Politics of Boom & Bust
The Great Depression
US Before the War
US in the War
The Bomb
100
This was the US foreign policy of the 1920s
What was ISOLATIONISM
100
Hours into his presidency, Roosevelt scheduled a "holiday" for this group
What were BANKS
100
Unlike State Farm, this policy wasn't designed to keep us "there"
What was the GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY
100
She was an iconic symbol and advocate for women's involvement in the war effort
Who/What was ROSIE THE RIVETER
100
Confusing enough, this top-secret program did not have much to do with New York
What was the MANHATTAN PROJECT
200

This was Harding's greatest "Fall" and came as a result of actions of his Secretary of the Interior

What was the TEA POT DOME SCANDAL

200
As leader of the CIO, he told his members to "sit down" at General Motors
Who was JOHN L LEWIS
200
This radical political ideology is opposed to democracy and favors totalitarianism
What is FASCISM
200
This Pacific strategy allowed the United States to use forward operating bases from which to launch attacks upon the enemy
What was ISLAND HOPPING
200
As Chief Theoretical Physicist, he became opposed to US sole possession of nuclear weapons
Who was ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
300

Though not as clearly defined as one might think, this pact outlawed "offensive" war

What was the KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT
300
Dr. Francis Townsend was pleased once this New Deal program was initiated as it finally gave aid for all
What was the SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
300
With this speech, Roosevelt began his march toward ideological and moral partisanship
What was the QUARANTINE SPEECH
300
With its 1944 decision here, the US Supreme Court justified rights infringement for the sake of collective security
What was KOREMATSU V UNITED STATES
300
This chemical element packed an incredible punch from this "little boy"
What was URANIUM-235
400
This plan, for which the US Vice President received the Nobel Peace Prize, was a circular flow of currency to aid the allies in paying war reparations
What was the DAWES PLAN
400

With this case, they weren't playing "chicken" with the NRA

What was SCHECHTER V. UNITED STATES

400
Hated by Congress, the United States eventually sent $50 billion worth of "fire prevention" under this 1941 program
What was LEND-LEASE ACT
400
This "operation" called for the surgical taking of Normandy
What was OPERATION OVERLORD
400
He claimed that after the drop on Hiroshima, the city looked like a "boiling pot of tar"
Who was COL PAUL TIBBITS
500
A significant departure from laissez-faire capitalism, this pre-New Deal program failed to "reconstruct" much of anything
What was the RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION
500
This British economist suggested that in times of recession, government should "prime the pump"
Who was JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
500
Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler at Munich, surrendered this neighbor to Czechoslovakia
What was the SUDENTENLAND
500
In October, 1944, he finally "returned" to the Philippines, but didn't take Manila until March, 1945
Who was GEN DOUGLAS MacARTHUR
500

Everyone knows who carried the "little boy", but most people forget WHO carried the "fat man"

What was BOCKSCAR
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