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Wall Street Stock market Crash
Men and women lost their life savings because there was an economic disturbance that caused the share prices to fall unexpectedly -
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great depression
A great economic depression -
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Dust Bowl
Severe Drought and large dust storms -
Banks begin to fail
Many banks failed due to their dwindling cash reserves and because many banks also invested in the stock market before it crashed -
Food riots
People raid Grocery stores because people are struggling for food -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler is appointed chancellor -
FDR inauguration
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The New deal
FDR issued a financial reform bill to stabilize the crippled economy and boost public moral -
Creation of the Works Progress Administration
It was created by the Emergency Relief Appropriation, hiring 8.5 million people to help with the unemployment crisis. -
President Roosevelt Elected For a Second Term
Re-election because the people love the president -
Spending on New Deal Programs Cut
FDR wanted to relive the National Debt so he cut back spending on the New Deals -
Economic Growth
Unemployment was high at 19% however the Country is out of the Great depression. -
Hitler invades poland
Hitler attacks Poland -
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Invasion of Italy
Lasted six years and one day -
Defense Budget Increased
The defense budget was increased by president Roosevelt, as well as the top income to 81% -
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Aiding allies
The united states provided military supplies and other assistance to the Allies -
lend lease
The United States would lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States. -
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World War II
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Pearl Harbor Bombing
America joins the war and the great depression ends because they start mobilizing for war. -
war rationing program
It would limit the amount of Gas, Food and other supplies that people could use -
Japanese Internment Camps
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law Executive Order 9066, which striped Japanese Americas of certain rights and put them in camps -
Battle of Midway
It was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater -
Saipan
American forces invaded the island of Saipan -
FDR's death
A big hit to the people because FDR was very beloved -
Hitler's Death
Hitler takes his own life to not get tortured