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◉ End of the Great Depression. Answer: war production (weapons,
etc.) and thus government spending for WWII significantly lowers
unemployment and brings the US out of the Depression into the era
of prosperity of the 1950s
◉ W. E. B. DuBois. Answer: He believed that African Americans
should strive for full rights immediately. He helped found the
Niagara Movement in 1905 to fight for equal rights. He also helped
found the NAACP.
◉ Reconstruction Amendments. Answer: 13th: abolished and
continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, 14th:
secured the rights of former slaves after reconstruction, 15th:
prohibits each government in the United States to prevent a citizen
from voting based on their race
◉ Progressive Amendments. Answer: 16th- income tax; 17th direct
election of the senators; 18th- prohibition; 19th- gave women the
right to vote
, ◉ 21st Amendment. Answer: Repeal of Prohibition
◉ 22nd Amendment. Answer: Limits the president to two terms.
◉ New Deal Programs. Answer: FDR's plan to help the US during the
Great Depression. Included programs such as the; CCC (Civilian
Conservation Corps), NRA (National Recovery Act), WPA (Works
Progress Administration), SSA (Social Security Administration*),
AAA (Agriculture Adjustment Act), SEC (Securities and Exchange
Commission*), TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) , and FDIC (Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation*).
*still existing today
◉ New Deal Criticism. Answer: Some thought the first New Deal did
too much and created a big deficit and too much executive/federal
governmental power, while others thought it did not do enough.
Most of the 1933 legislation was ineffective in stopping the
Depression, which led FDR to propose a second series of initiatives
in 1935, referred to the Second New Deal.
◉ Japanese Internment Camps. Answer: The forcible relocation of
approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans (many of them citizens)
to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps", in the wake of
Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Violated their 4th and 14th
amendments