True or False Flashcards
Understand isolationism.
Chapter 9 Part 3
In our notebook Isolationism means that the government stays out of other nation’s military, government, or economic affairs. Unless they interfere with the US’s defensive needs.
We used this in WWII. The attack on Pearl Harbor got us out of this.
Understand the economic impact of WWI and WWII on the American Homeland.
Chapter 9 Part 4
Industrial production rises. Economic. Women entered the work force in the industrial production area. Considered a work super power after WWII.
Racial Tension begins between blacks and whites and Americans and Japanese. The Nisei , Japanese Americans who were born in the US, we’re taken to Internment Camps. (Similar to the Jews)
(Other things that happened)
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Citizens start saving things to give to the soldiers ~ like gas, tires, shoes, and food.
Racial Tension starts heating up again. Japanese Americans are being placed in Internment Camps.
Understand the Social Security Act of 1935.
Chapter 9 Part 3
> Provided workers with unemployment insurance and retirement benefits, you payed into it when you work and get it back later.
> Special fund gets payments made from Working people and their employers
> Retired old people get payments monthly
> This act was very useful and it is still in effect today
Understand the end result of separating East and West Germany.
Chapter 8 Part 3
West Germany aligned with the US and other western powers.
East Germany aligned with Russia.
Understand Japan’s reasons for attacking the US at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Chapter 7 Part 1
Japan wanted to be the most powerful military in Asia , and later in the world, and they wanted America to help them. They also believed that if they attacked our naval fleet, we would help them. It didn’t work and we used Hiroshima and Nagasaki (nuclear bombs) to fight them back. So, obviously Japan’s plan failed miserably.
Understand how Gandhi viewed his accomplishments.
Chapter 7 Part 2 ~ Gandhi Movie Viewers Guide
Gandhi felt like he had failed. He was only as confident as the people who followed him. He was very humble.
Understand the mission of the Indian National Congress.
Chapter 7 Part 2 The INC (Indian National Congress) included Gandhi, Jinnah, and Nehru. Their first goal was self-rule then ,once they obtained that under the British, they wanted independence. Then keeping peace between Hindu/Muslim people. At last Gandhi wanted to end poverty, but he died before he could.
Understand the implications of the 18th Ammendment.
Chapter 9 Part 1
The 18th Amendment wouldn’t allow people to drink or sell alcohol. The problem was that people were still buy, selling, and drinking achohol. This was repealed because people would start going crazy, there was no control. The 21st amendment repealed this, it was the only amendment to ever get repealed in the constitution.
Understand the cause of the Great Migration.
Chapter 9 Part 2
African Americans who left the south and moved up north to industrial hubs.
Understand welfare and the New Deal
Chapter 9 Part 3 ~ Google
The New Deal was Franklin Roosevelt’s programs put in place to end the Great Depression. Welfare was an effect of the the New Deal and it is the process by which the government takes responsibility for the economic security of its people.
