FDR/New Deal
World War II
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The phrase "New Deal" was first used during this
What is the 1932 presidential campaign of Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
100
This invasion in 1939 is often considered the starting point of World War II
What is the German invasion of Poland?
100
This date and event was described by Franklin Delano Roosevelt as "A date that will live in infamy!"
What is the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese?
100
The murder and mutilation of this 14-year old boy in Mississippi was one of the catalysts of the modern Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
Who is Emmett Till?
100
This day, May 8, 1945, celebrates Victory in Europe
What is V-E Day?
200
These "three R's" defined the New Deal policy of FDR in the early 1930s
What is relief, recovery, and reform?
200
These were the two sides of World War II
Who are the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, the United States, the USSR, and others)
200
In this case, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government in allowing the internment of Japanese-American citizens
What is Korematsu v. United States?
200
Dr. Martin Luther King joined this group as part of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
What is the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)?
200
These are the dates and locations of the first (and only) two atomic bombs dropped in the history of war
What are Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945)?
300
This was the main feature of the Glass Steagall Act
What is it barred commercial banks from buying and selling stocks? (Remember, the government was providing insurance for the banks after so many failed but they wanted assurance the banks were not going to be irresponsible again.)
300
The "Nazi" Party derived its name from this
What is...
NATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMAN WORKERS PARTY
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP
Nationalsozialistische = Nazi Party
300
During World War II, 4 times as many people from these countries were granted entry into the United States compared to all of eastern and southern Europe
Where is Britain and Ireland?
300
This lead attorney who argued on the Brown v. Board of Education case, later went on to become a Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
This famous "day" took place on June 6, 1944, the day the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France
What is D-Day?
400
These are two New Deal Programs that still exist today
What are:
(1) Social Security
(2) Unemployment Insurance
(3) Federal agricultural subsidies (providing money to keep the price low or competitive)
400
During the Nazi invasion of Russia in the summer of 1941 these mobile killing units caused the death of 2 million people and over 1 million Jews
What is the Einsatzgruppen?
400
In May of 1943, violence between servicemen and Mexican-American "pachucos" was known as this and took place here
What are the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles?
400
This was the official name (full name) of the event that Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" Speech on August 28, 1963
What is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
400
The German surrender in this city in 1943, was a major turning point in World War II
What is Stalingrad?
500
This theory of economics argues that government should spend money, even go into debt, in order to increase and demand (and stimulate the economy)
What is Keynesian economics?
500
This city was the most prominent death camp in the Holocaust, the place where the most people were killed
What is Auschwitz?
500
This Assistant Secretary of State under FDR was largely responsible for creating the "paper walls" to prevent Jews persecuted during the Holocaust from coming to the United States
Who is Breckenridge Long?
500
This violence associated with this specific event helped lead to a change in public opinion and the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
What is the March from Selma to Montgomery?
500
This legislation (law) allowed the US to provide war supplies to nations it asserted were "vital to the defense of the United States" allowing the country to help foreign allies while still appearing to remain neutral
What is the Lend Lease Act?
