Us History

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Fred Korematsu

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- Refused to go to internment camp, took his case to the Supreme Court, they said it was a military necessity.
- Repealed 40 years later in San Francisco. He got the Pres. Medal of Freedom and a day named after him.

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St. Louis

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- Arrived in Miami in 1939. Turned away from Havana. 930 Jews sent back to Europe.

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The New Deal

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- In 1930, 4 million unemployed.

- Relief, Recovery, Reform

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The Cultural Front

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- Left-leaning block of people
- Stressed the culture of work
- Richard Bright, Clifford Odette, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday

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D-Day

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- Planned at the Tehran Conference
- Largest ever amphibious invasion - 160,000
- Airborne landing at midnight, coast landings at 6:30 AM
- Poor weather

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Iwo Jima/Okinawa

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- Five mile volcanic island
- Only 200 Japanese survive
- Japanese refuse to surrender

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Dresden

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- "Morale bombing"
- Firestorm destroyed 15 miles of city centre
- Major industrial/military city

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Richard Whitney

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- President of the New York stock exchange
- Convicted of embezzlement

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James B. Conant

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- President of Harvard University
- Supported nuclear research
- Harvard was involved in research for the Manhattan Project
- Conant turned the university into a research institution
- Later defended America’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan

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Zoot Suit Riots

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- Servicemen resented the extravagant clothing of Mexican immigrants
- Walked through Mexican neighbourhoods looking for a fight.
- 600 Mexicans arrested, few whites.

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Balloon Bombs

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- Hydrogen balloons with firebombs attached.
- Designed to make use of the jet stream and wreak havoc on cities, forests, farms.
- 300 reached the mainland, six people killed.

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Quebec Agreement

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- Churchill and FDR signed a document outlining nuclear nonproliferation terms.
- Upon signing, all UK information went to US and vice versa.
- Combined Policy Committee of Canadians, US, and UK representatives.

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Detroit Riots

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- Fist fight broke out between a black and a white man, 1943.
- Grew into city-wide confrontation
- Tension had grown because of the growth of the city and lack of housing.
- Roosevelt restored peace with federal troops.

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Keynesianism

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- John Maynard Keynes' theory advocating a strong public role in the economy.
- Centralized bank, mixed economy.
- Invest in infrastructure to stimulate economy.

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Wagner Act

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- Also National Labour Relations Act.
- Limited the ways in which employers could react to unions.

Prohibited:
- Interfering, restraining, or coercing employees.
- Dominating or interfering with the creation of a union.
- Discriminating against employees.
- Refusing to bargain.

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Lizabeth Cohen

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- Prof. American Studies, Harvard
- Wrote "Making a New Deal," a case study of Chicago arguing that the New Deal gave workers a new (unified) identity.

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Lizabeth Cohen

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- Prof. American Studies, Harvard
- Wrote "Making a New Deal," a case study of Chicago arguing that the New Deal gave workers a new (unified) identity.

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Nye Committee

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- 1934 Senate committee which studied the causes of US involvement in WW1.
- Gerald Nye, a progressive Republican from N. Dakota and an isolationist, hoped to expose the "bogus" reasons for WW1 and keep America out of WW2.
- Caused a wave of isolationism.
- Congress passed the Neutrality Act keeping arms from being delivered to foreign nations but not materials.

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“Arsenal of Democracy”

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- FDR's 1940 speech to American people.
- References banking crisis and the new impending crisis of war.
- Warned of the threat of Nazi Germany.
- Criticized isolationism.
- Advocates sending materials to the embattled countries of Europe, encourages efficient and uninterrupted production.

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"Four Freedoms"

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- 1941 FDR speech discussing Hitler and the Nazis.
The Four Freedoms:
- Speech/expression
- Worship
- From want.
- From fear

Asks congress for authority to increase arms production.

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"Four Freedoms"

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- 1941 FDR speech discussing Hitler and the Nazis.
The Four Freedoms:
- Speech/expression
- Worship
- From want.
- From fear

Asks congress for authority to increase arms production.