quiz 3 Flashcards
1
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Triangle Shirtwaist Company
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- fire in factory in NYC
- made shirtwaist-old fashion blouses/high color/long sleeve
- factory was in the 8,9, and 10th floors
- cotton dust is in the air and is highly flammable
- the bosses are on the top floor and immediately run out with the money in their pocket
- The bosses don’t tell the women and they are locked in because the bosses locked the doors during work hours so the women couldn’t leave
- Crowds gathered in the streets and see the building engulfed in flames with the women screaming for help
- The women jump out of the windows or into the elevator shaft, or they burned to death
- 146 workers (mostly women and some children) died
- happened in 1911
- The bosses collected the insurance money and were free although, citizens wanted them in prison
- Americans changed their views on Big Business and factories and knew it needed to change!
2
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Triangle Shirtwaist Company
A
- fire in factory in NYC
- made shirtwaist-old fashion blouses/high color/long sleeve
- factory was in the 8,9, and 10th floors
- cotton dust is in the air and is highly flammable
- the bosses are on the top floor and immediately run out with the money in their pocket
- The bosses don’t tell the women and they are locked in because the bosses locked the doors during work hours so the women couldn’t leave
- Crowds gathered in the streets and see the building engulfed in flames with the women screaming for help
- The women jump out of the windows or into the elevator shaft, or they burned to death
- 146 workers (mostly women and some children) died
- happened in 1911
3
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Voting Rights of 1965
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-Sending voting rights to allow blacks to vote and federal government takes over southern elections.
4
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D-Day
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- operation overload
- invading is super hard because they would have to wade in the shore to go onto the land without getting shot
- The only way they could do it is through a surprise attack
- no now knew the date and thats why it was referred to as “D-day”
- Ended up taking place on June 6, 1944
- It was Omaha beach and it was bad and losses were heavy
- By nightfall allies have control of the beach.
- Allies land millions of troops
5
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D-Day
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- operation overload
- invading is super hard because they would have to wade in the shore to go onto the land without getting shot
- The only way they could do it is through a surprise attack
- no now knew the date and thats why it was referred to as “D-day”
- Ended up taking place on June 6, 1944
- It was Omaha beach and it was bad and losses were heavy
- By nightfall allies have control of the beach.
- Allies land millions of troops
- led to the battle of bulge where the allies won
6
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Bataan Death March
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- The death toll was tremendous
- They had to march for miles and miles with no food or water
- 70,000 started and 5-20,000 died
- It happened in 1942
- It had a major effect on the american’s views of the Japenese
- U.S. became furious.
7
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Bataan Death March
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- The U.S. troops left behind surrendered and Japan doesn’t respect that.
- Japan treats them as dogs by making them participate in the Bataan Death March
- The death toll was tremendous
- They had to march for miles and miles with no food or water
- 70,000 started and 5-20,000 died
- It happened in 1942
- It had a major effect on the american’s views of the Japanese
- U.S. became furious.
8
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War Production Board
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- oversees production
- made sure very little consumer goods were produced during the war
- paying for the war resulted in taxes and bonds
- War production begins mainly including women and african american
- many move north for work
9
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War Production Board
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- oversees production
- made sure very little consumer goods were produced during the war
- paying for the war resulted in taxes and bonds
- War production begins mainly including women and african american
- many move north for work
- war production causes people to save money instead of spend it because of there being less consumer goods to buy
10
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Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945
Executive Order 9066
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- Over 100,000 Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to “War Relocation Camps”
- Over half were American citizens
- The camps are in deserts or mountains
- They were not being mistreated (like Jews) but weren’t treated right constitutionally.
- Supreme court ruled it okay
- Eventually in 1988 Raegen apologized
11
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Battle of Stalingrad
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- When Stalingrad and Germany had a war in Stalingrad
- They lost more men there than America lost in the whole war.
- It lasted 1 year
12
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Battle of Stalingrad
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- When Stalingrad and Germany had a war in Stalingrad
- They lost more men there than America lost in the whole war.
- It lasted 1 year
- Stalin is begging for the allies help but no one is ready yet
13
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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-War ended with bombs
-Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
-It was devastating in only minutes
-17,000 were killed
-Nagasaki, August 7, 1945
Japan finally surrenders
14
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Zimmerman Note
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-German minister sends a telegram to Mexican government saying that if the US goes to war and the Germans win, Mexico will get back Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico and this note became public
15
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Lusitania
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- May 1915
- British ship
- passenger ship
- traveling to NY to Britain
- Germans sunk it and 1200 people died
- Americans think about entering the war
- Germany stands back from submarine warfare
