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19 Cards in this Set
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what were the long term causes of the great depression?
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some long term causes were that the banking in America was not trusted because people thought others would take their money and people started to lose their jobs which made the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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how did the stock market crash lead to the great depression?
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The stock market crashing resulted in the loss of capital by businesses, and the loss of personal and investment income by individual stockholders.
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how were everyday Americans impacted by the Great Depression?
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people started losing their jobs which lead a lot poor and homeless, they also made camps called "Hoovervilles" because they felt that it was all because of president Hoover, and soup kitchens were made for homeless people.
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what were the viewpoints of Hoover and FDR towards handling the Great Depression?
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Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act that increased the effects of the Depression and FDR gave a campaign song called "Happy Days are here again," which caught on and people started to buy more goods.
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how did the New Deal impact American?
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It gave money back to the tax payers, it created desperately needed good paying jobs,it encouraged wealthy people to do the same thing, it made trade easier with Mexico, it allowed construction companies to make a large profit.
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How did the New Deal change American government?
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It preserved capitalism increasing the power of the federal government and creating a long-lasting social safety net.
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What led to world war 2 in Europe?
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the treaty of Versailles which basically blamed the whole war on Germany and Austria-Hungary with harsh financial reparations, territory dismemberment, and a huge disband of their military.
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how did the U.S. help its European allies and still remain neutral?
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they made a lend-lease which allowed the U.S.'s allies to borrow their air crafts, ships, artillery, and other things used for the military.
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Why did the U.S. enter World War 2?
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first Japan bombed Pearl Harbor because they were told by they allied Germany that they were no longer neutral because they could basically lend any of their allies artillery without being involved.
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what factors encouraged the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
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that pearl Harbor mostly consisted of naval ships so it would be an easy target, close to Japan.
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How did the U.S. respond to the Japanese attack?
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America decided that it was time to enter World War 2, and then U.S. declared war on Japan and it all led to the atomic bombs.
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What happened on D-Day?
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Allied forces re-entered north-western Europe to free Europe from the Germans and the allies recaptured Normandy, France.
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Describe the American "Homefront."
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women took the place of the men's jobs, bought war bonds, manufactured guns, war vehicles, aircrafts, and ships.
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what happened to the Jews in Europe during World War 2?
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the Germans blamed the war on the Jews and then executed most of them in Europe by putting them into execution camps, sending them to the army.
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what was the final solution?
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the final solution to end the war was to use an atomic bomb on Japan so they would finally surrender which they did.
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how did the war in Europe differ from the war in the Pacific?
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it differed because in the Pacific the battle mostly consisted of war ships and aircrafts.
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What happened to Japanese Americans during World War2?
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the Japanese Americans' homes, jobs, money were taken from them and they were put in camps under heavy surveillance because people were scared that some may be spies that were part of the Japanese army.
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Was the U.S. justified in using atomic weapons to end World War 2?
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We have used it against Japan who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, starved, beat and executed American prisoners of during the war. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.
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What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
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the Marshall plan was to help the U.S.'s allies from the war by by offering economic aid.
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