working women during WW2?
Rosie the Riveter
What was our #1 issue fighting in the European theater?
Lack of Gasoline
What was our military strategy used to win victory in the Pacific?
Island Hopping
How did FDR try to bypass the supreme court and push the New Deal through congress?
He tried to "pack the court" with loyal judges.
List two causes of the Dust Bowl
1. Overfarming/Overmechanization
2. Drought/Low rainfall
Who is the African American civil rights leader who pushed for blacks in the defense industry?
A. Philip Randolph
D-Day, the allied invasion of Normandy in 1944, was a critical turning point battle because it gave us:
A foothold in Europe as well as a valuable resupply point.
What turning point battle resulted in the destruction of the Japanese navy?
Midway
Describe the purpose of 2 of the following new deal programs:
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
TVA - Provides Jobs and Electricity
FERA -Immediate disaster relief
FDIC - Instill public trust in the banks
AAA - Financial aid to farmers
List 3 of the 4 causes of the Great Depression
- Overproduction and Underconsumption (Unemployment)
- Wealth Gap
- Bank Failure
- Stock Market Crash (Overspeculation)
When the United States questioned the loyalty of thousands of American citizens, what was the result?
They were placed in internment camps for the duration of the war.
What was the final battle of the European Theater?
Berlin
What was the name given to America's government program that designed the Atomic Bomb?
The Manhattan Project