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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. 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, 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 .