Great Depression
What worldwide event sparked the first time the US government went into debt in its attempt to lift the overall economy?
The great Depression
Housing made by any material a builder could find due to extreme poverty during the Hoover Administration: ______________
Shantytowns or Hoovervilles
What accounts for the Allied powers ability to produce more military supplies than the Axis during World War II?
America's industrial capacity
Which country received hits from two atomic bombs?
Japan
Does a laissez-faire government mean more or less regulation of the economy?
less
During the 1920s, the practice of buying on margin led to what immediate cause of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash
What caused the stock market crash, and what day called?
Black Tuesday: a massive number of people sold their stocks.
What attack led the US to join the War?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Name the top three countries fighting on the Allied side.
Soviet Union, USA, and UK
If Mr. Busche showed up violently drunk at school every day and loved it, he would be heavily against which amendment?
18th Amendment -Prohibition of Alcohol
What was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff, and what effects did it cause?
A 1930 congressional bill that passed a high tariff in an effort to protect American industries.other countries instituted retalitory tarrifs and global trade fell immensely
How did the Supreme Court change its ways after FDR threatened to pack the court?
The Supreme Court quit overturning New Deal Legislation.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
1st African American Unit fighting in WWII. They were extremely successful at their missions.
What did Rosie the Riveter symbolize?
Woman working in wartime industries during WWII
Complete the following cause for WWI: Unrestricted Warfare of German ___________
U-boats or Submarines
What does the WPA, a New Deal program, do?
Works Progress Administration; gave taxpayer money to artists, writers, and actors to work on cultural projects
What does the Social Security, a New Deal program, do?
A program where the government gives its taxpayers' money to help the unemployed, disabled, elderly, and dependent children.
Which Native American Tribe helped the US Military code their communications in WWII?
Navajo
How did the US Government justify putting Japanese Americans in internment camps when citizens have the Bill of Rights?
The US considered the threats to national Security
What was the point of rationing during the war?
To save food for the soldiers.
What does the FDIC, a New Deal program, do?
Protects a person's money that they deposited in a bank.
What does the AAA, a New Deal program, do?
Agricultural Adjustment Act; Farmers received subsidies (government payments) to not grow crops
What was a direct outcome of the discovery of the Holocaust: The creation of the state of ___________.
Isreal
About how many Jews do historians believe died in WWII?
6 million
What is Mr. Busche's future wife's name, and what is the date and time of Mr. Busche's Wedding?
1pm on Saturday?
What does the TVA, a New Deal program, do?
Tennessee Valley Authority: A government program that gave jobs to 1000s of people building dams to generate electricity.
What does the CCC, a New Deal program, do?
Civilian Conservation Corps; Young men were given work in public works projects like national parks.
What country did D-Day occur?
France
What was the Cash and Carry Policy?
The US could sell arms to other nations, but they have to pay cash, and they have to carry home what they buy
After the Dust Bowl, where did a large group of people move to in the US?
The West Coast (California Area)
Why did Congress pass a series of neutrality acts in the late 1930s?
To avoid the issues that brought America into World War I - Focus on the problem at home
Justify FDR's actions of deficit spending?
He believed it would create jobs and thus help the economy.
What was the turning point of the Pacific Theater? What about the European Theater?
Stalingrad; Midway
What did A. Philip Randolph do to advance blacks during WWII?
He spoke out against racial discrimination in the war industries, and threatened FDR to include blacks in these industries.
Who held soup kitchens and gave out bread during the Great Depression?
Charities and Churches