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created to protect U.S. farmers and other industries from foreign competitors this resulted in higher tariffs from Europe and reduced trade
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stock market prices plunged. people wanting to buy their stocks all at once in order to not lose money
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time in which the great plains had a severe drought that killed all the crops in the region. the top of the soil turned into a fine powder/dust that combined with the harsh winds were very destructive
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introduced the new deal
-fire side chats
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During F.D.R first 100 days in office he passed multiple laws in order to help the United States during the Great Depression
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One of the things FDR passed during his 100 days. It was meant to help the bank and restores peoples faith in banks
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program that controlled the production, labor relations, and trade among businesses (help the economy)
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bill that set the standard for jobs (set minimum wages and band child labor)
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program that created construction jobs (lower unemployment rates)
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repealed the 18th amendment (meant to act as a source of revenue (tax on alcohol) for the US to help get out of the depression)
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changes that were made in response to the criticisms from the first new deal
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this was meant to provide jobs and stable income to the large amount of people unemployed (FDR)
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meeting in Europe that allowed Hitler to take over Czechoslovakia (he could not expand further)
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Hitler broke the agreement (Munich conference) of no longer expanding by invading Poland. Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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citizens of the US did not want to fight in a foreign war after WW2. Neutrality Act said that the US would not be involved in the war
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Germany attacks Denmark and Norway using (blitzkrieg)
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Germany and France are battling one another. France loses and GB becomes the only ally left fighting Germany in Europe
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allowed the US to sell, transfer, exchange, and lend equipment to any county to defend itself from the Axis Power (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
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meeting between US and Britain (FDR and Churchill) that set the goals for after the war
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FDR issues the shoot on sight order declaring naval war against Germany and Italy in the Battle of the Atlantic
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Japan dropped bombs at naval base in Hawaii killing US citizens. People became enraged and pushed for the US to enter the war
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promoting the involvement of women in the workforce in support of the war effort
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controlled all war production (raw materials, war machine, etc.)
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first major land battle against Japan (turning point in the war)
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moved all Japanese Americans to camps because they feared they were spies for Japan
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naval battle between Japan and US which stopped Japan from reaching Australia (Major US losses)
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allied invasion of North Africa to allow US forced to begin their fight against axis powers
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allied forced launched a combined naval, air, and land attack on Nazi occupied France
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first city in Japan that was destroyed by an atomic bomb (US hoped this would finally make Japan surrender)
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second city in Japan that was destroyed by an atomic bomb. Japan surrendered after this