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Merchant Marine Act
Shipping board to dispose of goods to other countries -
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Mid 20th century
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Adkins v. Children's Hospital
Declared women to deserving of special protection and invalidated minimum wage for women -
Adjusted Compensation Act
Gave former soldiers a paid up insurance policy from WW1 -
Prelude to the stock market crash
The economy had a recession but business leaders ignored the signs -
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Diplomacy and WW2
The world had entered a world war and issues were arising -
Stock Market crashed
Known as Black Tuesday, businesses closed and millions were unemploye -
Dust Bowl
Severe drought in the early 1930s that ruined crops in the Great Plains -
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FDR's New Deal
President FDR passed the New Deal which would help those who suffered during the depression by passing federal programs and projects -
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FDRs Policies
Extended Hoover's efforts at improving U.S relations with Latin America -
FDR inaugurated
FDR stepped into office on Jan. 20th, 1933 -
Indian Reorganization Act 1943
Returned lands to the control of tribes and supported preservation of Indian cultures -
Neutrality Acts
Isolationist senators and representatives in both parties held a majority in Congress -
Quarantine speech
Roosevelt's recognized the dangers of Fascist aggression -
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Recession
Economic recession period where times went backward -
Munich Agreement
Germany agreement with Allied powers to annex parts of Poland -
Increase of the military
Congress passed FDR's bill to increas the military to be prepared -
Invasion of Poland
German tanks and planes began full-scale invasion of Poland -
Cash-Carry Policy
When WW2 began, FDR got Congress to agree to a cash carry policy to aid allies -
England remained active
By 1940, England remained the only active opposition to Hitler but was running out of money. -
Election of 1940s
FDR ran for a third term against willkie -
Selective Service Act
Draft for men in time of peace -
Lend-Lease Act
FDR called for the act for the U.S to sell or lend war supplies to Allies -
FDR's four freedom speech
Addressed four freedoms that people around the world are entitled to have -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese air forces attacked the naval base on Pear Harbor, Hawaii -
U.S declares war
United States declares war on the Axis after the attack on Pearl Harbor