The 20's 30's And 40's Flashcards
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What was the KKK devoted to?
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Stopping immigration
2
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What was the kkk’s slogan?
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100% Americanism
3
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What was the 18th amendment?
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The prohibition of alcohol
4
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Why did people not approve of drinking?
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It was unamerican
The wheat that was used to make alcohol/beer could have been used to make bread and other grainy food to send to soldiers in the war.
5
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What was the Volstead Act?
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Gave the police permission to enforce the law that said alcohol could not be produced, sold, shipped, or consumed in the U.S.
6
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What was a bootlegger?
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Someone who smuggled alcohol bottles in their boots
7
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What were some places that alcohol came from?
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Bathtub gin
Other countries
Mexico and Canada
8
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Who made a fortune bootlegging?
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Joe Kennedy
JFK’s dad
9
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How did gangsters transport alcohol?
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They bought old submarines
10
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What was the choice gun for gangsters?
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Tommy gun
11
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Where was the center for organized crime?
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Chicago
12
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What happened in Chicago?
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Politics were tainted by gangsters
City bosses took over
Most corrupted politics
The police and judges were completely bought off
13
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What was one way of transportation that gangsters used?
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Tunnels and trap doors
14
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What is racketeering?
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Would have businesses pay them each month for protection and if they did not they went after them
15
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What really set people off in Chicago?
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In 1957, bombs went off in stores
16
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How much of the east coast rejected prohibition?
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95%
17
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How much of Kansans followed prohibition?
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95%
18
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What were the underground bars called?
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Speak easys
19
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What were the two main cities for jazz?
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KC and NO
20
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Who was the great sax player from kc?
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Charlie Parker
21
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Who were the major gangsters?
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Al Capone
John Dillinger
Bonnie and Clyde
22
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What was Capone’s nickname?
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Scar face
23
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Who was Capone?
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No conscience
Nothing was too violent for him
He returned home to his family in the suburbs after violently killing people all day
24
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What was the biggest event Capone was a part of?
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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
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What happened at the SVDM?
Al's men dressed as police officers
They pretended for aid Bugs Morane
Morane's guys were waiting for a shipment of illegal alcohol
Capone's men checked the dudes for weapons
The "police" shot the men
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What does lazzies fairer mean?
Hands off
27
Who was the head of the federal bureau of investigation?
J Edgar Hoover
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What did J Edgar Hoover do?
He collected files on Americans
Stayed director until he died
He had a lot of dirt on Kennedy
He was a cross-dresser
29
Who was Elliot ness?
The first agent on the case of Chicago gangsters
| Searched for speakeasies
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What was the top ten list?
The FBI took mugshots and put them on post office walls
| Capone still escaped even through he was everywhere
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What was Capone finally sent to jail for and what jail as he sent to?
Tax evasion
Alcatraz
They kept the jury and judges as pure as possible
32
What did Capone die from?
And std in prison
| Died broken, poor, and lonely
33
What did the 21st amendment do?
It reversed the 18th amendment
34
What was the 19th amendment?
It was the right for women's suffrage
| Many states had already allowed women to vote
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Why did the people in the west allow women to vote early?
They needed more women to vote because they had too many Cowboys
36
Why were women rewarded the voting right?
Because they stepped up so much when the men were away at war
37
Who was Harry burn?
He was the final vote to see if women got suffrage or not. From Tennessee
Spoke out for women not being able to vote
38
What did Harry burn vote?
They should be able to vote
| His mom wrote him a note saying "don't forget to be a good boy. Vote for suffrage"
39
What was the new organization made?
The league of women voters
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What were the voting places and what were they changed to?
Bars saloons and clubs
| Schools and churches
41
What was significant about the 1920 census?
It was the first census to show that more people lived in cities rather than in the country
42
Who was warran g Harding and what was his slogan?
Ran for president
1920
A republican
"A return to normalcy"
43
What did the republicans want?
