U.S. History Unit 7

Nicknames of shantytowns that acted as temporary communities during the Great Depressio

World War I veterans who marched on Washington D.C. demanding payments for their service

General who was ordered to put down the Bonus Army

Disagreed with the Bonus Army and probably lost the election because of his actions toward them

The Democrat who won the election of 1932

Direct $ payment sent to the unemployed by Pres. Hoover

A person who pays for the right to farm someone else's land; many African Americans worked as this during the Great Depression

A community in which mostly Spanish-speaking people live

Income for retired workerd

A person who believes in limited government involvement in the country

A person who favors using government resources to bring about social and economic change

To provide pension to people over 65

Protected workers from unfair practices and guaranteed the rights of workers to join unions and negotiate with their employers

Regulated stocks and gave stock information

Protected peoples savings in banks

Dams were built along the Tennessee River to stop flooding and topsoil from washing away. Dams also produced electricity for people in that region.

Gave loans at low cost to homeowners so they could continue making their house payments

Created jobs in public works to stimulate economy

A political system with a strong leader who is the chief source of law and encourages nationalism

Country in which one person or group has complete control; Joseph Stalin turned the Society Uniom into this

An attempt to keep peace with an enemy by giving into its demands

Named dictator of Italy; brought Facism with him

Took control of Germany and brought the Nazi party to power

Took control of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death and introduced the totalitarian state

Northern area of Czechoslovakia that was given to Germany in exchange for no further invasions

Credited for the original idea of the Social Security Act, where citizens over 65 would be paid a pension

Senator from New York who helped to set the National Labor Relations Act

Female Secretary of Labor who helped set the National Labor Relations Act

Became the first African American woman to serve as the head of a federal agency

First Lady to take a role as an active reformer

German method of conducting war with speed and force

A place in which people are confined, especially during a time of war

Prime Minister of Great Britain who urged the U.S. to enter WWII

Attacked by the Japanese; thrust the U.S. into WWII

Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin

U.S. commanding officer in charge of repelling the German forces out of France

Site of D-Day

U.S. General in charge of conquering Germany once and for all

Site of a key battle in the Pacific

Vice-President who became President when FDR died in 1945

Site of the WWII war crime trials, where 24 Nazi leaders were convicted

Site of the first atomic bomb drop in WWII

U.S. and Great Britain secretly signed this agreement that stated every nation controlled by the Axis Powers should have the right to choose its own government through free elections.

Big three decided the U.S., Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France would divide Germany and its capital into four zones; also developed plans for UN.