AP US History Unit 7: American and Regional Structure (ARC)

Hitler

________ made one last attempt to stop the Allied assault; where German forces counterattacked Allied lines in Belgium in the Battle of the Bulge.

Upton Sinclair

________ (The Jungle) proposed sweeping, socialistic solutions; Townsend proposed a tax to generate enough money to give everyone over 60 a monthly stipend; Huey Long proposed breaking up the fortunes of the rich and distributing them to everyone else.

WWII

________ is characterized as a good fight carried about by the greatest generation, whereas WWI is tucked away into a corner.

New Deal

________- Indian Reorganization Act (1934) undid the Dawes Severalty Act (1887) which attempted to assimilate American Indians into mainstream society by breaking up reservations and dividing land into small plots for individual Indians.

African Americans

________, during WWII, mounted direct challenge to Jim Crow segregation, both through their participation in the armed forces and in war- related industries.

Conservation

nations natural resources should be used in a responsible way so they continue to exist for future generations

However, many saw great possibilities in American participation

expansion of the USFG, sense of unity and nationalism, and renewed focus on issues of social Justice

US did not join the League of Nations, as they would have had to approve the Treaty of Versailles, which was rejected by the Senate in 1919 World War I

Home Front WWI and the Conservative Rejection of Progressive Reform

Management used techniques to maintain the upper hand -painting striking workers as Bolsheviks, pushing for open shops -workplaces in which the union could not require workers to join the union, and government intervention

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The communist movement in the US was extremely small, however, the government took action

Attorney General Palmer began carrying out unwarranted raids ("Palmer Raids") of suspected radicals homes

Country music enjoyed broader appeal, as did gospel, blues, and ragtime 1920s

Cultural and Political Controversies Growth of the City

Writings of Langston Hughes and jazz of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were part of the movement, as was the African-American national anthem

"Lift Evry Voice and Sing" -James Weldon Johnson

Goals

Extend relief to the poor, Stimulate economic recovery, Create long-term reform of the American economy

1934-1937

parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and surrounding areas suffered from a major drought

Debates about intervention ended abruptly when Japanese warplanes attacked Pearl Harbor World War II

Mobilization Mobilizing for WWII