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AH2 Midterm Stack #3
Question | Answer |
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18th Amendment | This amendment made the buying and selling of alcohol illegal |
stock market | Americans began investing in this in the 1920's; When it crashed, the Great Depression began |
quota | a limit or accepted amount; put in place to limit immigrants from entering the country |
New Deal | FDR's plan which helped people during the Great Depression |
isolationism | the idea that America should not interfere with the affairs of other countries. |
Great Depression | The “Bust” at the end of the 1920’s led to this; it lasted from 1929 until World War II |
drought | severe lack of rainfall; During the Great Depression in the 1930's, life became hard for farmers due to _____ and dust storms. |
unattainable | synonym for unachievable; Unattainable The American Dream of the 1920’s became _____ after the “Bust.” |
appeasement | when a country lets another country have its way in order to avoid a conflict |
Axis Power | Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union in WWII |
Battle of Midway | WWII battle was a key victory for the Allies because it caused irreparable damage to the Japanese navy |
Marshall Plan | Plan that provided European countries nearly $13 billion to help them rebuild after World War II |
Israel | nation was established by the United Nations in order to create a homeland for the Jewish people and provide Jews protection from religious persecution |
D-Day | The first day of the Battle of Normandy |
Tuskegee Airmen | first black American pilots |
Prohibition | The time period during which the manufacture and sale of alcohol was illegal |