Trigger Words
Casablanca: A confrence between FDR and Churchill where they agreed to establish a second front in Europe to take down Italy. They invaded Europe through Sicily and Italy and continued the war until unconditional surrender of all enemies.
Cash & Carry: Take title to merchandise but sell only to buyers who call on them, pay cash for merchandise, and furnish their own transportation for merchandise
Court Packing Scheme: FDR proposed to increase to 15 justices;Asked Congress to permit him to add a new justice to the Supreme Court for every member over 70 who would not retire;FDR wanted more liberal members so his bills could get passed, rather than the conservatives. Congress said it would topple the balance-of-power to far towards FDR and voted no.
Executive Order 9066: defined strategic military ares in the US and authorized the removal from those areas of any people considered threats to national security; Sent Japenese Americans to concentration camps
Huey Long: Democratic governor of Louisiana who believed in sharing the wealth around. He wanted to liquidate long-term fortunes, old-age pensions, and free education for college students. Started the "Share Our Wealth" program in 1934 with the slogan "Every man a king."
Kellogg Briand Pact: Foreign Policy: Began with France & U.S. but then included many other countries; Agreement to not use warfare to get your way, only for self-defense; War is illegal.
Korematsu v. US:The Supreme Court case where the Court agreed with government and stated that the need to protect the country was a
greater priority than the individual rights of the Japanese and Japanese Americans.
Lend Lease: A system implemented by the U.S. during the early years of World War II. The U.S. was trying to maintain their isolation,however,FDR struggled with this decision when the U.S.'s allies were struggling fighting Germany. Under this system the U.S. loaned and leased war supplies to her allies, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. This system was quickly dragging the U.S. into the war prior to the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
National Origins Act: 1924 quotas for immigration to the US; it limited immigration from southern and eastern Europe, permitted larger numbers of immigrants from northern and western Europe, and prohibited immigration from Asia.
Potsdam: Meeting between the big three in 1945 to discuss on how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany, the re-establishing of world order, peace treaty issues, and countering effects of post-war.
Reconstruction Finance Corp: the RFC loaned money to railroads, banks andinsurance companies to help them stay in business.
Teapot Dome: 1921. Naval oil reserves in teapot dome wyoming and elk hills california. Sec. of interior, Fall, got the Sec. Of Navy to transfer the properties to his department. Fall then leased the land to Sinclair and Doheny for $100,000 and $300,000.
Wagner Act: Reasserted the right of labor to engage in self organization and to bargain collectively.
Washington Naval Conference: The conference held in Washington, US attended by Britain, Fracne, Italy, Japan attempting to set a curfew on the construction of battleships by these nations.
Yalta: Wartime meeting between the big three to discuss the re-establishment of the war-torn cities of Europe.
Schecter vs. US: The Supreme Court case that ruled that the freedom of speech could be revoked when such speech posed a "clear and present danger" to the nation.
Cash & Carry: Take title to merchandise but sell only to buyers who call on them, pay cash for merchandise, and furnish their own transportation for merchandise
Court Packing Scheme: FDR proposed to increase to 15 justices;Asked Congress to permit him to add a new justice to the Supreme Court for every member over 70 who would not retire;FDR wanted more liberal members so his bills could get passed, rather than the conservatives. Congress said it would topple the balance-of-power to far towards FDR and voted no.
Executive Order 9066: defined strategic military ares in the US and authorized the removal from those areas of any people considered threats to national security; Sent Japenese Americans to concentration camps
Huey Long: Democratic governor of Louisiana who believed in sharing the wealth around. He wanted to liquidate long-term fortunes, old-age pensions, and free education for college students. Started the "Share Our Wealth" program in 1934 with the slogan "Every man a king."
Kellogg Briand Pact: Foreign Policy: Began with France & U.S. but then included many other countries; Agreement to not use warfare to get your way, only for self-defense; War is illegal.
Korematsu v. US:The Supreme Court case where the Court agreed with government and stated that the need to protect the country was a
greater priority than the individual rights of the Japanese and Japanese Americans.
