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Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The attack devastated the American fleet. America declared war on
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1941 law that authorized the president to aid any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security
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New Deal program which gave electricity and jobs to rural Appalachia, including AL
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Economies around the world were interconnected and US economy was larges. Due to large debts after WWI and collapse of stock markets world economies failed. Everything then failed (banks, production and agriculture.)
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Measures the number of people who are able to work, but do not have a job during a period of time.
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Japanese and Japanese Americans from the West Coast of the United States during WWII. While approximately 10,000 were able to relocate to other parts of the country of their own choosing, the remainder-roughly 110,000 me, women and children-were sent to h
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AAA (helped Farmers), TVA (big in Alabama-- built dams to stop flooding and provide electricity), Social Security (help the elderly, disabled and unemployed), CCC (jobs for men between 17 &23 -- out door work), FDIC (protect bank deposits) and WPA (provid
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- Factories and farms produce more goods than people can buy.
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Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.
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June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II.
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Places where people waited in line for free or low priced food during the Great Depression.
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Backyard gardens; Americans were encouraged to grow their own vegetables to support the war effort
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Area placed under the control of the US following WWII by the United nations to protect them from invasion.
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Code name of the project that developed the atomic bomb, US dropped on Japan to end WWII
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of 1935 The greatest victory for New Dealers; created pension and insurance for the old-aged, the blind, the physically handicapped, delinquent children, and other dependents by taxing employees and employers
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A guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents. Primarily Jewish Europeans during WWII.
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In order to protest the Japanese invasion of China, the US placed an oil embargo on Japan
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in WWII World War 1 was a turning point for women. It gave them the opportunity to prove themselves in a male-dominated society. No longer would they only be caring for the children & looking after the house. Because so many men went to war, there was a
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Made to hate opponents, join war, and defend country. Glitter generalities, bandwagon, and testimonial techniques.
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Government programs passed by Congress to help the U.S. get out of Great Depression
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A new manufacturing method pioneered by Henry Ford in 1913. It allowed much more efficient mass production of goods.
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A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921
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A system that sets limits on how many immigrants from various countries a nation will admit each year
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the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
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Young women of the 1920s that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion
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A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A federal guarantee of savings bank deposits initially of up to $2500, raised to $5000 in 1934, and frequently thereafter; continues today with a limit of $100,000
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Civilian Conservation Corps. It was Relief that provided work for young men 18-25 years old in food control, planting, flood work, etc.
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(Tennessee Valley Authority Act) Relief, Recover, and Reform. one of the most important acts that built a hyro-electric dam for a needed area.
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1937, attempt by Roosevelt to appoint one new Supreme Court justice for every sitting justice over the age of 70 who had been there for at least 10 years. Wanted to prevent justices from dismantling the new deal. Plan died in congress and made opponents o
