Great Depression
What ended the Great Depression?
WWII
Event that led to US entry into WWII
Pearl Harbor
Describe the economy during the war.
Growing
After WWII, America took this approach to foreign policy
engagement and global leadership
President during most of WWII and the 1930s
Roosevelt
The New Deal took this approach to the economy
interventionist
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact try to do?
make war illegal
move to factory work which meant access to better pay and the opportunity to gain new skills
Why did we develop the Atom bomb?
out of concern that Germany would get it first
Leader of Russia during and after WWII
Stalin
What was/is the Social Security Act?
Use of an employment tax to pay pensioners
The Lend Lease Act did what
provided military supplies to the Allies (Great Britain)
Why were Japanese Americans relocated?
security concerns
What was the significance of the Nuremberg Trial?
held people accountable for crimes against humanity
Churchill
What occurred during Roosevelt's 2nd term that threatened the separation of powers?
What was the Dawes Plan and why did it not violate the Neutrality Act
helped Germany pay its war debts with US loans
Germany is not at war during this time
Purpose of the Rosie the Riveter.
encourage women to enter the workforce
How did the Soviet Union influence the decision to drop the atomic bomb?
US wanted to show our military superiority
President that authorized the use of the atomic bomb twice
Truman
Hoover believed in this economically
nonintervention (laissez faire) and self-reliance (no dependence)
What was the purpose of the Neutrality Act?
keep the events that led us into WWI from repeating themselves (loans, econ ties with warring nations)
Why did rationing occur in US?
limited consumer production
What was the primary reason we dropped the atomic bombs on Japan?
achieve unconditional surrender without a costly invasion
Leader of the Allied forces in Europe and later president
Eisenhower