U.s. History Unit 7

Front 1

President Hoover sent ________ in the form of money to help the unemployed.

Back 1

reliefs

Front 2

Many African Americans still worked as __________ in the South during the Great Depression.

Back 2

tenant farmers

Front 3

Many Mexican immigrants clustered themselves in ________ in order to keep their culture alive.

Back 3

barrios

Front 4

Why did African Americans, Mexican immigrants, and Mexican Americans face especially hard times in the 1930s?

Back 4

Because of discrimination, lack of jobs, and being laid off.

Front 5

Why did some immigrants return to Mexico during the Great Depression?

Back 5

Because they lost their jobs and experienced discrimination.

Front 6

How did the Bonus Army events help turn the nation against President Hoover?

Back 6

Because Hoover sent troops to force them out of Washington D.C.

Front 7

Why did Americans support Franklin Roosevelt in 1932?

Back 7

Because he was cheerful, confident, made Americans feel like the Depression could be beaten and promised them a "New Deal".

Front 8

Hoovervilles

Back 8

nicknames of shantytowns that acted as temporary communities during the Great Depression

Front 9

Bonus Army

Back 9

WWI veterans who marched on Washington D.C. demanding payments for their service

Front 10

Douglas MacArthur

Back 10

the General who was ordered to put down the Bonus Army

Front 11

President Hoover

Back 11

disagreed with the Bond Army and probably lost the election because of his actions toward them

Front 12

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Back 12

the Democrat who won the election of 1932

Front 13

Francis Townsend came up with the idea of a ________ plan for citizens over the age of 60.

Back 13

pension

Front 14

Those who wanted fewer government controls were known as _________.

Back 14

conservatives

Front 15

_________ were in favor of New Deal reforms which would bring about more social and economic change.

Back 15

liberals

Front 16

What was the overall effect on the country of Roosevelt's first New Deal programs?

Back 16

The programs lifted Americans' spirits.

Front 17

What were the three R's?

Back 17

1) Relief: provide relief to suffering people

2) Recovery: bring economic recovery

3) Reform: produce reforms so a depression won't happen again

Front 18

Why did some people oppose Roosevelt's programs?

Back 18

Because they feared that the government would have too much involvement in their lives and harm the economy.

Front 19

What was the Second New Deal?

Back 19

It was new bills that Roosevelt proposed in Congress in 1935.

Front 20

How did the New Deal help many American groups?

Back 20

Because anyone who was retired AND over 65 received monthly pensions and it assisted people.

Front 21

What role did women play during Roosevelt's presidency?

Back 21

Women were appointed to government posts.

Front 22

What experienced in Bethune's life made her a good choice to advise Roosevelt on education and youth issues?

Back 22

She was the President of the Bethune-Cookman College, President of the National Association of Colored Woman, and director of the National Youth Administration's Division of Negro Affairs.

Front 23

What programs and agencies helped people get back to work?

Back 23

The Civilian Conservatiom Corps and the Public Works Administration.

Front 24

What agencies had to do with Mother Nature?

Back 24

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Agricultural Adjustment Administration.

Front 25

Francis Townsend

Back 25

credited for the original idea of the Social Security Act

Front 26

Robert Wagner

Back 26

senator from New York who helped to set the National Labor Relations Act

Front 27

Frances Perkins

Back 27

female Secretary of Labor who helped set the National Labor Relations Act

Front 28

Mary McLeod Bethune

Back 28

became the first African American woman to serve as the head of a federal agency

Front 29

Eleanor Roosevelt

Back 29

first First Lady to take a role as an active reformer

Front 30

Which countries formed the Axis Alliance?

Back 30

Japan, Italy, and Germany

Front 31

Spain, Germany, and Italy all had ______ ruling their countries before WWII.

Back 31

dictators

Front 32

A political system with a strong leader who is the chief of source of law and encourages nationalism is called ________.

Back 32

fascism

Front 33

Joseph Stalin turned the Soviet Union into a _____________.

Back 33

totalitarian state

Front 34

Some European nations chose a policy of __________ toward Hitler's Germany.

Back 34

appeasement

Front 35

What effects did the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany?

Back 35

It required Germany to pay more than $33 billion in reparations.

Front 36

What factors led to the rise of dictators during the 1920s and 1930s?

Back 36

Losing faith in democratic governments.

Front 37

What dictators rose to power because of these factors?

Back 37

Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler

Front 38

Why did Germany and Japan invade other countries?

