Unit 7: The Roaring 20's and the Great Depression
Timeline
Trigger Words
Casablanca Conference
It was when Stalin ,Roosevelt ,and Churchill met in January of 1943 they talked about war aims, Germany surrendered, wanted to take out Hitler.
Cash and Carry Wholesailer
Limited service wholesalers whose customers pay cash and furnish transportation
Court Packing Scheme
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, frustrated by the Supreme Court's stubborn conservatism, tried to create a bill that would allow for one judge to be added to the bench for every judge past retirement age. The plan created such unrest anong congress that Roosevelt lost support even from some of the Democrats.
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 in February 1942 authorized the forcible relocation of Japanese Americans from portions of four western states.
Huey Long- Also known as "The Kingfish", Huey Long was the Governor of Luisiana before becoming a Senator. He was a great
supporter of Roosevelt but planned to run against him in the 1936 election. Before the election could take place, Long was assassinated in 1935.
Kellogg Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact is a treaty that binds most of the countries in the world to only use war as a last
resort. The primary signers were Germany, France, and the U.S. The Pact was passed overwhelmingly by the Senate and is still binding today.
Korematsu v. United States
In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the government's policy of detaining Japanese Americans in internment camps, even when there was no specific evidence that they posed a danger to American security. The Court
justified the policy as a military necessity in wartime.
Lend-Lease Act
Arguing that aiding Britain would help America's own defense, President Roosevelt in 1941 asked Congress for a $7 billion lend-lease plan. This would allow the president to sell, lend, lease, or transfer war material to any country whose defense he declared as vital to that of the United States.
National Origins Act
Part of the Immigration Act of 1924, the National Origins Act rescricted the number of immirants from any one country to 2% of the number of immigrants from that country currently living in the U.S.
Potsdam Conference
At Potsdam, Germany, in April 1945, Allied leaders divided Germany and Berlin into four occupation zones, agreed to try Nazi leaders as war criminals, and planned the exacting of reparations from Germany. In the Potsdam Declaration, the United States also declared its intention to democratize the Japanese political system and reintroduce Japan into the international community and gave Japan an opening for surrender.
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Created by President Hoover to help rebuild the economies of states, cities, and towns that had been hard hit by the Great depression, the highly successful RFC was continued under Roosevelt's New Deal.
Schechter vs. US
A Supreme Court case in which the Schechter Poultry Corp. sued the Government over its regulations on the poultry market. The end result was that the Court ruled in the corporation's favor, making the National Industrial Recovery Act illegal.
Teapot Dome Scandal
During the Harding administration, Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall was caught selling Naval Petroleum reserves to private oil companies for an extrodinarily low rate. Fall was later convicted of accepting bribes.
Wagner Act
A huge step up in labor rights in the U.S., as well as a victory for organized labor, the Wagner Act confirmed the
rights of citizens working in the private sector to organize and bargain collectively.
Washington Naval Conference
A conference between 9 nations that had interests in the Pacific, the Washington Naval Conference resulted in three naval disarmament treaties that created a fixed ratio of battle ships and total ship tonnage among America, Britain, and Japan.
Yalta Conference
Yalta, a city in the Russian Crimea, hosted a wartime conference in February 1945, where U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met. The Allies agreed to final plans for the defeat of Germany and the terms of its occupation. The Soviets agreed to allow free elections in Poland, but the elections were never held.
It was when Stalin ,Roosevelt ,and Churchill met in January of 1943 they talked about war aims, Germany surrendered, wanted to take out Hitler.
Cash and Carry Wholesailer
Limited service wholesalers whose customers pay cash and furnish transportation
Court Packing Scheme
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, frustrated by the Supreme Court's stubborn conservatism, tried to create a bill that would allow for one judge to be added to the bench for every judge past retirement age. The plan created such unrest anong congress that Roosevelt lost support even from some of the Democrats.
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 in February 1942 authorized the forcible relocation of Japanese Americans from portions of four western states.
Huey Long- Also known as "The Kingfish", Huey Long was the Governor of Luisiana before becoming a Senator. He was a great
supporter of Roosevelt but planned to run against him in the 1936 election. Before the election could take place, Long was assassinated in 1935.
