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| On April 30, 1937 the U.S. authorizes the _____ in which european nations can continue to trade with the U.S. but must send their own ships to America and pay up front cash |
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| Before the depression, President Hoover supported the _________ which was designed to help farmers help themselves by setting up farmers cooperatives as well as authorizing the creation of a revolving fund of $500 million for the fedreal government to buy up farmer surpluses. |
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| Agricultural Marketing Act 1929 |
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| _______________ was the democratic nominee elected in 1932 under his platform of a New Deal for the American people. |
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| The ___________ authorized the U.S. to give reaources to any nation believed important to the defense of U.S. stability, most notably Great Britain |
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| When Herbert Hoover served as the Secretary of State under Harding and Calvin Doolidge he advocated _______ which was for businessmen to establish trade associations within their own industries to stabilize their industry and create efficiency. |
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| A program of the New Deal, the __________ provided insurance for old and retired persons who could no longer work and needed assistance. |
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| The ___________ was a New Deal program designed to put young unemployed men to work doing public projects such as build roads in national parks and construct dams. |
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| ________ served as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII |
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| The __________ oversaw government projects less than or equal to $25,000, such as building sidewalks |
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| Works Progress Administration |
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| The ____________ created the National Recovery Administration and helped to regulate wages and employment for workers in numerous industries. |
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| National Industrial Recovery Act 1933 |
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| The __________ was created on Sept 27, 1940 between Germany, Italy and Japan. |
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| On August 23-24, 1939 the Russians and Germans signed the _____________ in which poland would be divided up between themselves. |
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| Russo-German Now Aggression Pact 1939 |
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| ____________ was a German plan to destroy English air and naval power around the English Channel to make way for a German invasion of England but it failed. |
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| ___________ becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain on May 10, 1940 and has always firmly believed that war between Hitler was inevitable. |
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| One of the mistakes of the Federal Reserve Board to combat the depression, the ___________ raised tariff rates to the highest ever to work as a shield to protect American Industry but instead hurt internaional trade. |
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| Hawley-smoot Tariff Act 1930 |
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| Beginning of Nov 8, 1942___________ was teh campaign in North Africa in which Americans first make contact with the Germans at the Battle of Kasserine Pass and are defeated. |
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| _______________ was an allied landing on Normandy beach on June 6, 1944 in an attempt to establish a 2nd front in the West to fight the Nazis. |
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| ____________ came out of retirement to act as teh Chief of Staff to FDR during WWII |
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| _____________ Served as teh United States Army Chief of Staff and Chief Military Advisor to FDR during WWII. |
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| ___________ served as the Commander in Chief of the U.S. fleet and Chif of Naval Operations during WWII and was known to be a prickly character. |
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| _____________ first made his appearance on the national stage by crushing the Bonus Army protest in Washington D.C. but later became known for leading American and allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Area against the Japanese during WWII. |
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| ___________ served as the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet as well as Commander in Chief of the Pacific Ocean Areas fighting the Japanese during WWII. |
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| The ___________ was a poicy set by President Harry Truman in a speech on March 12, 1947 stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere of inluence. |
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| Created by the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), the ____________ allowed industries to get together and write "codes of fair competition". |
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| National Recovery Administration |
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| The ____________ is a fovernment ownew Independent Corporation designed to build and facilitate hydroelectric dams in the south to generate electricity and modernize the region. |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| As chairman of the powerful Senate finance Committee, __________ was one of the key people behind the creation of the Social Security system in 1935. |
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| _____________ was a U.S. navy admiral during WWII and commanded naval forces during the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. |
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| _____________ was a U.S. navy fleet admiral and commanded the U.S. 3rd fleet during WWII. He was also given the nickname "Bull" Halsey. |
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| The ___________ was an international conference at which the United Nations was formulated and negotiated among international leaders. |
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| Dumbarton Oaks Conference |
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| ____________ is a war in which a belligerent engages in the complete mobilization of fully available resources and population. |
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| The ___________ was a pivotal policy statement first issued in August 1941 that defined the Allied goals for the post-war world such as no territorial changes and free access to raw materials. It was drafted by Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies. |
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| ______________ was the American effort in the Pacific theater to invade and take control of the Island of Iwo Jima. |
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| The ____________, also known as the Marshall plan, was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of WWII in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism. |
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| European Recovery Program |
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| ________________ was a U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad. |
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| ____________ was a General in the United States Marine Corps during WWII and is sometimes called the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. |
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| The ______________ was conbention of delegates from 50 Allied nations that took place from 25 April 1945 to 26 June 1945 where delegates reviewed and rewrote the Dumbarton Oaks agreements. The convention resulted in the creation of the United Nations Charter. |
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