Back 38

Because they needed more natural resources and power.

Front 39

What agreement did Germany and the Soviet Union make?

Back 39

They agreed not to attack each other.

Front 40

Benito Mussolini

Back 40

named dictator of Italy, brought fascism with him

Front 41

Adolf Hitler

Back 41

took control of Germany and brought the Nazi party to power

Front 42

Joseph Stalin

Back 42

took control of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death and introduced the totalitarian state

Front 43

Sudentenland

Back 43

northern area of Czechoslovakia that was given to Germany in exchange for no further invasions

Front 44

In WWII, Germany used a new military strategy called __________, which means "lightning war".

Back 44

blitzkrieg

Front 45

The U.S. government put Japanese Americans in ___________ mostly out of fear.

Back 45

internment camps

Front 46

How and where did Germany extend its conquests in Europe in 1940?

Back 46

They extended their conquests to most of Europe by invading lands and air raids.

Front 47

How did President Roosevelt help Allied nations?

Back 47

By proposing the Lend-Lease Act.

Front 48

What did Congress do after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?

Back 48

Congress declared war on Japan.

Front 49

Why were many Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during the war?

Back 49

Because people thought they were spies for Japan.

Front 50

What was the Allies' "Europe First" policy?

Back 50

The Allies would first defeat Germany and then focus all their energy on beating Japan.

Front 51

Why was D-Day important?

Back 51

Because the Allies got control of France.

Front 52

During the war, many raw materials in the U.S. were _________ so they could be used in the war effort.

Back 52

rationed

Front 53

Japanese ________ used their planes to crash into U.S. ships.

Back 53

kamikazes

Front 54

During the _________, Germant put many people (mostly Jewish) in _____________ because they were viewed as "unfit to live".

Back 54

Holocaust; concentration camps

Front 55

Part of Hitler's "Final Solution" was to perform a massive _________ against all Jews.

Back 55

genocide

Front 56

The U.S. dropped the _________ on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending WWII.

Back 56

atomic bomb

Front 57

What effect did the war have on the U.S. economy?

Back 57

Factories were changed to produce machines and weapons and raw materials had to be rationed.

Front 58

What happened at the Battle of Midway?

Back 58

The Japanese suffered heavy losses.

Front 59

What strategy did the U.S. use to defeat Japan?

Back 59

island hopping

Front 60

What major event led to the surrender of the Japanese forces?

Back 60

The bombing of Hiroshima.

Front 61

Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?

Back 61

Because he believed it would end the war quickly.

Front 62

Winston Churchill

Back 62

prime minister of Great Britain who urged the U.S. to enter WWII

Front 63

Pearl Harbor

Back 63

attacked by the Japanese; thrust the U.S. into WWII

Front 64

"Big Three"

Back 64

Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin

Front 65

General Eisenhower

Back 65

U.S. commanding officer in charge of repelling the German forces out of France

Front 66

Normandy

Back 66

site of D-Day

Front 67

George S. Patton

Back 67

U.S. General in charge of conquering Germany once and for all

Front 68

Midway

Back 68

site of a key battle in the Pacific

Front 69

Harry S. Truman

Back 69

Vice-President who became President when FDR died in 1945

Front 70

Nuremberg, Germany

Back 70

site of the WWII war crime trials, where 24 Nazi leaders were convicted

Front 71

Hiroshima, Japan

Back 71

site of the first atomic bomb drop in WWII

Front 72

TRUE/FALSE: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation protected peoples' money in banks.

Back 72

true

Front 73

TRUE/FALSE: The Tennessee Vakkey Authority built dams and helped to produce hydroelectricity.

Back 73

true

Front 74

TRUE/FALSE: The D-Day invasion took place in Berlin, Germany.

Back 74

false

Front 75

TRUE/FALSE; Roosevelt made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.

Back 75

false

Front 76

TRUE/FALSE: The Sudentenland was given to Germany by the Allies as a form of appeasement.

Back 76

true

Front 77

barrios

Back 77

communities in which mostly Spanish-speaking people live

Front 78

Conservatives

Back 78

people who believe in limited government involvement in the economy

Front 79

Home Owners Loan Corporation

Back 79

gave loans at low costs so home owners could continue making their house payments

Front 80

internment camp

Back 80

place where people are confined, especially during a time of war

Front 81

appeasement

Back 81

attempt to keep peace with an enemy by giving in to its demands

Front 82

blitzkrieg

Back 82

German method of conducting war with speed and fire