New Deal
Social Security
Way of providing financial support for those who could not support themselves, with the focus on elderly
Bank Holiday
When the government closed all banks to inspect the financial health of banks to boost the confidence in banking system
Tuskegee Airmen
African American squadron that escorted bombers in the air war over Europe during World War II
Women
Because of the war, large number of women began to work as welders & steelworkers
Soviet Union
FOR: Ending the war quickly would prevent the Soviets from expanding their influence
New Deal
Roosevelt’s relief, recovery and reform plans to pull the nation out of the Depression
Court Packing
FDR’s attempt to “pack” the Supreme Court so he could appoint more justices that supported him
442nd Regiment
Japanese American combat team that became the most decorated military unit in American history
Internment
Many Japanese Americans were confined to camps in isolated areas
Emperor
Against: Japanese would have surrendered if they could have kept their emperor
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal regulation over banking practices, including the protection of bank depositors’ money (if the bank fails)
Neutrality Acts
US laws designed to keep the nation out of future wars
Ghost Army
Army tactical deception unit during War to impersonate other U.S. Army units to deceive the enemy.
Reasons for Internment
Long-held prejudice, and fears inflamed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
American Lives
For: If the US invaded the main island of Japan, it would have cost many US lives
Public Works Programs
Government funded projects to build public facilities like roads, damns, bridges and trails
Lend Lease Act
Act authorizing the President to aid any nations whose defense he felt was vital to American security
Navajo Code Talkers
Navajo soldiers in the Pacific used their own language as a code for sending vital messages
How people helped
Pushed Conservation and worked to increase Land, Labor & Capital
Civillians
Against: Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not military targets, causing 95 % civilian deaths
National Youth Admin
Program to oversee work programs and educational funds that helped men and women ages 16-25.
Victory Gardens
Home project that raised about one third of the nation’s vegetables during World War II
Pearl Harbor
Japan's surprise attack on on Hawaii
Economic Recovery
WW2 ended Depression
Surrender
Against: Japan was already militarily devastated and was close to surrender