People
Fascist leader of Italy who invaded Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
The group directly impacted by the Dust Bowl
Farmers
Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration focused on providing what?
Jobs
The day of Germany's surrender is known as
VE Day
The creator/founder of communism
Karl Marx
President during the start of the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
Name one cause of the Great Depression (that isn't the stock market crash)
Overproduction, buying on credit, buying on margin, unequal distribution of wealth
This act established a system for the government to support the needy, the elderly, and the disabled
Social Security Act
Invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France
D-Day
Planned systematic killing, targeted extermination of one group is known as
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Winston Churchill
"Towns" of makeshift shacks built by the newly homeless
Hoovervilles
FDR's messages/speeches played out over the radio
Fireside Chats
Turning point in the Pacific Theater
Battle of Midway
Rigid social structure, traditional values, strong central government/military
Fascism
Future president who was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
A bank fails/closes when
Many people take out their money (bank run)
Name one reason for the criticism of the New Deal
Gave the government/president too much power, excluded traditionally "female" lines of work, allowed for segregation
Hitler's biggest strategic mistake during the war
Invading Russia (during Winter)
What happened to over 100,000 Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor?
They were interned in "War Relocation" camps (actually forced labor/prison camps)
General who led US troops in the Pacific Theater
Douglas MacArthur
The increase of this kind of tax failed to stimulate the economy
Tariffs
Name at least two of the three "R's" of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Strategy of moving from one strategic location to the next in the Pacific Theater
Island hopping
Lend-Lease Act