Eighteenth Amendment
Red Scare
The wave of fear and action to
protect the United States from the
influence of communism.
Origins of jazz
Originated from the musical
traditions brought by slaves
from West Africa combined
with European musical
instruments and techniques
such as bluegrass.
Dust Bowl
During the 1930s, the Great
Plains region suffered from
drought and over-farming
techniques. Led some farmers
to migrate further west..
Roosevelt’s New Deal programs
term used to describe this
President’s plan of “ relief,
recovery, and reform”policies
designed to combat the Great
Depression.
Nineteenth Amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale,
and transportation of intoxicating
liquors.
Harlem Renaissance
a period in the 1920s when
African-American
achievements in art, music and
literature flourished from this
are in New York.
Hoovervilles
Makeshift shacks where
homeless people suffering from
the depression lived.
Nicknamed for the President
they blamed.
Social Security Act
The very important Second
New Deal plan that established
a retirement fund for persons
over 65 funded by taxpayers.
consumerism
Gave women the right to vote to
show the country's gratitude for
women's economic contribution
during WWI.
Great Depression
Time of great economic turmoil
in the U.S (1930s). with
widespread unemployment,
homelessness, and overall
economic despair.
New Deal Criticism
The Supreme court ruled some
of Roosevelt’s plan was
unconstitutional. Also, some
people believe it was too costly
for the government.
A preoccupation with and an
inclination toward the buying of
consumer goods.
Stock Market Speculation
buying (sometimes on credit)
and selling stock with hopes of
quick profit regardless of the
true value of a company…one
cause of the Great Depression.
Over-production
When businesses make too
many goods for the people
to purchase.
Henry Ford
Developer of the first mass
produced automobile by using an
improved continuous assembly
line.
Stock Market Crash of 1929
a large number of stockholders
sold off their investments at
the same time,eventually leds
to a collapse of the the U.S.
economy
Under-Consumption
When people no longer
are willing or able to
purchase items at the
same level as before.
Eleanor Roosevelt
This beloved First Lady of the
1930s was a strong advocate
for women, African American
rights and families struggling
during the Depression.
 Lend-lease Act
US policy to supply weapons
to Allied nations during WWII
without getting directly
involved in the conflict.
. Location of fighting against
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941;
Japanese attack on America
at Naval base in Hawaii. It is
the primary reason for US
entry into WWII.
Pacific Theater
the Japanese during World
War II, conditions led to
Allied policy of Island
Hopping strategy.
European Theater
location of fighting against the
Germans during World War II,
Germany controlled much of
mainland Europe until allies
could push back.
rationing
Items such as sugar, meat,
canned vegetables were limited
based on family size to save
resources for the war effort.
the Battle of Midway
Turning point battle in the
Pacific between the United
States and Japan, the US
gains a major refueling
station in the Pacific
war mobilization
the conversion of privately
owned companies to supply the
United States' war effort, Ex..
automobile plants began
producing tanks, trucks, etc.
Role of women in WW2
considered America's secret
weapon - worked in many
different areas like munitions,
aircraft plants, shipbuilding, etc.
Manhattan Project
Code-name of the top secret
atomic bomb project in Los
Alamos, New Mexico.
D-Day
largest Allied invasion of
WWII… From the beaches
of Normandy, France, Allies
began to reclaim Europe
Integration of Defense industries
After meeting with NAACP,
Roosevelt issued an executive
order prohibiting discrimination
on government contracted jobs.
Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
Location of the two atomic
bombs dropped by the US
on Japan during WW2,
causing Japan to surrender.
Fall of Berlin
resulted in the surrender of the
German army and the death of
Adolf Hitler (by suicide). It was
a resounding victory for the
Soviet Union and the Allies.
internment of Japanese-
Americans
110,000 Japanese Americans
on the west coast were forced
to leave their homes, farms,etc
and live in camps during ww2.
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New Deal Criticism Nineteenth Amendment Eighteenth Amendment

internment of Japanese-
war mobilization Fall of Berlin
Americans

Lend-lease Act
the Battle of Midway Integration of Defense industries
 Stock Market Crash of 1929 Under-Consumption
Stock Market Speculation

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