For the government to shrink and go back to normal
Taxes to go down
Nothing would ever be normal anymore
44
How long was harding's presidency?
2 years and 5 months
He had a very mysterious death
Possible poisoned by his wife because they did not get along
45
Who became president after harding's death?
The Vice President Calvin Coolidge
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What was coolidge's nkcknamd and why?
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Silent cal
Shyest president ever
Very
lassiez-fairre
"The business of America is business"
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What were the twenties like?
Consumer society
Buying on credit
Time of national release
48
What were some inventions in the twenties?
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Radio
Electric stoves
Toasters
Vacuums
Washers
Blenders
Refrigerators
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49
What was new with cars?
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The model t
Soldiers wanted cars
Traffic laws
Speed limits
Traffic jams
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50
Who was JC Nichols and what did he make?
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Kc guy
Made the first mall with parking areas
The country club plaza
Wide roads and tons of parking
Put up Christmas lights each year to publicize it
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51
Who ordered that all roads should be paved concrete?
Judge Truman
52
Why did police need cars?
To keep up with criminals
53
Why were suburbs born?
To get out of traffic
54
How did dating change in the twenties?
People went out instead of going to eachother's houses
People Went and parked in lovers lane
Drive ins emerged
This was the beginning of wreck less young people behavior
55
What was one of the major fads?
Flagpole sitting
| You just climb up and sit there
56
Who held the record for flagpole sitting and how long was it for?
Alvin shipwreck Kelley
| 145 days
57
What was another fad?
All-day dance contests
| Just go for however long you can
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More fads
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Live gold fish eating
Raccoon coats
"Age of the flapper"
They wore lipstick
Short bobbed hair
Flat chested
Goal to look like a boy
Swaying clothing
Sound in movie theaters
TV invented in the twenties just not in homes yet
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Babe Ruth
60 home runs for the Yankees
$60,000 contract
More $than the president
"I had a better year"
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What was a very integrated sport?
Boxing
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What sport had the first million dollar game?
Boxing
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Who were considered the most amazing people?
Aviators
63
Who was fine most famous aviator?
Amelia Earhart
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Who was Wiley post?
The first airmail hero
| Air traffic control
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Who was Charles lindberg?
Most famous aviator
At age 25 he left Long Island ny on the spirit of St. Louis to try and fly across the Atlantic on a single-engine airplane
Flew 33 hours successfully and landed on Paris
Endorsed everything
Became a hermit and a million ads and died in honolulu Hawaii
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What was the first commercial airliner?
Panam
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What happened to culture in the twenties?
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Live for today
God is questioned
Psychology emerged and grew
Divorce became normal
2000% increase
Science eclipsed faith
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68
What happened in the scopes v monkey trial?
John t scopes challenged the law that creation had to be taught in all schools
The schools sued him
William Jennings Brian represented scopes side
Chance Derrow represented the evolution side
Scopes lost
It brought tons of attention to evolution
69
What act gave Indians the right to vote?
Indian citizenship act by congress
70
Who was Herbert Hoover?
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Self made millionaire
Mining engineer who made $ in Australia
Popular for the U.S. Food administration
Republican
Inherited a great economy and a happy people
Lazzies-fairre
People began buying stocks
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71
"On the margin"
Did not have to buy and collateral down stock buying
| an investor gave you money to pay for the stocks
72
What day did the stock market collapse and what was it nicknamed?
October 29, 1929
| Black Tuesday
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What were bank runs?
People began to run into banks and demand to get their money out before it was too late and their money was gone
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What was the depression thought to be?
A quick recession
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What did Hoover encourage at state levels?
Encouraged volunteerism
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What was Hoover portrayed as?
Heartless and horrible
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What did Hoover not want?
A big government
| No socialism
78
Who was fdr?
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Cam from a privileged family
Made a fortune in real estate and trade
Had nannies, tutors, and went to an elite school
Had a governess
His hero is his cousin teddy
Married his cousin Elanor
Supported of Wilson
Made the navy reserve system
Got polio at age 39
Made cars and podiums
Democrat
Made the March of dimes which made a cure for polio
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79
What did Roosevelt do as a president?
