New deal and WW2

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The 32nd President of the United States who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II.

FDR's 3 R's

Relief, Recovery, and Reform were the three main goals of the New Deal.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A New Deal program that provided work for young men ages 18-25 by employing them in environmental projects.

Public Works Administration (PWA)

A New Deal agency that created jobs through public works projects such as building schools and dams.

Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

New Deal program that aimed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses; it paid farmers to not produce certain crops.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Created to insure bank deposits, restoring public confidence in the banking system.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Established to regulate the stock market and protect investors from fraudulent practices.

Brain Trust

A group of advisors to FDR that included Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet member.

First 100 Days

A crucial period in FDR's presidency marked by significant legislative activity to address the Great Depression.

Cash and Carry

A policy allowing trade with belligerent nations in non-war materials, requiring them to pay cash and transport them.

Lend-Lease Act

A program under which the U.S. supplied Allied nations with war material in exchange for military bases.

Pearl Harbor

The naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, leading to the U.S. entering World War II.

War Production Board

A government agency that supervised war production during World War II.

Operation Overlord

The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day, a turning point in World War II.

V-E Day

Victory in Europe Day; May 7, 1945, when Allied forces formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.

Holocaust

The systematic genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Atomic Bomb

Nuclear weapon developed during the Manhattan Project, dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

Yalta Conference

A meeting between the leaders of the Allies during WWII to discuss post-war reorganization.

Nuremberg Trials

Military tribunals held after WWII to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes.