The New Deal
This was Franklin D. Roosevelt's overall plan to provide jobs and fix America's economy.
The New Deal
He was the only living African American to win the Medal of Honor in World War II.
Vernon Baker
This "laissez-faire" president was generally disliked for his "hands-off" approach to the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
The stock market crashed on October 29 of this year.
1929
Japan bombed this U.S. base on Dec 7, 1941, because of trade sanctions on oil.
Pearl Harbor
This program protects bank deposits and personal savings up to $250,000.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
These were grown by citizens to increase the food supply during farm labor shortages.
Victory Gardens
This president served four terms and was the architect of the New Deal.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This environmental disaster on the Great Plains was caused by droughts and poor farming practices.
The Dust Bowl
This was the U.S. strategy in the Pacific of seizing islands to establish military bases.
Island Hopping
This act provided government-administered benefits for the elderly, disabled, and unemployed.
The Social Security Act
This group of African American fighter pilots served as bombing escorts and helped lead to military desegregation.
Tuskegee Airmen
This was FDR's controversial scheme to increase the number of Supreme Court justices.
Court Packing Scheme or "Pack the Court"
This 1942 naval battle was the major turning point in the war in the Pacific.
Battle of Midway
This 1941 act allowed FDR to lend war materials to countries "vital to the defense of the U.S.".
Lend-Lease Act
This regional program provided jobs and improved the standard of living in the Tennessee Valley.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
They used their native language to send secure, unbreakable messages between Allied units.
Navajo Code Talkers
This amendment was passed to limit future presidents to only two terms.
22nd Amendment
On June 6, 1944, the Allied Expeditionary Force invaded the beaches of this French region.
D-Day at Normandy
This tariff signed by Herbert Hoover backfired and led to a decrease in international trade .
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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This government office created pro-Allied propaganda and films to support the war effort.
Office of War Information
This branch of government was criticized for expanding too much in power during the New Deal era.
Executive Branch
This act sent nearly 500,000 people back to Mexico to reduce job competition during the Depression.
Mexican Repatriation Act
These two amendments were violated when Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps.
4th and 14th Amendments