Kellogg Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact is a treaty that binds most of the countries in the world to only use war as a last
resort. The primary signers were Germany, France, and the U.S. The Pact was passed overwhelmingly by the Senate and is still binding today.
Korematsu v. United States
In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the government's policy of detaining Japanese Americans in internment camps, even when there was no specific evidence that they posed a danger to American security. The Court
justified the policy as a military necessity in wartime.
Lend-Lease Act
Arguing that aiding Britain would help America's own defense, President Roosevelt in 1941 asked Congress for a $7 billion lend-lease plan. This would allow the president to sell, lend, lease, or transfer war material to any country whose defense he declared as vital to that of the United States.
National Origins Act
Part of the Immigration Act of 1924, the National Origins Act rescricted the number of immirants from any one country to 2% of the number of immigrants from that country currently living in the U.S.
Potsdam Conference
At Potsdam, Germany, in April 1945, Allied leaders divided Germany and Berlin into four occupation zones, agreed to try Nazi leaders as war criminals, and planned the exacting of reparations from Germany. In the Potsdam Declaration, the United States also declared its intention to democratize the Japanese political system and reintroduce Japan into the international community and gave Japan an opening for surrender.
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Created by President Hoover to help rebuild the economies of states, cities, and towns that had been hard hit by the Great depression, the highly successful RFC was continued under Roosevelt's New Deal.
Schechter vs. US
A Supreme Court case in which the Schechter Poultry Corp. sued the Government over its regulations on the poultry market. The end result was that the Court ruled in the corporation's favor, making the National Industrial Recovery Act illegal.
Teapot Dome Scandal
During the Harding administration, Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall was caught selling Naval Petroleum reserves to private oil companies for an extrodinarily low rate. Fall was later convicted of accepting bribes.
Wagner Act
A huge step up in labor rights in the U.S., as well as a victory for organized labor, the Wagner Act confirmed the
rights of citizens working in the private sector to organize and bargain collectively.
Washington Naval Conference
A conference between 9 nations that had interests in the Pacific, the Washington Naval Conference resulted in three naval disarmament treaties that created a fixed ratio of battle ships and total ship tonnage among America, Britain, and Japan.
Yalta Conference
Yalta, a city in the Russian Crimea, hosted a wartime conference in February 1945, where U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met. The Allies agreed to final plans for the defeat of Germany and the terms of its occupation. The Soviets agreed to allow free elections in Poland, but the elections were never held.
4 Worlds
Primary Sources
Teapot Dome Scandal This is a political cartoon depicting a teapot with a steamroller reading "Oil Scandel" heading towards a the White House, as depicted by a sign reading "White House Highway." This cartoon is making fun of the Teapot Dome Scandel regarding Albert Fall, the secreatry of the Interior during the Harding Administration.
This political cartoon is significant because the Teapot Dome Scandal was shocking and and the public was unable to believe that the president was content having a crook in hig cabinet. Fall convinced the navy to move oil commodities to the Interior department and changed the control of the commodities to other people after taking a $100,000 bribe. This bribe represented the underhanded crookedness that constantly flowed through the government. Rachel M. |
Starving for Women's Suffrage This article is about women who starved themselves in an attept to get press on the issue of women's suffrage. The issue of women's voting rights upset women accross the country to the degree that it gained press on the national stage and even caused deaths of women, due to starvation.
This article is significant because it shows the reader another side to the fight for women's voting rights. Along with the voting rights, this article also sheds light on the awful conditions in the hospitals where the women on a food strike were treated. The hospitals were short staffed and used inhumane practices. These practices showed how low women were thought of. Shayla C. |
To Save China This article is about when the Japanese invaded China and the stance the New York Hand Laundry Alliance took on the issue across the Pacific. The New York Hand Laundry Alliance took to donating medical supplies and other supplies.
This is significant because it shows the sympathy Americans had for China during this tumultuous time for the Chinese. This strengthened relations between America and China and started moving America away from the policy of isolationism. John M. |
Eleanor Roosevelt Against Lynchings This letter is is from Eleanor Roosevelt to Walter White regarding her efforts to stop the lynchings by the KKK and other radical groups from happening across America.
The significance of the First Lady's efforts not only addresses the lynchings, but it also addresses the level of education and racism plauging the country. This shows how progressive FDR's influence was on not only America, but his wife, too, a very strong and independent woman. Jared C. |
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