Hist 1320 Exam 2 Cards

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ACLU

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1920, American Civil Liberties Union, formed after WWI & fought for citizen rights and liberties.

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"Birth of a Nation"

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1915, directed by D.W. Griffith, story of northern abolitionists and southern landowners lives intertwining, revitalized the 2nd KKK.

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Blitzkrieg

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1940, A lightning fast attack tactic from Germany, annihilates multiple countries like Belgium, France, Norway, Britain left standing alone

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Crash of 1929

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1929, worldwide depression caused by US Stock Market Crash, caused by Stock Market boom of 20s.

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D-Day

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June 6, 1944, Major US push in Europe w/ Britain, used 1.5M units, Germany retreated from Normandy late that year.

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Dust Bowl

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1930s, 10-yr period of major dust storms in Great Plains, started with drought in 1930.

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Fascism

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1920s, political movement formed in Italy, prioritized state over personal interest, martial agenda.

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Flappers

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1920s, generation of western women who enjoyed expressing themselves, adapted a certain style (short skirts, bobbed hair), liked and danced to jazz.

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Four Freedoms Speech

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1941, FDR's speech about involvement in WWII, "Freedom of Speech, of Worship, from Want, from Fear".

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Fourteen Points

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1918, Part of Wilson's peace program, proposed as an agenda for peace.

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Grapes of Wrath

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1939, novel by John Steinbeck, wrote about plight of farm workers. Led to controversy, Steinbeck called a communist.

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Harlem Renaissance

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1914-1918, started during WWI, created the idea of the "New Negro", gave rise to stars like Duke Ellington & Langston Hughes.

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Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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1945, Truman allows US to drop 2 atom bombs from the "Manhattan Project" onto both cities, 100K+ deaths lead Japan to surrender.

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Hoovervilles

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1930s, large, shanty towns built by US citizens during Great Depression, named after Hoover b/c he was blamed for the GD.

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Imperial Japan

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1930s, Japan wanted to be an Imperial power but was disappointed by Versailles treaty, later went on to invade Manchuria.

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Island-Hopping

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1942, Battles of Coral Island and Midway, strategy to get as close to Japan as possible to bomb them.

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Kristallnacht

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1938, "Night of shattered glass", Germans invade and destroy Jewish homes and whatever they possessed.

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League of Nations

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1919, Formed by the Versailles treaty, included many countries, but not the US.

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Lend-Lease

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1941, part of FDR's plan to stay out of WWII, US acted as an armory for Britain but stayed out of conflict

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Lusitania Sinking

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1915, passenger ship Lusitania shot down by Germany, 1200 deaths (128 Americans). Americans were angry, but the country "too proud to join war". Possibly carried weapons.

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Mussolini, Benito

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1920-1940s, leader of Italy and Fascist party during WWII, shot and killed in '45.

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National Recovery Administration (NRA)

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1933-34, formed during FDR's 100 Days, created for industry reform and price control.

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Operation Barbarossa

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1941, Nazis break treaty w/ Russia, took half of it by June.

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Pearl Harbor Attack

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1941, Japan surprise attack on Hawaii, Guam, and other locations, US suffers heavy loss (multitude of naval forces, 2000+ American deaths.

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Prohibition

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1920s, Women-led temperance movement leads to ban on alcohol, saw increase in organized crime, hurt immigrants, rise of speakeasies.

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Rape of Nanking

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1937, full-scale Japan invasion of China mainland, 300K civilians killed after port city surrender, 80K women raped, strategy to strike fear into China.

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"Relief, Recover, Reform"

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1933-34, FDR worked to economically restore US and keep the stock market from another crash.

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Scopes Trial

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1925, happened after Tennessee legislation banned teaching of Evolution, trial was a set-up, John Scopes fined.

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Scottsboro Boys

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1932, 9 black boys falsely accused of gang raping 2 white girls, case used by Communist party to signify racism.

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2nd Klan

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1915, revitalized by "Birth of a Nation", held strong anti-immigrant sentiments tied to WWI.

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Smoot-Hawley Tariff

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1930, enacted by President Hoover, worsened conditions outside US in attempt to regulate trade.

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Social Security

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1935-39, part of 2nd wave in FDR's Relief, Reform, Recovery, a form of savings used by retirees.

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Stimson Doctrine

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1938, part of US foreign policy in the 30s, US ignored Japan aggression against China.

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Teapot Dome Scandal

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1922, part of 20s politics on oil, Albert Falls lease oil reserves for kickbacks.

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Treaty of Versailles, 1919

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1919, Treaty that ended WWI and formed League of Nations, carved Austrio-Hungarian & Ottoman empire territory into new states, US didn't join.

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TVA

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1933-34, formed during first wave of FDR's Relief, Reform, Recovery, primarily aided farm areas.

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Wagner Act

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1935-39, conceived during second wave of FDR's 3 R's, this act was a labor reform, introduced National Laboratory Reform into Senate

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Yalta Conference

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1945, Last meeting of the Axis Powers' "Main 3" during WWII, took place before the end of WWII.

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Zimmerman Telegram

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1917, Germany offers Mexico part of US southwest, leads to US declaring war against Germany. Wilson states it is the "war to end wars".