The Great Depression
What is Black Tuesday
October 29, 1929; the stock market crash that began the Great Depression
What are the Axis Powers
WWII alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan
What was the "Red Scare"
The Red Scare was hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the US during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States.
What are Hoovervilles
Shantytowns built by homeless Americans; named to mock president Hoover.
What is the Manhattan Project
Secret US program that developed the atomic bomb
What was Containment
U.S Strategy to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War.
Hoovers strategy of encouraging cooperation among businesses and organizations instead of using direct federal intervention
What was the battle of Midway
Crucial 1942 Pacific battle that shifted momentum toward the allies
What was the Truman Doctrine
Policy providing aid to Greece and Turkey to resist communism.
New Deal
FDR's program of relief, recovery and reform to combat the Great depression
What was Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack on December 7 1941, bringing the US into WWII
What was the "Iron Curtain"
Metaphor describing division between communist east and democratic west.
Civillian Conservation Corps; New Deal program providing jobs in environmental projects
Blitzkrieg
"Lightning war", ; Germany's fast, coordinated attacks during early WWII
What was the Loyalty Program
Truman's policy requiring federal employees to undergo loyalty screenings.