Key Concepts from the New Deal to the Cold War

A series of flashcards covering key historical concepts from the New Deal to the Cold War, highlighting significant legislation, events, and policies.

Second New Deal

A response to political criticism and Supreme Court rulings that impacted First New Deal programs.

Wagner Act

A law that legalized collective bargaining and protected workers' rights to form unions.

Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States

A Supreme Court decision that invalidated the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) in 1935.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

A regional project aimed at providing electricity and economic development in the Tennessee Valley.

Huey Long's Argument

Claimed the New Deal did not sufficiently redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor.

Racial Discrimination in New Deal Programs

Many programs excluded domestic and agricultural jobs where many African American workers were employed.

SEC’s Goal

To regulate the stock market and prevent fraudulent practices that led to the 1929 crash.

New Deal Coalition

An alliance of various groups including labor, minorities, and Southerners with the Democratic Party.

All Aid Short of War

A foreign policy approach taken before Pearl Harbor to support Allies without direct involvement.

Lend-Lease Act

Legislation allowing the U.S. to supply arms to Britain on credit, ending the cash-and-carry requirement.

Europe First Strategy

The belief that Nazi Germany posed a greater long-term threat than Japan during WWII.

The Holocaust

A systematic, state-sponsored genocide during WWII, characterized by industrial methods.

Battle of Stalingrad

The first major defeat of German forces on land, marking a shift in momentum towards the Soviet Union.

Atomic Bomb Decision

Aimed at ending WWII quickly to avoid the massive casualties of a land invasion of Japan.

Japanese Internment

The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII that violated due process and individual rights.

Yalta Conference

A wartime conference that laid the groundwork for post-war Europe.

U.S. Superpower After WWII

Post-war U.S. became a global superpower, moving away from isolationism.

Truman Doctrine

The policy aimed at containing communism by supporting free peoples against communist expansion.

Marshall Plan

A program to rebuild European economies and make them less susceptible to communism.

COMECON

Created by the Soviet Union as a response to the Marshall Plan.

Berlin Airlift

An operation that demonstrated U.S. commitment to resist Soviet pressure without starting a war.

NATO Significance

The first peacetime military alliance in U.S. history, formed to counter Soviet influence.

Korean War

A conflict fought as a proxy war to contain communism at the 38th Parallel.

Loss of China

The fear of communist expansion after the 1949 Communist Revolution in China.

McCarthyism

The practice of making unsubstantiated accusations to damage reputations, fueled by fear of subversion.

Cold War by 1953

Characterized by a global stalemate, an arms race, and a divided Korea.