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Lend lease act
allowed sales or loans of war materials to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the U.S -
Washington Naval Conference
A conference between powerful naval nations which aimed to fix the problem of overpowered naval nations and tensions in East Asia -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of the Interior (Albert Fall) leased government land in California and at Teapot Dome, Wyoming to 2 oil executives- Fall became the first Cabinet official to be sent to prison -
Revenue Act
Also known as the Mellon tax bill cut federal tax rates and established the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals, which was later renamed the United States Tax Court in 1942 -
Dawes Plan
American investors loaned Germany 2.5 billion dollars in order to pay the British and the French back -
Scopes Trial
Trial of teacher John Scopes of Dayton, Tennessee, for the teaching of evolution. -
Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic
He received the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Flying Cross from President Coolidge and continued to serve the United States as an aviation consultant -
Sacco and Vanzetti execution
These two men were Italian immigrants who openly said they hated the American System of government. Also were apart of a political group that believed in overthrowing all governments -
Talkies
Moving picture and sound, Jazz singer was the first one -
Kellogg Briand Pact
62 nations agreed "to condemn recourse war for the solution of international controversies, and renounce it as an instrument of national policy" -
Stock Market crashes
Accelerated the global economic collapse of which it was also a symptom oct 24- oct 29 -
Smoot-Hawley tariff
Was an Act implementing protectionist trade policies sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willis C. Hawley -
Election of 1932
President Herbert Hoover was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Bonus Army
Were 43,000 marchers and 17,000 U.S. World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups gathered in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates. -
20th Amendment
inaugurations for President, Vice President, Senators, and Representatives will now be in January instead of March. -
21st Amendment
Ends Prohibition-gives state the right to allow making of and selling of alcoholic beverages -
New Deal
Introduced new programs to combat economic depression enacted a number of social insurance measures and used government spending to stimulate the economy -
Good neighbor policy
Was the foreign policy of the administration of United States President Franklin Roosevelt toward the countries of Latin America. The United States wished to have good relations with its neighbors -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Provided jobs to young, unmarried men -
Tennessee Valley Authority
Provided hydroelectric power, flood control, and recreational opportunities to the Tennessee River Valley and surrounding areas -
gold standard terminated
Redemption of any U.S. currency in gold was forbidden -
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Provided low-cost mortgage refinancing to homeowners facing foreclosure -
National Industrial Recovery Act
Was a US labor law and consumer law passed by the US Congress to authorize the President to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Insured bank deposits up to $5,000 -
Civil Works Administration
Provided federal jobs in building and improving roads and public facilities -
Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulated the stock market and protected investors from dishonest trading practices -
Works Progress Administration
Gave the unemployed work in building construction and arts programs -
National Youth Administration
Provided education, jobs, recreation, and counseling for youth ages 16 to 25 -
Wagner Act
was a New Deal reform passed by President Franklin Roosevelt on July 5, 1935. It was instrumental in preventing employers from interfering with workers' unions and protests in the private sector. -
2nd neutrality act
banned loans/credits to countries at war -
1st Neutrality Act
gave president the power to prohibit US ships from carrying US made arms to countries at war -
3rd Neutrality Act
3rd Neutrality Act; 1937
forbade exportation of munitions to opposing forces in Spain; -
Fair labor standards act
established minimum wage, . eliminate detrimental working conditions, Protect the educational opportunities of youth -
United States housing authority
It was designed to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost construction. -
Jet Engine
Was installed in the He 178 airplane, which made the world's first jet-powered aircraft -
WW2
Sep 1 1939-Sep 2 1945 France and Britain declare war on Germany; -
Fall of France
through Jun 25 1940 German forced defeat upon Allies . -
Destroyers
Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
First peacetime draft
ls also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act -
Atlantic charter
How President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill thought the world should be like after WWII like a constitution -
Pearl Harbor
An attack by the Japanese Aircraft to America
