Transcript U.S. History Era Foldable Part II

Bare Bones things to know to Pass the
Taks
 Herbert Hoover was President when the Stock Market
crashed in 1929 – right or wrong most Americans
blamed him for not doing enough to help people
 People lost jobs, lost all their money as banks failed,
lost their families, and lost hope.
 Shantytowns – places in cities where homeless people
lived also called “ Hoovervilles”
 Dust Bowl- referred to the states in center of the
country , because of drought ( very little rain) , and
bad farming techniques
 Franklin Roosevelt – (FDR) won the 1932 election easily
because people were desperate for help and change.
New Deal- Roosevelt Promise to change and try new things to
help bring America out of the Depression and improve the
economy, put people back to work, and help people get back
on their feet.
Some of the most important programs of the New Deal.
1) 1)Social Security- retirement program for the elderly,
disability payments, unemployment benefits
2) 2) Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) – insures bank
deposits , that gives people confidence in banks
3) 3) Securities and Exchange Commission- Monitors the
Stock Market
 Allies:
 Axis Powers:
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Russia
 Japan
 United States
 Rise of Dictators:
 Hitler – Germany
 Mussolini- Italy
 Marco- Spain
Hedeki Tojo- Japan
Attack on Pearl Harbor – Dec 7 1941- Roosevelt Speech
“A day that will live in infamy” this made the U.S. enter
the war
Two Fronts : Europe and The Pacific
Holocaust- Hitler’s mass execution and imprisonment of
the Jewish people ( awful)
 At Home in U.S. during World War II:
 Rationing – of food, fuel, tires, anything that could be
used in war
 Japanese Americans – were put in interment camps
(we were scared of what they might do) .
 “Rosie the Riveter”- Women filled in for the men in the
factories and plants. Helping build tanks, planes, ships
for the war.
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 After the World War II: Leading up to the Cold
War.
 Truman Doctrine- promised to support countries
resisting Communist aggression
 Marshall Plan- Provide U.S. aid to European
countries to help them rebuild to prevent them
from turning to communism.
 Berlin Airlift-When Soviet Union leader Stalin
blockaded roads into allied control part of Berlin.
The U.S. defeated the blockade by airlifting
supplies in to keep things going . Stalin gave up.
 World War II- 1941-1945
 Pearl Harbor- 1941 Japan’s sneak attack drew America
into the war.
 Battle of Midway- Was the turning point of the War in
the Pacific , it halted the Japanese advance
 Normandy Invasion- June 6 known as D-Day. The day
the allies invaded France and started pushing the
Germans out of France.
 The Bomb- Truman’s decision to drop the atomic
bomb on Japan and end the war. (Enola Gay- plane
that dropped the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima)
 Sputnik I- Soviets launched first satellite into space,
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starting the space race between U.S. and Soviet Union
NATO- alliance of non communist countries that formed
after WWII, agreed an attack against one would be an
attack against all (collective security)
Warsaw Pact-Soviet Union’s response to NATO,formed an
alliance with its satellite nations
At Home in U.S. : Brown –vs- Board of EducationSupreme Court ruled that Segregated Schools were
unconstitutional. (did away with segregated schools)
McCarthyism- the 2nd “Red Scare” Senator Joseph
McCarthy puts a scare in people by falsely accusing many in
the U.S. of being communist , and that it was wide spread.
 Korean Conflict- 1950-1953
 North Korea- Communist June 1950 invades South
Korea trying to unify it into one Communist Country.
 38th parallel- line of latitude that was the dividing line
between North and South Korea (very little change
after the war) stayed pretty much the Same
 South Korea- Democracy – pro American government .
Americans helped South Korea .