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Federal Reserve
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World War I
The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. ... However, there were many other causes for the start of World War 1. Before WW1 was triggered, a number of defence alliances existed between the major European countries. -
The Great Migration
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Ku Klux Klan
White supremacist hate group -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles (French: Traité de Versailles) was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Conservative
Prefer traditions. Do not like change. -
Corruption
Dishonest conduct by those in power. -
Bootlegger
A person who makes , distributes, or sells goods illegally. -
Red Scare
People that were against immigrants. -
Anarchist
People who want to do away their government. -
Flapper
A young woman, who shows bold freedom from convections is conducted and dress -
Harlem Renaissance
African American cultured showcased through literature, poetry, art, and music. -
Xenophobia
Fear of immigrants -
Speakeasy
Illegal bar during the prohibition. -
Liberal
Open minded, accept new ideas, accept change -
Hitler helps creating the Nazi party
Hitlers helps form the Nazi party ( German Nationalist Socialists Party ) -
19th Amendment
women earned the right to vote after the suffrage leader held conventions, parades silent protest, and /or hunger strikes -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The scandal of the white house administration, Albert Fall and two of his friends did some bad business in the teapot dome -
Rugged Individualism
Is a term that indicates the ideal whereby an individual is totally self-reliant and independent from outside, usually state or government, assistance. -
Paul Von Hindenburg
In 1925 Paul Von Hindenburg elected President of the Weimar Republic. -
Shantytowns (Hoovervilles)
A neighborhood in which people live in makeshift shacks. -
Depression
A very severe and prolonged contraction in economic activity -
Great Depression
A period, lasting from 1929-1940, in which the U.S. economy was in a severe decline and millions of Americans were unemployment -
Black Tuesday
A name given to October 29,1929 when prices fell sharply. -
Dust Bowl
The region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, that was worthless for farming by drought and dust storms during the 1930s. -
Japan invaded Machuria
NE province of China rich in minerals. -
Bonus Army
A group of WWI veterans and their families who marched on Washington D.C. in 1932 to demand the immediate payment of a bonus they had been promised for military service. -
Nazi party
The Nazi became the largest party in the Reichstag -
Prohibition
The action for bidding something , especially by law. -
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was appointed the chancellor in 1933 -
New Deal
President Franklin Roosevelt program to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression focussing on relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform. He created a "Brain Trust" of experts to advise him(beyond his cabinet. Appointed 1st women to his cabinet: Francis Perkins. Ordered a National Bank Holiday(goal: to inspect the banks).Used media to fullest "Fireside Chats". -
Fireside Chat
The radio talks made by Franklin D Roosevelt whole he was president. -
Von Hindenburg died
The president Von Hindenburg died and Hitler was declared "The Fuhner"- dictator -
Japan invaded China
China who was experiencing a civil war, Japan needed raw materials especially oil to be #1 in Asia -
Munich Pact
The Munich Pact was an agreement concluded in Munich, Germany on September 29, 1938, between Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy regarding the ceding of territory to Germany. -
Hitler invade Poland
Hitler invaded Poland and starts the Worl War 2 -
Neutrality Acts
A series of laws enacted in 1935 in 1936 to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
World War II
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It involved many of the world's countries. The Second World War was started by Germany in an unprovoked attack on Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler had refused to abort his invasion of Poland. -
Demilitarized Zone
A region between countries in which no military activity is permitted. -
Blitzkrieg
an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory. -
Militarization
A society organized around preparing for military conflict -
Axis Powers
formally took the name after the Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan on 27 September 1940, in Berlin. The pact was subsequently joined by Hungary (20 November 1940), Romania (23 November 1940), Slovakia (24 November 1940), and Bulgaria (1 March 1941). -
Lend-Lease Act
A law, passed in 1941, that allowed the U.S. to ship arms and other supplies, without immediate payment, to nations fighting the axis power. -
Allied Powers
Also called Allies, those countries allied in opposition to the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) in World War I -
Joseph Stalin
Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union from the mid–1920s until 1953 as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Premier. -
Communist
An authoritarian system of government in which a single party controls a state-owned economy -
Capitalism
A governments' economic system that is based on private property, including private ownership of the means of production, and profit motive -
WWII ends , atomic bombs
WWII ends with Truman's decision to drop A-bomb on Japan. -
38th Parallel
The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The 38th parallel north formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War. -
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as vice president. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO. Event 2nd Red Scare -
United Nations
International peace-keeping organization after World War II -
Truman Doctrine
Truman Doctrine aid is aimed at saving Greece and Turkey -
containment
America's policy of stopping communism from spreading -
Stalemate
A military situation in which neither side can gain an advantage -
Cold War
Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan aid will rebuild western Europe -
Direct Relief
The given of money or food by the government directly to needy people -
Civil War in China
Civil War in China turns the most populous country into a communist Nations -
Korean conflict begins
Korean conflict begins; as a result, the United Nations police action begins to defend South Korea -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. World War II divided Korea into a Communist, northern half and an American-occupied southern half, divided at the 38th parallel. The Korean War (1950-1953) began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea -
Korean conflict ends
Korean conflict ends in a stalemate at the 38th parallel -
Stalin dies
A Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union from the mid–1920s until 1953 as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Premier. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American politician who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. He had previously served as the 36th vice president of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as both a U.S. representative and senator from California. Events Nasa achieves moon landing. -
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a Soviet statesman who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964. Events New Soviet premier. -
Dwight D.Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was a five-star general in the United States Army and served as supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe. Events Korean conflict ends in a stalemate at the 38th parallel. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was an undeclared war in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. if the communists won in Vietnam, communism could spread throughout Southeast Asia and become a greater threat to the U.S. -
Space Race
The Space Race refers to the 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for dominance in spaceflight capability. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. Events Communist dictator of Cuba. -
Satellite Nations
The term satellite nation was first used to describe certain nations in the Cold War. These were nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union. The satellite nations of the Cold War were Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany. -
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs invasion by 1500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow Castro(failure). -
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. -
Berlin Wall
Soviets begin constructing berlin wall -
Cuban missile crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Events Bay of Pigs invasion. Event Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) -
Soviet invade Afghanistan
Soviets invade Afghanistan in 1979 -
George Bush Sr.
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American politician who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he held posts that included those of congressman, ambassador, and CIA director. Event Soviet Union collapses
