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| the campaign for African Americans to get full rights. Victory abroad over Nazi’s in WW2 and victory at home over rascism and inequality. |
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| Celebrated the identity of being a black and started questioning injustices against blacks |
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| along with 19th ammendment they could vote and working in factories during ww1. Many stayed home and some were more free to drink and party. |
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| Union for blacks, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Led march to Washington in 1941 that led to Exec. order 8802 |
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| Agriculture Adjustment Act |
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| tells farmers how much to grow and leave land to raise prices during depression to raise prices |
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| Soviet Union controlled Eastern Europe and used states as buffers to an invasion from the West |
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| Communist International, to spread communism around the world |
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| Council of Economic Advisors |
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| agency in President's office on economic policy. established by the employment act |
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| law to give responsibility of economic stability of inflation and unemployment on the federal gov't |
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| During WW1, anyone selling secrets to the enemy is considered a criminal |
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| Head of socialist party who was arrested during WW1 for asking people to avoid the draft |
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| June 25, 1942, Roosevelt. Prohibits racial discrimination in defense industries during ww2 |
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| ww2, Roosevelt, 1942, authorizing secretary of war to take areas as military zones for Japanese internment. 1/3 of land in west |
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| Federal Emergnecy Relief Act |
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| gave loans to states by Herbert Hoover in 1932 to help people get jobs |
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| during WW1 was in charge of getting to allies |
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| father of containment of soviet union during the cold war. Thought the soviet union was expansionist and must be prevented from expanding. Did not want the US to have relations with USSR |
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| GI bill- Servicemen's readjustment act 1944 |
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| law for benefits for returning ww2 veterans. Low cost mortgages, loans for businesses or farm, cash payments for tuition. |
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| passes law that nobody could come in the exceeded 3% of any one nationality |
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| Interstate Highway Act -1956 |
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| $25 billion for construction of 40,000 miles of interstate highway to be built in 10 years. |
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| economic policy by John Meynard Keynes where te police of the government (called fiscal policies) can help employment and create business opportunities. |
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| 4 large suburban developments made by Levit. Post ww2 era for returning vetrans and their new families. |
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| Loyalty and Security Program |
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| Executive order 9835- president 's order Truman -1947. Root out communist influence in the federal government. |
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| research and development program with UK and Canada that produced first atomic bomb during WW2. 1942-1946 |
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| European recover program after WW2. aid europe with money to rebuild economies so they won't turn communist |
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| report about Japanese Americans during WW2 that said they are loyal to U.S. |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Supported blacks standing up for injustice against them |
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| National Industries Recovery Act |
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| established minimum wages for people, laws against child labor |
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| Nation labor Relations Act |
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| gov't oversees negotiations between laborers and industry |
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| promote culture of native born Americans rather than immigrants |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949. military alliance where they will come in defense of each other. Block against USSR expansion |
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| Japanese who were born in U.S./ Japanese who came as new immigrants |
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| US, UK, USSR - stalin, churchill and truman. how to administer punishment to germany. Divided germany into 4 zones |
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| Bolshevik Revolution created a fear of anyone that would support a revolution during and after ww1 |
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| act passed during ww1 which said nobody can criticize the president, constitution or war |
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| pension established during depression to help retired people receive money. Also helped disabled and special needs |
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| Trading with the enemy act |
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| Act passed during ww1 that said anyone trading illegal things with enemy is illegal, postmaster can take anything they think is threat, Germany patents can be taken by U.S. |
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| United Railway Administration |
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| WW1 - made all railroads under 1 control so they coulld get things delivered faster for war. Workers got more rights because gov't didn't want a strike |
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| telegraph intercepted before WW1 which asked Mexico to join Germany against U.S. |
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| created standards for workers in factories making things for military in ww1 |
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