Great Depression
The gap between Rich and Poor lessened. True or False?
False! They Widened
What was the Dust Bowl?
A severe drought combined with overproduction of crops gripped the Great Plains in the early 1930s.
FDR was democrat or republican?
Democrat
What started WWII?
Germany invading Poland
What was D-Day known as?
The largest Land-Sea-Air battle in History.
What was buying on margin?
Paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest.
What was the Patman Bill?
$2.4 billion World War I veterans bonus bill sponsored by Wright Patman of Texas.
What year was Roosevelt elected?
1932
Where did the Japanese attack the US?"
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941, (is) a date which will live in infamy”
Pearl Harbor
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
The last German offensive and the beginning of the end for the Nazis.
16.4 million shares were sold that day – prices plummeted
What were Hoovervilles?
shantytowns and homeless encampments that emerged during the Great Depression in the United States
Roosevelt was a 2 term governor of what state?
New York
What was Blitzkrieg?
Lightning warfare, The goal was to bomb England into submission
What was V-E Day?
Germany surrendered on V-E Day (Victory in Europe day): May 8, 1945.
What signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash
What was the Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA)?
Built dams to generate electricity which created jobs for thousands of people.
What year did he win his 3rd term?
1940
What was Operation Torch?
An invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa--was launched in 1942
What were the two turning point battles?
Battle of Stalingrad and Battle of Midway
Unemployment leaped from __ in 1929 to __ 1933.
3%, 25%
What was "Cash and Carry"?
provision that allowed nations to buy U.S. arms and transport them in their own ships.
What group was he a leader of with Churchill and Stalin?
The Big Three
Who were Tuskegee Airmen?
Pilots of the all-black 99th squadron
What ended the war between the US and Japan?