He believed Hoover was a spoiled brat
Served 4 terms and died the fourth
Made the government a huge bureaucracy and worsened the gov and depression
80
What were Hoovervilles?
Hobo towns
81
What is the bank holiday act?
Banks shut down for four days
| Sent an army to check out the bank situation and if it was bad the gif took over
82
What was the name of FDR's radio show?
Fireside chat
83
What was rhe new deal?
Made by fdr
Economy act
Created the national recovery system which was designed to end the depression and make people feel better
84
What was the emergency banking act?
Gave bank holidays
| People began to rely on gold for money
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What was the economy act?
Fdr ordered the federal government be observed and audited (spending)
He asked each dept. head to look for ways to downsize
Cut military pensions
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End of prohibition
Ended the violence gangs and black market
87
What was rhe agricultural adjustment act?
Sort of controversial and sort of accepted
Taught farmers to be Eco friendly
And to be prepared for the dust bowls
88
Securities and exchange comission
Part of the federal gov that watches over the stock market
Made it illegal for companies to disclose deals "insider trading"
Looked for unethical activities in trade and stock market
89
What is the wpa?
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Works progress administration
Built infrastructure
Similar to parks and rec
Created jobs (#1 purpose)
It bettered the community
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90
What was rhe rural electrification act?
Put people to work building dams
| Msde jobs
91
What was rhe Tennessee valley authority?
Built dams on the tn River
92
What is the social security act,
Part of the pay heck withheld from the federal government
93
What are the overall benefits if the nra?
Established the nation's first minimum wage
Minimum work age
40 hours max work week
94
What were some problems of the nra?
Did not end the depression
People were paid to do things that were not totally necessary
Roosevelt was always challenged by the Supreme Court
95
What did Roosevelt do to revamp the court system?
Roosevelt's court packing plan
| Never approved
96
When was Hitler elected chancellor?
March 1933
97
What party did hitler join?
The German workers party
| Nsdap- NAZI party
98
about hitler:
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Very good speaker/personality
Very short
Failed painter
He said the vamian republic was an illegitimate government
Interesting speaking style
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99
What was hitler's dream?
To make Germany rhe third great reich
100
What did hitler do in prison?
Wrote his autobiography
Mein Kampf- my struggle
He wrote what he would do to help from the pain of WWI
He even wrote of the holocaust
He had Jewish blood in him and was from Austria not even Germany
He accused the Jews of being communist sympathizes
70 million Germans embraced the idea that Jews must be destroyed
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What was the final solution?
Hitler's extermination plan
102
What was the name of the prison camp that was opened?
Dachau
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How did hitler medically classify everyone?
By significance of race
104
Who was hitler's role model?
Benito Mussolini
| "IL DUCE" the leader
105
What was the new government style made by italy?
Fascism
Extreme form of military dictatorship
Always in military uniform
106
Who were the axis powers?
Alliance between Italy and Germany
107
How did other countries react when hitler began to break the treaty of Versailles?
They did nothing
108
What was Hitler Youth?
Branch of the NAZIS
For young boys
Told that their parents were less important than hitler
109
What were young women encouraged to do by hutler?
Have premarital sex and reproduce with blonde haired and blue eyed men
110
What was the Aryan race?
The super race (along with the German race)
111
Where were the 1936 Olympics?
Germany
112
What did the Germans do to prepare for the games?
Took down all signs of racism
Took down medical experiment evidence
Hitler went and shook the hands of each winner if they were German
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What did Hitker do when Jesse Owens won the medal?
JO was black
He win four gold medals
Hitler left the stadium when he competed
114
Who was Neville Chamberlain?
The British prime minister
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What did chamberlains tell hitler?
