marked the start of the Great Depression

the worst economic crisis in US history

president from 1929, when the Great Depression struck to 1933.

as president, offered hope to hurting Americans during the Great Depression

gave out free food to the poor, to survive.

African American fighter pilots during WW2

devastated Midwest farmers and forced many to leave their farms and move to other parts of the country in hopes of starting over

a set of government programs to help deal with the Great Depression

provided jobs for young unmarried men.

built hydroelectric dams which created jobs and supplied cheap electricity to parts of the South that never had electric power before.

provided jobs for unskilled workers; hired people to build government buildings, roads, and other public projects.

communist Soviet Union dictator who signed non aggression pact with Nazi Germany.

dictator of Italy who wanted to create an Italian empire

limiting how much citizens could buy which forced people to conserve certain goods

June 6, 1944 invasion by Allied troops on the beach of Northern France

the day Germany surrendered known as Victory in Europe Day

became president after the death of president Roosevelt

the period when more than six million Jewish perished

country required to take blame and pay for WW1.

took advantage the unhappiness in Germany by leading his Nazi party to power

one of the fiercest battles of WW2 when 70,000 US soldiers defeated a Japanese force of 18,000

the world's first nuclear weapon.

began with Germany invading Poland

did not desire war, but he did not possess most of the power in Japan.

first atomic bomb was dropped on this city; killing thousands.

second atomic bomb was dropped on this city

formed to maintain peace between countries, make sure nations obeyed international law, and protect human rights.

the surrender of Japan after the Nagasaki bombing

location of a surprise US naval fleet attack by Japan

lacked natural resources so they figured military invasion of other territories would solve the problem.

gave women suffrage (the right to vote nationwide)

the benefit of the good or service one gives up