US History Unit 7 – Flashcards
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Why did African Americans, Mexican immigrants, and Mexican Americans face especially hard times in the 1930s?
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Lack of jobs, being laid off, discrimination
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Why did some immigrants return to Mexico during the Great Depression
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They had lost their jobs in the united states due to the great depression
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How did the Bonus Army events help turn the nation against President Hoover?
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Many Americans blamed Hoover for the attacking on the veterans
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Why did Americans support Franklin Roosevelt in 1932?
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Because he was confident and made Americans feel as if the depression could be beaten. He also promised Americans a New Deal
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What was the overall effect on the country of Roosevelts first New Deal programs?
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The new deal programs convinced the people that the federal government was actually doing something to pull the nation out of depression
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What were the 3 Rs?
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Relief, Recovery, Reform
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Why did some people oppose Roosevelts programs?
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Some felt as if the president had not gone far enough
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What was the second New Deal?
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Social Security
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How did the New deal help many American groups?
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Everyone over 65 received a pension/ income from the government
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What role did women play during Roosevelts presidency?
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He appointed some women to positions in government agencies
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What experiences in Bethunes life made her a good choice to advise Roosevelt on education and youth issues?
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She was the president of the national association of colored women and the president of Bethunes cook college
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When did the Manhattan Project begin?
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1942
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Who was re elected for a fourth term?
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Franklin D. Rosevelt
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Which countries formed the Axis alliance?
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Germany, Italy, Japan
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What effects did the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany?
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It blamed Germany for the war and declared Germany the loser of the war, and also forced them to pay reparations
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What factors led to the rise of dictators during the 1920s and 1930s
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Many people lost their faith in the Democratic government
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What dictators rose to power because of these factors?
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Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin
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Why did Germany and Japan invade other countries?
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For the resources that they had such as iron, oil, and coal and also to expand their power
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What agreement did Germany and the Soviet Union make?
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That Hitler could take sudetenland if he promised to seize no other land
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How and where did Germany extend its conquests in Europe in 1940?
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Nazi forces stormed Western Europe by air and land and boomer plans and powerful tanks
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How did President Roosevelt help Allied nations?
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He gave over $50 billion to the allies, and passed the Lend - Lease Act
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What did Congress do after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?
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They declared war on Japan
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Why were many Japanese Americans sent to interment camps during the war?
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Because they feared that they were spies for Japan
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What was the Allies "Europe First" policy?
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If they took out Europe first, they thought that they could focus all of their energy on Japan
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Why was D day important?
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Troops got allied planes and bombed Germany defense post. Within a week, allies had taken the entire coast and by the end of September all of France was in Allied Lands
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What effect did the war have on the US economy?
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The war brought the us economy out of the Great Depression because many jobs were created out of it
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What happened at the Battle of Midway?
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Japanese Navy suffered heavy losses. Allies gained control of Japanese held islands
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What strategy did the United Sates use to defeat Japan?
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Island hopping
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What major event led to the surrender of the Japanese forces?
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Island hoping and taking over certain islands; cutting off supplies, making them use this stragity in the Japanese war
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Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?
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To spare up to 1 million american lives
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Conservatives
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People who believe in limited government involvement in the economy
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Barrios
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Communities where mostly Spanish-speaking people live
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Kamikazes
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Japanese pilot who crashes his plane into an enemy ship
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Home Owners Loan Corporation
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Gave loans at low cost to homeowners so they can continue making their house payments
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Internment Camp
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A place in which people are confined especially during a time of war
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Pension
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An income for retired workers
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Appeasement
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An attempt to keep peace with an enemy by giving in to its demands
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Genocide
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The deliberate destruction of a group of people based on their race, culture, or beliefs
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Blitzkrieg
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German method of conducting war with Speed and force
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Mary McLeod Bethune
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Became the first african American woman to serve as the head of a federal agency
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Joseph Stalin
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Took control of the Soviet Union after lenins death and introduced the totalitarian state
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Bonus Army
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World War I veterans Who marched on Washington, D.C. Demanding payments for their service
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Hoovervilles
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Nicknames of shanty towns that acted as temporary communities during the Great Depression
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Francis Townsend
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Had the original idea of the social security act where citizens over 65 would be paid a pension
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The democrat who won the election of 1932
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Adolf Hitler
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Took control of Germany and brought the Nazi Party to power
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Normandy
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Sit of D - Day
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Benito Mussolini
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Named dictator of Italy, brought fascism with him
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Midway
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Site of a key battle in the pacific
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The Sudetenland was given to Germany by the Allies as a form of appeasement
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True
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President Roosevelt made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
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False
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The D Day invasion took place in Berlin, Germany
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False
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Eleanor Roosevelt took an active role in government activities
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True
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The Tennessee Valley Authority built dams and helped to produce hydroelectricity
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False
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Italy, Germany and Japan formed the axis of Alliance
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True
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Roosevelts three Rs were rejuvenate, recovery, and reform
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False
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Japan and Germany invaded other counties to expand their territory, strengthen their military, and find new rescources
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True
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The "Big Three" consisted of Winston Churchill. Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin
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False
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation protected peoples money in banks
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True
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Social Security Act
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To provide a pension to people over 65
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Wagner Act
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To protect workers from unfair practices and let workers join unions and the right to negotiate with employees
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Protected peoples savings in banks
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Regulated stock and gave stock information
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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built dams on the Tennessee River to control flooding and to help reduce hydroelctricity, or electricity produced by the power of quickly moving water
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Public Works Administration
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Created jobs and public works to stimulate the economy
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Pearl Harbor
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Attacked by the Japanese; thrust the U.S. into WW2
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Nuremberg, Germany
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Attacked by the Japan
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Sit of the WW2 war crime trials, where 24 Nazi leaders were convicted
