The New Deals
The day after he took office, Roosevelt declared a 4-day holiday to stop this depression-era problem.
What is (the) run on the banks?
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
During the 1930s, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union were ruled by these types of absolutely powerful and authoritative rulers.
What are (totalitarian) dictators?
What is Pearl Harbor?
As violence escalated in 1930s Europe, the United States remained neutral. These two groups were at odds with each other over whether or not the U.S. should get involved.
Who were the isolationists and the internationalists?
Roosevelt's New Deal programs were designed primarily to help these two struggling groups of people.
What are unemployed workers and farmers?
In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt contracted this chronic disease, leaving him unable to walk without crutches, or a wheelchair.
What is polio?
These two countries originally worked together to divide and conquer Poland in 1939 until one violated the Non-Aggression Pact and invaded the other.
What are Germany and the Soviet Union?
The U.S. adopted a two-pronged strategy in the Pacific. The first objective was to regain _________ lost to Japan and the second objective was to destroy the Japanese _________.
What are: islands and fleet?
In order to provide raw materials for factories producing supplies for the war, citizens were required to ____________ their own use of food, fuel, and other goods.
What is ration?
This New Deal agency provided jobs, housing, and food for single men (and some women) between the ages of 18 and 25.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Franklin Roosevelt was the only U.S. President to be elected for this many terms in office.
What is four?
In September of 1940, these three nations signed a mutual defense agreement known as the Axis.
The U.S. reached a turning point in June 1942 when Japan lost this important three-day battle.
What is the (Battle of) Midway?
The U.S. government paid for the high costs of fighting World War II by raising _________, borrowing ________, and selling _______ ________.
What are: taxes, money, and war bonds?
This Second New Deal relief program provided monthly payments to retired, older, unemployed, and poor workers with children. It still operates today as the most expensive federal tax-funded government program.
What is the Social Security Administration?
After Franklin's death in 1945, Eleanor was asked to represent the United States in this global assembly.
What is the United Nations?
The European nation stood virtually alone against the Axis until the U.S. formalized an alliance with them on December 8, 1941.
What is Great Britain?
President Truman heard arguments for and against the use of the atomic bomb against Japan; he ultimately decided to use it for this reason.
What is: Japan refused to surrender (twice)?
Starting in 1942, the U.S. committed this civil rights violation in the name of national security.
What is Japanese Internment?
The Fair Labor Standards Act established a maximum 40-hour work ___________, a minimum _______ of $0.25/hour, and ended ________________ for children under 16 years of age.
What are: week, wage, and employment?
As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt communicated information and opinions to the American public through these four outlets.
What are press conferences, radio programs, daily newspaper columns, and monthly magazine columns?
Although Germany did not surrender to the Allies until May 7, 1945, the final push to defeat them began on this famous day with Allied invasion of France.
What is D-Day?
These two Japanese cities were targets for the atomic bombs.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
In addition to white men, these five demographic groups of U.S. citizens all served in the U.S. military.
What are women, African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Japanese-Americans?