Lend Lease: A system implemented by the U.S. during the early years of World War II. The U.S. was trying to maintain their isolation,however,FDR struggled with this decision when the U.S.'s allies were struggling fighting Germany. Under this system the U.S. loaned and leased war supplies to her allies, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. This system was quickly dragging the U.S. into the war prior to the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
National Origins Act: 1924 quotas for immigration to the US; it limited immigration from southern and eastern Europe, permitted larger numbers of immigrants from northern and western Europe, and prohibited immigration from Asia.
Potsdam: Meeting between the big three in 1945 to discuss on how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany, the re-establishing of world order, peace treaty issues, and countering effects of post-war.
Reconstruction Finance Corp: the RFC loaned money to railroads, banks andinsurance companies to help them stay in business.
Teapot Dome: 1921. Naval oil reserves in teapot dome wyoming and elk hills california. Sec. of interior, Fall, got the Sec. Of Navy to transfer the properties to his department. Fall then leased the land to Sinclair and Doheny for $100,000 and $300,000.
Wagner Act: Reasserted the right of labor to engage in self organization and to bargain collectively.
Washington Naval Conference: The conference held in Washington, US attended by Britain, Fracne, Italy, Japan attempting to set a curfew on the construction of battleships by these nations.
Yalta: Wartime meeting between the big three to discuss the re-establishment of the war-torn cities of Europe.
Schecter vs. US: The Supreme Court case that ruled that the freedom of speech could be revoked when such speech posed a "clear and present danger" to the nation.
Primary Sources
The National Gesture, Prohibition, 1919 (Political Cartoon)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6662
Description: Alcohol was outlawed. Most people hated and completely ignored the law, arguing that it was unconstitutional and allowed crime and gangsterism to thrive. The cartoon shows several politicians and policemen with their hands behind their backs, as if accepting bribes.
Analyze: The 18th Amendment is only one of many laws and acts in history that have attempted to outlaw or control access to certain things that people want and enjoy. Their reaction is similar to the outlawing of other things in history, such as other drugs. This clearly shows that people don't like having their entertainment taken away from them. This shows that when things aren't allowed to work naturally in a mainstream-market situation people often resort to underground, more shady methods of getting what they want; AKA people choose their wants over the governments laws and this can lead to chaos.
A n t h o n y
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Social Security Act (1935)
Link: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc_large_image.php?doc=68
The social Security act was implemented in Roosevelt's second New Deal. Previously, matters on the elderly were considered a family affair; but due to the great depression, the public became more and more concerned for the elderly. It gave benefits to old age workers, disabled workers, un employment insurance, aid for mothers and their children, the blind, and the physically handicapped. This was all paid for by taxpayers money.
The act was a solution for old age pension. It allowed a Social security board to screen citizens to see if they were eligible for pensions and to also send money to those recipients. It was a relief and reform act that solved the problem of elderly poverty upon retirement.
Fatima O.
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"Waiting for the Signal From Home..." -Political Cartoon
Link: orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/Frame.htm
Summary: This political cartoon depicts the Japanese Americans, along with the aftermath of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II. This image is shown with the man on top of the hut looking out towards the sea for a "signal" from Japan on what to do, as the other men line up and pick packages which read "TNT". This reveals the Americans point of view and the distrust they had towards Japanese Americans during this time. Also, this image reveals Japanese Americans from all over American coming to this line. This is a biased and theoretical view of what the Americans feared the Japanese Americans would do and their reasoning behind their wary. This political cartoon suggests that Americans should began to take precautions against the Japanese, especially after Pearl Harbor.
Significance: The significance of this picture, is that it added to the American paranoid view on what the Japanese Americans next move would be and the anti-Japanese feelings in this time. This then leads to Japanese Americans in concentration camps during the time of the second world war. Events such as Executive Order 9066 which led to "exclusion zones" occured to make sure the Japanese are no longer a threat while fighting in this world war. Also, it later led to the case of Korematsu, which challenged the internment camps and the constitutionality of it.
Andrea M.
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