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New Deal |
Roosevelt developed this set of programs to help America climb out of the Depression. They helped workers, farmers, and the needy. It helped people to return to work and brought dignity back to the population. |
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Charles Lindbergh |
A pilot who was the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean to Paris. He won prize money for having completed the journey. He used the Spirit of St. Louis to do it, and there was no windshield on the plane. Before flying across the Atlantic, he used to take people for plane rides to make money. |
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Franco |
Leader of Spain |
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Mussolini |
The Fascist leader of Italy during WWII. |
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Blitkrieg |
Literally it means “lightning war”. It was first used by the Germans in WWII as a form of surprise attack form of warfare |
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Harry S. Truman |
When President FDR died, Truman had to take over. He was under a lot of pressure because he had big shoes to fill. He was the one who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb. He was more of a next-door neighbor than a President; was unsophisticated & didn’t go to college. He attracted attention in the Democratic Party when he headed a company that produced weapons for the war. His committee probably saved the government billions in military contracts. |
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Joseph McCarthy |
Was a senator from Wisconsin who accused government officials, authors, and those in the entertainment industry of being Communists. He ended up accusing 418 people of being Communists. Ignored the Bill of Rights. His accusations were believed because of his status as a U.S. senator. 39 states passed anti-Communism laws and in Texas, anyone accused of being a Communist could get 20 years in jail |
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Silver Purchase Act |
The act stated that the US government had to buy so many million dollars of silver every year to help the silver miners. |
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Charles Darrow |
Well-known lawyer who praised Mother Jones’s work. Defended John Scopes, a 24 year-old teacher in Tennessee, who taught evolution and was brought to court. William Jennings Bryan wins the case, and it is determined that Scopes broke the law. The trial is filled with bad feelings. In 1987, the Supreme Court finds those laws in conflict with the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom. |
