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53 Cards in this Set
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Why did they take bank holidays at the beginning of the Depression?
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To close the banks before bank runs could put them out of business.
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What was Roosevelts goal when he first came into office in dealing with the large number of bank closures?
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to restore confidence in the banking system to Americans
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What group of Americans were badly hurt by the depression?
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Farmers
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define:
fireside chats |
radio broadcasts made by FDR to the American people to explain his initiatives
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define:
Civilian Conservation Corps |
O(ne of Roosevelts New Deal work relief programs.
Offered unemployed men 18-25 the opportunity to work under the direction of the national forestry service planting trees, fighting forest fires, and building reservoirs. Earned 30 a month. |
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deficit spending
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government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, usually an attempt to boost the economy
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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provided government insurance for bank deposits up to a certain amount
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Gold Standard
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a monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equaled a set number of dollars
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New Deal
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Roosevelts policies for ending the Depression
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What were the two causes for the rise of dictators after World War I
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Treaty of Versailles and the economic depression
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Who were the Axis Powers
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Germany, Italy, and, Japan
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When did the British and French determine that appeasement had failed with Hitler
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When Hitler made demands for territory in Poland
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What were the Nuremberg Laws
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Took German citizenship away from Jews and forbade marriage between Jews and non- Jews
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What was the Nazi "Final Solution"
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Exterminate all Jews from Europe
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How did Lend Lease help the British
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The United States could send weapons to Britain if Britain promised to return or pa rent for them after the war.
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What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact and who went back on the agreement and when?
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Germany and Soviet Union
They would split Poland, and they agreed they wouldnt attack eachother and Hitler broke the pact |
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isolationism
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a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
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fascism
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a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
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Gestapo
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the governments secret police
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Manchuria
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territory that Japan seized to gain resources
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Maginot Line
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a line of concrete bunkers and fortifications that the French built after World War I. French chose to wait behind the line until Germans approach
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Appeasement
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accepting demands in order to avoid conflict
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Blitzkerg
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lightning war; sudden violence offensive attacks
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Anschluss
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unification
occured with austria and Germany |
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What was the cost plus system
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Government would pay whatever it cost to make a product plus a profit
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How did they build the Liberty ships that help prevent them from sinking
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Welded as opposed to rivited
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What was V-J Day? What was V-E Day?
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Victory in Europe- happened first
Victory in Japan |
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Who participated in the Yalta Conference and what did they agree to
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It occured on Feb. 1945
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. met at Yalta ( resort on the black sea) they discussed what to do with poland. |
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Who participated in the Potsdam Conference and what did each want?
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Truman and Stalin. Met in Potsdam in germany, near Berlin. Truman wanted Germanys industy and economy to recover. Stalin wanted germany to pay heavy war reparations
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What influence did the Long Telegram have on foreign policy
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created the idea of containment
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How did the Truman deal with the Soviets in their first meeting?
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took a harsh stand against heavy reparations
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What was the Truman Doctrine and its results
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Help countries fighting communism. it stabilized the Greek government and ease Soviet demands in Turkey.
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According to Truman why was the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan essential
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help rebuild europe
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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan
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to give European nations American aid to rebuild their economies
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Why was NATO formed
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Americans had commited to maintain peace in Europe
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fallout
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radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion
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demilitarized zones
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a battle line between the two sides (north and South Korea)
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Cold War
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tensions between the US and the Soviet Union.
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NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space administration which coordinated research in rocket science and space exploration
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Declaration of Liberated Europe
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the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live
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satellite nation
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the communist countries of eastern europe
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brinkmanship
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the willingness to go to the brink of war to force an opponent to back down
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Warsaw Pact
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military alliance in eastern europe. amde in response to west germany rearming
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How did the GI Bill help soliders
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it gave generous loans to veterans to help them establish businesses, buy homes, and attend college.
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What happened as a result of Rosa PArks refusing to give up her seat on a bus in AL
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boycott in MOntgomery
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What philosophy did martin luther king jr. use in attempting to end segregation
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peaceful protest
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What happend in Little Rock, Arkansas in regards to desegregation
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government of arkansas calls national guard to stop desegregation
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what was the ruling of the plessy v. fergusion in 1896 establish
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seperate but equal
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what was the significance of brown vs. board of education
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segregation is illegal
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what attracted people to suburbia
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tax breaks!
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what was kennedys approach to civil rights at the beginning of his term in office
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cautious, he didnt want to lose southern support
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what did pres. kennedy order the interstate commerece commision to do
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end the segregation of buses
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at the march on washington, martin luther king jr did what
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gave the i have a dream speech
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