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History Final pt 1

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FDR's main goals for the depression   Relief, Recovery, Reform  
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Years for the Great Depression   1929-1942  
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Causes of the Great Depression   Stock Market Crash October 29th 1929  
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New Deal   was a series of public work projects and financial reforms.  
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Shanty Towns   deprived area on the outskirts of a town with rundown houses.  
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What event brought an end to the Great Depression?   World War II  
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Roosevelt’s fireside chats impact   Fireside chats were thrity speeches that FDR gave over the raido/tv that spoke to the American people as if they were friends.  
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Why did voters vote for Roosevelt over Hoover   He gave them jobs and the American people enjoyed hearing his promises Hoover just wasn't popular enough  
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Why was the New Deal a turning point in U. S. history?   The New Deal was a turning point int US history because it gave Americans the jobs that they needed.  
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Holocaust   mass slaughter  
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How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust   up to 6 million  
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Other groups that were killed during the Holocaust   Homosexuals, Mentally ill, Romani Gypsies, twins, Jehovah Witnesses  
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What religious group was killed by Germans in Concentration Camps?   Jehovah Witnesses, Jewish, Christian,  
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Under German rule, before Concentration Camps, where were Jews forced to live?   cramped neighborhoods called ghettos  
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Genocide   The deliberate killing of a large group of people.  
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What happened to Hitler in the end?   He killed himself.  
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In addition to the gas chambers, how did Nazi’s kill off the Jews?   mass shootings  
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During the Holocaust, how were families separated?   Families were seperated by sexes and age once they got to the camps.  
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Holocaust and ​annihilation   the Nazi Plan was to get rid of anyone who wasn't "racially pure"  
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What is the name for the laws that began to take away the rights of German Jews?   Anti-Jewish Legislation  
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Democracy   A system of government by the whole population  
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Fascism   A political philosophy movement that has no tolerance for opposing opinions  
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Blitzkrieg   An intense military campaign meant to bring a quick victory  
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Kamikaze   A japanese aircraft on a suicide mission  
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Axis Powers   A group of countries that were against the Allied Powers in WWII. Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, hungary, romania and yugoslavia  
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Why did United States decide to stay isolated from foreign affairs when WWII started?   The US believed that it didn't concern them.  
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Pearl Harbor events   Was a surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.  
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Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?   In response to to Hitler's invasion of Poland  
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What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII?   Pearl Harbor  
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Under what plan did the U. S. ​provided​ ​massive​ ​financial​ ​aid​ ​to​ ​rebuild​ ​European economies​ ​and​ ​prevent​ ​the​ ​spread​ ​of​ ​communism​?   marshall plan  
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Capitalist, Communist, Dictatorial, and Socialist meanings and which countries follow which ideals?   Capitalism is when someone invests money, Communism the belief that everyone gets everything according to their needs. Dictatorial, a ruler will all power. Socialism everyone shares everything. Britian is a caitalist country. Cuba is communist. Algeria is  
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Baby Boom   A dramatic rise in the birthrate after WWII  
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Similarities​ ​between​ ​the​ ​US​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Soviet​ ​Union during​ ​the​ ​Cold​ ​War​   Both powerful, both self sufficient both government owned  
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Cold War time period   1947-1999  
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Cuban Missile Crisis   a 13 day long missle confrontation between the US and Soviet Union concerning American missiles in Italy  
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A​ ​state​ ​of​ ​tension​ ​between​ ​the​ ​U.S.​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Soviet​ ​Union​ ​without​ ​actual fighting​   Cold War  
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​The​ ​war​ ​that​ ​created​ ​divisiveness​ ​among​ ​Americans​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​1960s   Vietman War  
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How did women help in WWII   Women Served in the US Armed Forces and WASP  
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What kind of policy did ​Martin​ ​L.​ ​King,​ ​Jr.,​ ​and​ ​other members​ ​of​ ​SCLC​ ​encouraged​?   Nonviolent Protest  
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Freedom Riders   Civil rights activisit who rode interstate buses into the segrated southren states  
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Malcolm X   African American Muslim minister and human right's activist.  
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Sit-Ins   a form of protest where people would sit and occupy a place until their wants were met.  
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Civil Rights and Martin Luther King, Jr   Martin Luther King Jr led the Civil Rights Movement  
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​Vietnamization   this was the name of the policy that President Nixon put in place to have US troops reteat and have them help South Vietman's government.  
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McCarthyism   a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54.  
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The​ ​Highway​ ​Act​ ​of​ ​1956   This act allowed construction for over 40,000 miles of highways.  
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​The​ ​two​ ​nations​ ​divided​ ​at​ ​the​ ​38th​ ​parallel   North and South Korea  
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Watergate   was an scandal caused by President Nixon and was part of the reason he resigned.  
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How did ​Truman​ ​justified​ ​dropping​ ​the​ ​atomic​ ​bomb​ ​on​ ​Japan​   To get even on those who attack us without warning  
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The​ ​Manhattan​ ​Project   was a research program to learn how to make nuclear weapons  
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