1. NEW DEAL ERA COURT CASES 1920-1945

2. CASES: Adkins v. Children’s Hospital, 1923. –Issue: minimum wages Gitlow v. New York, 1925. –Issue: Radicals and 1 st Amendment rights Schechter Poultry Corp. v. US, 1935. –Issue: Constitutionality of New Deal programs US v. Butler, 1936. –Issue: Constitutionality of New Deal programs NLRB v. Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., 1937. –Issue: Interstate Commerce and control of labor

3. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1943. –Issue: Standing and reciting the “Pledge” Korematsu v. US, 1944. –Issue: War Powers and civilians Smith v. Allwright, 1944. –Issue: Black voting rights in primary elections

4. BATTLES OF WW 2 US INVOLVEMENT 1939-1941 –Rise of Totalitarianism– Fascism/Nazism: Communism: Military: –WW2= Sept. 1, 1939 –Nov. 1939- US issued 4 th Neutrality Act –June 1940-all non-neutral European countries, except Eng. Conquered –Sept. 1940- Executive Agreement, “Destroyers for Bases Deal” –Sept. 1940-Selective Service Act –Act of Havana –Election of 1940 Candidates: Issues: :Results:

5. 1939-1941 continued March 1941 Lend-Lease May 1941 Robin Moor sunk June 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia July 1941 Navy convoys merchant ships to Icelandic waters Aug 1941 Atlantic Charter issued Sept-Oct 1941 Undeclared Naval War Nov. 1941 National Emergency declared, Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed

6. WW2 1941-1945 Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor 2 theater war –European Theater (Europe, W Asia, N. Africa) Western Front Eastern Front –Pacific Theater Fighting the war: Allies strategy War in the Pacific –1941-42--Surrender of the Philippines-- Gen. Douglas MacArthur Bataan Death March –April 1942--Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo –May 7-8- - Battle of the Coral Sea –June 4-7– Battle of Midway –“Twin Offensive” -- Island hopping, Naval Forces

7. FIGHTING THE WAR Oct. 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf –Liberation of the Philippines War in Europe Commanders: Allied Supreme Commander Invasion of North Africa (Nov. 1942) Operation Torch (Br.) [Battle of Stalingrad (Jan 1943)] Feb. 1943 US Invasion of N. Africa –Battle of Kasserine Pass Conference at Casablanca, Invasion of Sicily July 1943 Invasion of Italy Sept.1943 Moscow Conference, Oct. 1943 Cairo Conference, Nov. 1943 Teheran Conference, Nov. 1943 Operation Overlord June 6, 1944 “D”-Day

8. WORLD WAR 2 CONTINUED Election of 1944 Last German Assault—Dec. 1944--”Battle of the Bulge” (Belgium) Siege of Bastogne Yalta Conference Jan. 1945 Mar. 1945 Allies invade Western Germany/ Soviets moving into Eastern Germany April 1945 FDR dies—Truman becomes President April 21—Soviet troops enter Berlin/Allies stopped at Elbe River April 30—Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day Germany surrenders

9. END OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC Feb. 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Mar-June 1945 Battle of Okinawa April-June 1945—San Francisco Conference July 1945 Atomic Bomb successfully tested at Almagordo, NM “Manhatten project” July 1945—Potsdam Conference Aug. 6, 1945-- Hiroshima 1 st A-Bomb Aug. 8, 1945—Russia declared war on Japan Aug. 9, 1945—Nagasaki 2 nd A-Bomb Sept. 2, 1945—Japanese surrendered V-J Day RESULTS OF WW2

10. THE POST-WAR YEARS 1945-1951 Major Events of Truman’s Presidency (1945-1949) FOREIGN AFFAIRS –1. WW2 ended –2. Democratization of Japan –3. Nuremburg War Crimes Trial –4. The Truman Doctrine –5. European Recovery Act (Marshall Plan) –6. Organization of American States –7. Berlin Airlift –8. Voice of America (Radio Free Europe) DOMESTIC ISSUES –1. Post-War “Baby Boom” –2. Post-War recession –3. Atomic Energy Commission

11. –4. Taft-Hartley Labor Relations Act –5. 22 nd Amendment –6. Presidential Succession Act –7. Civil Rights Commission Report –8. National Security Act –9. Selective Service System ELECTION OF 1948 CANDIDATES ISSUES RESULTS TRUMAN’S SECOND TERM (1949-1953) DOMESTIC ISSUES

12. TRUMAN’S 2 ND TERM –1. Fair Deal program announced –2. New “Red Scare” begins: The Alger Hiss Case Dennis v. United States, 1949. McCarran Internal Security Act (1950) McCarthy Hearings (1950) Rosenberg Trial (1951) –3. McCarran-Walter Act (1952) –FOREIGN AFFAIRS –*1. policy of containment appeared to be failing. 2. NATO organized 1949 3. “Point 4” Plan implemented 4. Korean War begins

13. KOREAN WAR June 24, 1950-North Korean troops cross 38 th parallel. June 25, 1950-UN Security Council votes to defend South Korea. UN “Police Action” Sept. 1950-UN troops retreat to Pusan Sept. 1950-American troops land at Inchon behind N. Korean lines. Oct. 1950-UN forces invade N. Korea, Nov. 1950 at Yalu River. Nov. 26, 1950-Communist Chinese forces invade UN troops in N. Korea. Mar. 1951-UN forces north of 38 th parallel.

14. Mar. 1951- MacArthur asks Truman for permission to bomb China (possible nuclear attack on Beijing) Truman refuses. April 1951-Truman relieves MacArthur of command June 1951- Peace talks begin