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| Hitlers greatest mistake , the surprise invasion of the Soviet Union |
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| Heavy air attacks from kamikazi suicide planes |
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| Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific |
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| Hitler's Planned invasion of Great Britain |
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| First offensive against the Japanese from US |
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| All fighting carried out on carrier based planes |
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| Allied invasion of Normandy |
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| Hitlers last offensive ... Dec 1944 |
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| British policy of doing business with Adolf Hitler |
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| Selective Training and Service Act |
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| First peacetime draft in US History |
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| German Invasion of Poland |
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| Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII |
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| Russo-German Non aggressive pact |
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| Pact signed by Hitler and Soviet that shocked the world |
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| War time prime minister of Great Britain |
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| attack by Japanese at Hawaii... Dec 7th 1941 |
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| Allowed for the sale, transfer, lending or leasing of arms |
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| Evolution, Prohibition and Stock Market Crash... not banking |
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| solution to Germany's war reparations after WWII |
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| Secretary of the Treasury under several US presidents |
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| Business in trouble during 1920s |
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| Railroads, Agriculture, Coal Mining... not auto industry |
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| stock market crash in 1929, Oct 29th |
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| Causes of the Great Depression |
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| Uneven distribution of wealth, easy credit, and unbalanced foreign trade...not not enough food |
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| President Roosevelts promise to the American People during the depression |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps. |
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| provided jobs for young males on conservation projects |
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| Agricultural Adjustment Act |
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| aided farmers and regulated crop production |
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| set up minimum wage in the US |
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| How did Roosevelt Address the banking crisis in the US? |
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| closed all banks and reopened the solvent ones |
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| way to communicate between Roosevelt and americans... explained the new deal |
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| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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| New Deal legislature that protected bank deposits |
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| Public Works Administration |
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| created as part of the new deal to creat jobs in public works |
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| set up to develop the nations natural resources |
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| the fear of communists in the early 1920s |
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| established a quota system for immigration in the US |
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| provided a pension for the elderly, their spouses and the handicapped |
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| Commander of US forces during WWI |
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| German assurance of support for Austria Hungary |
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| the immediate case of WWI |
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| Germany agreed to not sink any more ocean liners |
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| German war plan to stop 2 front war |
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| only major naval battle during WWI |
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| Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary |
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| Battle in which Germany introduced poison gas |
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| World Organization the US failed to join |
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| assassinated on June 28th 1914 |
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| English passenger liner sunk by a German U boat |
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| the major reason US joined WWI |
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| Reason the Russians withdrew form WWI |
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| Battle of Masurian Lakes and Tannenberg |
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| Catastrophes for the Russian armies |
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| passed to stop criticism of the US war effort |
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| Battle of attrition... stalemate.... on the western front |
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| Treaty signed to end WWI with Germany |
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| France, Russia, Great Britain |
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| Set up by Wilson to deal with disputes between Management and labor during WWI |
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| this suggested an alliance between Mexico and Germany |
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| advantage of the central powers |
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| advantage of the allied powers |
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| Battle in which British introduced the tank |
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| Nationalism, Economic Imperialism, Rivaling Alliances, Militarism, International Anarchy |
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| President Wilson Fourteen Points (3) |
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| Open Covenant, Arms Reduction, Freedom of the Seas |
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| the acquiring of overseas colonies |
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| Attempt by American newspaper to use sensationalism to sell newspapers |
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| Scandal invloving the Spanish Ambassador to the US |
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| Policy of America bankers taking over foreign debts in Latin America |
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| Incident which convinced Congress to go to war against Spain |
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| Calvary regiment led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War |
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| economic proposal put forth by the Populist movement... 16th amendment |
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| warned Europe to stay out of Latin America |
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| The raised duties on manufactured goods to the highest in US history |
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| Admiral Mahan said US must aquire.... |
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| modern naval fleet, panama canal, pacific islands, Caribbean navy bases |
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| Colonies US acquired as a result of Spanish American War |
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| Act passed by Congress in 1906 to regulate the food and drug industry |
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| Direct Election of Senators |
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| Amendment 17th to the US Constitution |
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| Act passed by Congress in 1914 which gave labor unions the right to strike, exist, bargain, etc... |
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| Wilsons campaign theme during the election on 1912 |
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| Reform movement aimed at improving society after the turn of the century |
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| Act passes in 1913 to regulate the banking industry |
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| Act passes by Congress in 1913 which lowered the tariff from 41% to 29% |
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| 3rd party started by Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 |
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| Act passed under President Taft in 1909 to cut tariffs in the US |
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| Act passed by Congress in 1906 which gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to act against the railroads |
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| Writer who exposed the working conditions in the meat packing industry |
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| name given to writers who exposed corruption, ills of society and working conditions in the early 1900s |
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| Media nickname for Roosevelt's plan to reform during the 1904 campaign |
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| Progressive Governor of Wisconsin in 1900--his successful reform became a model for other states |
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| Progressive President of the US--was successful in prosecuting many trusts |
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| allowed voters to remove elected officials from office |
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| the first national labor union |
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| practice of paying off people to vote for a certain candidate of party |
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| a signed pledge not to join a union |
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| Politicians turned to this group for support after loosing patronage |
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| private detectives used to infiltrate unions and break up strikes |
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| Reform movement led by farmers in the late 1800s |
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| Union founded bu 1869 bu Uriah Stevens --organizations of individuals |
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| Chief immigration station of the US in the late 1800s |
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| court order used my management to get workers back to work |
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| Riot which took place in Chicago May 4th 1886 |
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| American Federation of Labor |
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| Union founded by Samuel Grompers |
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| enable people to introduce bills to Congress |
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| Industrial Workers of the World |
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| Union founder my miners, dockworkes, lumbermen..etc |
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| Act that set up a merit system for federal jobs |
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| would allow people to vote on bills after being passed by state legislature |
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| income source prior to income tax |
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| used to parcel out work to a contractor on a piecework basis |
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| invented telegraph machine |
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| Revolutionized the steel industry |
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| convince railroads to adopt time zones |
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| Leader of the political machine scandal involving Tammany Hall in NYC |
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| wrote books on the rags to riches theme |
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| Railroads involved in the first transcontinental railroad |
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| Union Pacific and Central Pacific |
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| Americas problems during the Industrial age |
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| housing, transportation, water and sanitation, law and order |
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| Issue between farmers and railroads |
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| Scandal involving the Union Pacific Railroad |
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| Organized by farmers in 1867 that turned into a political movement to fight the railroad |
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| US, Britain, France, Russia, and China.. 6 rotating nations |
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| Germany divided into 4 zones after WWII... |
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| Britain, US, France, and Russia... Russia stayed causing cold war |
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| used to determine who returned home |
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| prohibited closed shops... shops in which you had to be a part of the union to get hired |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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| defensive alliance of Soviet Union and allies |
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| McCorran Internal Security Act |
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| unlawful to plan any action that may lead to communism |
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| Senator of Wisconsin, thought all government was overrun with communists |
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| N Korean communist try to take over S. Korea... cease fire country split at 38th parallel |
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| separate law school for black student |
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| overturned Plessy vs Ferguesson...establish integration in schools in due haste |
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| set up comission and gave ability to file lawsuits id needed |
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| Dulles--Massive Retaliation |
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| if US decided necessary can use nukes against an agressor |
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| speech that stated the US will defend the Middle East against soviet attack |
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| colony of France, country divided at 17ths parallel |
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| Assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas... superseded by LBJ |
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