history Flashcards
what year is america studied through
1920-73
what were poor towns called in 1920
hoovervilles
when was the great depression in america
1929-41
what year was the wall street crash
1929
what were the 3 rs
resform
relief
recovery
who was the president during the wall street crash
hoover
why did rooservelt win the 1932 election
hoover did too little to late
what did fdr close in 4 days
all banks
why did the new deal encounted oppositon
rich tax payers had to pay higher taxes
when was the first new deal
1933-34
what were the organisations on the new deal
FERA CCC AAA
TVA
what were the effects of the depression
hunger homelessness loss of jobs
corrupt banks
how much did industrial production fall by
40%
how much were wages reduced by
60%
how many people were unemployed
14 million
when did china fall to communism
1949-50
what was the parralel called that divided vietname
38th parallel
what did chemical war fair did americans use
agent orange and napalm
what was the masacre in vietname called
mai lie masacre
what tactics did the vietnamese use
gorilla warfarin tactics
who were the vietkong
recruited men and women from south vietname
how did the vietkong stay safe
they built networks and tunnels underground
how were the vietkong supplied
the ho chih minh trail
how long was the ho chi minh trail
600 miles
what was operation rolling thunder
when the americans blanket bombed vietname
what was search and destroy
american troops destroying vietnamese villages to the vietkong could not creat a resistance or hide in the villages
when did mai lai occur
16 march 1968
how did the us respond to gorilla tactics
hearts and minds building school and homes in the south
what year was the gulf of tonkin
1964
why was the stalemate broken
eisenhower became persident in 1954 and promised to end the war
what year was the stale mate
1951