The countries of Europe can not endure his advancing any longer
Hitler agreed to stop
He signed an agreement saying they would not
116
What did chamberlain say when he returned home?
"We have peace for our time!"
117
What was the pact of steel?
A treaty between Italy and Germany
| Later included Japan
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What was the non aggression pact?
Promise to not attack each other but not team up between hitler and Stalin
119
What is blitzkrieg?
Lightning warfare without warning
Move quickly and bombard immediately
Do this to avoid trench warfare
120
Who declared war on Germany and the Soviet Union?
Great Britain and France
121
Who was Cornelia "Carrie" ten Boom?
A Dutch girl who along wit her father helped many Jews escape the holocaust
122
What was the name of the pact between Germany Italy and Japan?
Tripartite
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Who were the friends closest to Britain?
Dunkirk
124
What hallened at Dunkirk?
There was a heavy fog
| When the fog lifted hitler saw the town was empty so he could not raid it
125
What are the German secret police?
The gastapo
126
Why did Hitler invade the USSR?
He saw them as scum
127
Where did the Japanese invade when they began to run out of room for their people?
Manchuria
128
What were the planes that did bomb runs over Japan called?
Flying tigers
129
Who was the new Japanese prime minister?
Hideki Tojo
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What party was Tojo the leader of?
The war party
131
What happened on December 7th 1941?
There were Japanese in the U.S. Discussing peace
War had been declared on the U.S. By Japan that morning and they didn't know
353 Japanese planes flew over Pearl Harbor
2 waves of attack so
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What was the name of the war base at PH?
Hickman field
133
Who was Dorrie Miller?
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Black
A cook
Transferred from the pyro
No training
Ran up and got a gun from the deck and shot at everything in sight
He was Americas first war hero
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134
What was the only battle ship that would not be raised again?
The Arizona
135
Which Japanese admiral was scared?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamota
136
What did Douglas MacArthur say when leaving the Philippines?
I don't want to leave but I shall return
137
What did fdr say about Pearl Harbor?
It was a day which will live in infantry
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Who as the director of the bureau of Indian affairs?
John Collier
139
Braceros
Contract laborers
140
Pachucos
Teenage Mexican street fangs
141
I generation Japanese immigrant
Issai
142
2 gen Japanese immigrant
Nisei
143
What freed the Japanese prisoners?
The korematsu decision
144
What were children who stayed at home while their parents worked called?
Latchkey children
| Eight hour orphans
145
What did the senate investigating committee become?
The Truman committee
146
Which German cities were massively bombed?
Leipzig
Dresden
Berlin
147
At what battle were the French freed from the German?
Battle of saint lo
148
What was the lady major battle of the western front?
Battle of the bulge
149
When did hitler kill himself?
April 39, 1945
150
What day did the Germans surrender?
May 8, 1945
151
What was the road Stilwell made called?
The Burma, Ledo, or Stilwell road
152
What was the Chinese wartime capital?
Chungking
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Who was the Chinese leader Stilwell got into a fifth with and what did Stilwell call him?
Chaing kai-shek
| The peanut
154
What was the largest naval engagement in history?
The battle of Leyte gulf
155
What happened at the battle of Okinawa?
The Japanese sent 3500 kamikaze (suicide planes)
156
Who discovered the radioactivity of uranium?
Enrico Fermi
157
Who was the leader of the Manhattan project?
General Leslie Grover
158
Who made the actual atomic bomb?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
159
What did women who fright for women's suffrage call themselves?
Silent sentinels
160
What was one of the most famous clubs?
The cotton club in new yorks Harlem district
161
Who was the biggest silent movies star?
Charlie Chaplin
162
Who was joe Lewis
Boxer
| The brown bombers
163
What dance did lucky Lindy inspire?
The lindy hop
164
What was the Hoover dam first called?
The Boulder dam
165
Who was hirler!/ girlfriend?
Eva Braun
166
Who was hitlers minister of propaganda?
Joseph goebbels
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What was reborn in this era?
The KKK
