Louis Brandeis
Who was the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice?
Louis Brandeis
World War Two
Where was Jesse Owens from?
The United States
Did American Jews fight in WW2?
Yes. About 550,000 of them.
What year did Hitler become Chancellor in Germany?
1933
When Brandeis was a lawyer what did people call him?
"The People's Lawyer"
Name one way the Treaty of Versailles led to WW2
The Treaty of Versailles took away all the land Germany had occupied during WW! and Hitler wanted to reclaim it. Or, the Treaty of Versailles blamed the Germans for WW1 and humiliated them and Hitler promised to restore their honor.
What kind of athlete was Jesse Owens?
Track and field.
What does G.I. refer to?
American soldiers
What is the name of the event after the stock market crashed in 1929 that caused great poverty?
The Great Depression
Why did Louis Brandeis support Zionism?
Because he thought it would help solve the problems Jews had in Europe.
What action actually began WW2?
Germany invading Poland.
He competed in the 1936 games in Berlin, Germany.
Who was F.D.R.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A U.S. President
Why was Brandies accused of having dual loyalty?
The Congress thought his dedication to Zionism would bias his Supreme court decisions and that he couldn't be a fair justice.
What policy did the United States adopt in the 1930s that kept them out of WW2 at the beginning?
Isolationism
How did his success challenge Hitler's idea of the supremacy of the Aryan race?
He was African American and Hitler thought the Aryan race was superior and would win all the medals. Owen's win of 4 gold medals proved Hitler's belief in a master race wrong.
Where was the Jewish Brigade from?
Palestine under the British mandate
What did Hitler believe about the Aryan race?
That it was a master race and superior to other races.
What is the name of the kibbutz in Israel named after Louis Brandeis?
Ramat HaShofet
What does a policy of appeasement mean?
It means giving people what they want in the hopes that it will stop a behavior. Britan and France didn't do anything when Hitler invaded Austria in the hope that he wouldn't invade other countries.
How did Jesse Owen's success in the Olympics challenge American racism?
While Americans were very proud of Owens, his win also challenged the racism that was widespread against Blacks back in the United States.
Why did David ben Gurion want them to form a Jewish unit besides defeating Hitler. What else did he want these men to gain?
Actual fighting experience to prepare them for a war in the future after the British withdrew and Israel was declared.
How many times did F.D.R. win the U.S. Presidential elections? How did it change the presidency going forward?
4 times. He died in office at the start of his fourth term. After that a new Constitutional amendment was passed saying Presidents could only serve two terms.