Download Unit #9 Study Guide Chapters 25-28 Read (Brinkley) p. 666

Unit #9 Study Guide
Chapters 25-28
Read (Brinkley) p. 666-765
Topic Outline #20-22
Chapter 25
o Causes of the Great Depression
o Factors contributing to stock market crash?
o Memorize date: October 29, 1929
o Economic impacts of the Depression
o How did the depression impact specific groups: African Americans, Latinos, Women
o Depression era literature: Major figures/famous works
o Why does Hoover take the blame for the Depression?/Major protest movements
o Why is Hoover slow to respond to the economy?
o Specific responses by Hoover administration
o Factors contributing to FDR’s victory in 1932
o How does the Great Depression impact the psyche (long term) of Americans?
Chapter 26
o How do FDR’s actions contribute to restoring American confidence?
o New Deal programs (First/Second New Deal): Major agencies/programs
o What did they do/what were they intended to do?
o Which were ruled unconstitutional? Why?
o Major criticisms/successes
o Labor unions (CIO, growth in unions, Wagner Act, criticisms of New Deal)
o Major critics of FDR
o Court packing. Why? Controversy?
o Criticisms of New Deal by various groups
o Impact of New Deal on the economy
Chapter 27
o US diplomacy from Harding to FDR
o Rise of fascism: Aggression by Japan, Italy, and Germany and US responses
o Evolution of US neutrality policies up to Pearl Harbor
o Reasons for US involvement
o Date to memorize: December 7, 1941
o War goals (Atlantic Charter) and Wartime Conferences
Chapter 28
o War mobilization: Agencies created/purposes
o Impact of war spending on the economy. How is that Keynesian economics?
o Actions by groups during war: African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans
o How did war mobilization impact women?
o Japanese internment: FDR/9066/Korematsu v. US
o Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs: contributing factors