| A | B |
|---|
| New Deal | FDR's program which drastically expanded federal government |
| 1935 Social Security Act | provided for unemployment insurance and retiree pensions |
| Hindenburg Blows Up | .)” As a direct result, work on the modern commercial airplane increased, and would soon revolutionize air travel |
| Hatch Act | prohibited government employees from participating in political campaigns or from soliciting campaign contributions |
| Penicillin Used To Treat a Human | during World War II greatly reduced the number of casualties from infected wounds. On the civilian level, serious illnesses became treatable with prescription |
| San Francisco Conference | United Nations Founding Conference conference signified the rebuilding of amiable relations on the world stage |
| Minumum Wage Set | the law chiefly effected the South, where 20% of workers were employed for less |
| Works Progress Administration | created to serve as the largest American unemployment agency. It aimed to employ one-third of America’s 11 million unemployed through government projects |
| Neutrality Act | was passed in response to the highly isolationalist mood of the nation. Once the President declared a state of war, all arms shipments were forbidden |
| Theater Project | funded by the WPA, it involved famous directs, actors and playwrights like Orson Welles and Arthur Miler |
| WACS | one agency through which women enlisted in military service |
| War Production Board | led the conversion of industry to military production |
| Smith-Conally Labor Act,1943 | required 30 day cooling-off period before strike |
| Atlantic Charter | meeting where Roosevelt and Churchill developed their close alliance |
| Casablanca Conference | meeting where Allies pledged to keep fighting until absolute victory had been won |
