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Huey P. Long

A populist Louisiana politician who served as governor and senator in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his 'Share the Wealth' program.

Share the Wealth Program

A proposal by Huey P. Long advocating for wealth redistribution through higher taxes on the rich and guaranteed incomes for families.

Father Charles E. Coughlin

A controversial Catholic priest and radio personality who initially supported FDR but later criticized him.

Dr. Francis E. Townsend

A physician who proposed the Townsend Plan to provide elderly Americans $200 per month to stimulate the economy.

Second New Deal

A series of programs and reforms introduced by FDR in the mid-1930s focused on economic security and social welfare.

Court Reorganization Plan

Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1937 proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court to uphold New Deal policies.

Fair Labor Standards Act

A 1938 U.S. law that set minimum wages, maximum working hours, and child labor laws to protect workers' rights.

Dust Bowl

A severe drought in the 1930s that devastated the Great Plains, leading to widespread migration.

Okies

Displaced farmers from Oklahoma and other Dust Bowl states who migrated to California during the Great Depression.

Indian Reorganization Act

A 1934 law aimed at promoting Native American self-government and reversing past assimilationist policies.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

A 1928 international agreement that renounced war as a means of resolving conflicts.

Dawes Plan

A 1924 plan to restructure Germany's reparations payments after World War I.

Good Neighbor Policy

A diplomatic policy by FDR aimed at improving relations with Latin American countries.

Fascism

A far-right authoritarian political ideology emphasizing dictatorial power and nationalism.

Benito Mussolini

Leader of Italy's fascist government from 1922 to 1943, who aligned with Nazi Germany.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Nazi Germany responsible for instigating World War II and the Holocaust.

Nazi Party

The National Socialist German Workers’ Party that governed Germany from 1933 to 1945.

Isolationism

A foreign policy stance advocating minimal involvement in international affairs.

Neutrality Acts

A series of laws passed in the 1930s to prevent U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.

America First Committee

An isolationist group that opposed U.S. involvement in World War II.

Francisco Franco

Spanish general who led the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War and ruled as a dictator.

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the UK during World War II, notable for resistance against Nazi Germany.

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.

Blitzkrieg

A military strategy of swift and overwhelming attacks employed by Nazi Germany during WWII.

Cash and Carry

A policy enacted in 1939 allowing nations to purchase arms from the U.S. with cash payment.

Lend-Lease Act

A 1941 U.S. law allowing military aid to Allied nations during WWII without immediate payment.

Pearl Harbor

U.S. naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, leading to U.S. entry into WWII.

War Production Board (WPB)

Agency established during WWII to oversee production of war materials.

Manhattan Project

The secret U.S. project to develop atomic bombs during World War II.

Office of War Information

Agency during WWII responsible for propaganda efforts to support the war effort.

Women’s Army Corps

Branch of the U.S. Army during WWII that allowed women to serve in non-combat roles.

Smith v. Allwright

A 1944 Supreme Court decision declaring it unconstitutional to exclude African Americans from voting in primaries.

Tuskegee Airmen

Group of African American pilots who served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII.

Braceros

Mexican laborers allowed to work in the U.S. temporarily during WWII.

Korematsu v. U.S.

A 1944 decision that upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

Rosie the Riveter

Cultural icon representing women who worked in factories during WWII.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

34th President of the U.S. and Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during WWII.

D-Day

The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marking the start of liberation in Western Europe.

Battle of Midway

A decisive naval battle in June 1942, which turned the tide in the Pacific War.

Island Hopping

Military strategy used by U.S. during WWII involving capturing strategic islands.

Kamikaze

Japanese suicide pilots who crashed planes into Allied ships during WWII.

Douglas MacArthur

U.S. general known for his role in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

The physicist who led the Manhattan Project, referred to as the 'father of the atomic bomb'.

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

Japanese cities bombed with atomic bombs in August 1945, leading to Japan's surrender.

USS Missouri

Battleship where Japan formally surrendered on September 2, 1945.

Harry S. Truman

33rd President of the U.S. who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.

Casablanca Conference

A 1943 meeting where FDR and Churchill announced the policy of unconditional surrender.

Yalta Conference

A 1945 meeting where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin discussed post-war Europe.

The United Nations

International organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and security among member states.

Atomic weapons

Explosive devices using nuclear energy, developed during WWII to end conflict with Japan.