great depression/WW2

Herbert Hoover

31st US president associated with the Great Depression and Hoovervilles

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

32nd US president known for New Deal policies and Fireside Chats

Huey Long

Louisiana governor and US senator advocating wealth redistribution

Father Charles E. Coughlin

Catholic priest critical of FDR's New Deal, known for radio show

Charles Lindbergh

Aviator who opposed US intervention in WWII

Harry S. Truman

33rd US president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan

Eleanor Roosevelt

Advocate for civil rights, women's rights, and world peace, FDR's wife

Stock Market Crash of 1929

Event leading to the Great Depression with significant stock market losses

Dust Bowl

Ecological disaster in American prairie states causing economic hardships

FDR's Court Packing Scheme

Attempt by FDR to appoint new judges to the Supreme Court

Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway

Significant WWII battles between American and Japanese forces

D-Day

Invasion of Normandy, France during WWII led by Eisenhower

Yalta Conference

Meeting to discuss post-WWII plans among the Big Three

Potsdam Conference

Conference attended by Truman, Stalin, and Churchill to discuss post-WWII occupation

V-E Day

Victory in Europe Day, announcing Germany's surrender in Europe

V-J Day

Victory in Japan Day, announcing Japan's surrender to end WWII

G.I Bill

Legislation providing educational benefits to WWII veterans

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Tariff policy that exacerbated the Great Depression by reducing exports

Hoover-Stimson Doctrine

US policy in response to Japan's actions in Manchuria

Isolationism and Neutrality Acts of 1935

US policies to remain neutral and isolated from international conflicts

Lend-Lease Program

US aid program to support Allies in WWII without direct involvement

Braceros

Mexican agricultural workers brought to the US during WWII

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Institution created to provide financial support during the Great Depression

Bonus Army

Group of unemployed veterans seeking additional payments from Congress

The Hundred Days

FDR's initial period in office focusing on economic reforms

Emergency Banking Relief Act

First act of FDR's Hundred Days, reopened and liquidated banks

First New Deal

FDR's initial domestic reform phase focusing on recovery and relief

Alphabet Agencies

Agencies under First New Deal aimed at economic recovery

Civilian Conservation Corps

Provided work for young men through environmental projects

National Recovery Administration

Created codes for fair competition to aid economic recovery

Public Works Administration

Built infrastructure projects to boost the economy

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Encouraged farmers to reduce production for higher profits

Tennessee Valley Authority

Built dams for electricity and flood control in the Tennessee Valley

Second New Deal

Focused on specific economic assistance programs

Works Progress Administration

Provided jobs through construction projects

Wagner Act

Clarified workers' rights and established oversight board

Social Security Act

Created to protect older workers economically

Congress of Industrial Organizations

Labor union representing unskilled workers

Atlantic Charter

Declaration outlining post-WWII goals of US and UK

Pearl Harbor

Site of Japanese sneak attack on American Pacific fleet

Japanese Internment Camps

Camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII due to fear and discrimination

Tehran Conference

Meeting of FDR, Churchill, and Stalin to strategize WWII

Manhattan Project

Research leading to the atomic bomb's development

United Nations

Global organization for international conflict resolution

Good Neighbor Policy

FDR's foreign policy withdrawing US military presence

Korematsu v. US

Supreme Court case upholding Japanese internment based on war powers

Gold Standard

System where currency's value is directly linked to gold

Banking Failures

Inability to repay depositors leading to bank closures

National Industry Recovery Act

Aided businesses in self-regulation and employment

Economic Measures Against Japan

US responses to Japan's expansionist actions