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A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression.

National Recovery Administration: established and adminstered a system of industrial codes to control production, prices, labor relations, and trade practices

(FDR) 1935, guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65; set up federal-state system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children, the handicapped, and public health

informal talks given by FDR over the radio; sat by White House fireplace; gained the confidence of the people

The 3 R's of the New Deal

Political leader from Louisiana who criticized the New Deal

1935, also National Labor Relations Act; granted rights to unions; allowed collective bargaining

National effort to build homes for the poorest Americans - one of final two acts

A vetoed bill that tried to regulate age, unemployment, and health benefits for all wage workers

FDR's foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using economic influence rater than military force in the region

1st lady, acted as president's eyes and ears, fought for womens rights and African American justice.

Freedom of Speech, Religion, Want, from Fear; used by FDR to justify a loan for Britain, if the loan was made, the protection of these freedoms would be ensured

change in US GNP

employees work together to make a difference in the workplace

Allied troops landed at Normandy Beach to start liberating France from German control

Region of the US that exponentially grew due to WWII

2nd largest city in the US

A military strategy used during World War II that involved selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands and bypassing others

1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

large figure for the women's movement during WWII

Law Passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education

the organization that made the blueprint for post war america

a characterization of the period since the middle of the 20th century as being largely dominated by the United States in political, economic, and cultural terms

Detention centers where more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were relocated during World War II by order of the President.

He was the black leader of The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. He demanded equal opportunities in war jobs and armed forces during WWII. He helped encourage the end of segregation in the military, although that happened after the war.

A supreme court case in 1944 that ruled that it was unconstitutional to deny membership in political parties to African Americans as a way of excluding them from voting in primaries.

Two Japanese cities on which the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs to end World War II.

1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.

US firebombing raid on Japanese city that killed 200,000, left 1 million homeless. Called Night of Black Snow by Japanese.