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the great depression
The Great Depression was national nightmare.During the 1920,s Many Americans had started to equate their self self worth with their material possesions when the great depression struck,people felt worthless.The worst unemplyment rate was 25% in 1933 (13-15million).When people president roosevelt came into office,his administration passed legislation that aimed to stabilize industrial and agricultural production,create jobs,and stimulate recovery.They called it the 3 R,s. -
20th Admendment
The 20th amendment was written because the constitution was ratified to reduce the amount of time ,presidents and congressmen had to push policies before the new administration and legislators took over. -
Pear Harbor
The morning of this day japanese bombed the island of hawaii in 2 waves of airplanes, injured killed about 6000 americans. The day after roosevelt asked congress to declare war on on japan.A famous quote from fdr -
Douglas Macarthur
American five-star general and field marshall of thr philippine Army.
Chief staff of the United States Army during 1930's. HE was in island hopping,Bataan Death March. -
George Marshall
He was an American statesman and soldier. He was chief of staff of the U.S. Army under president Roosevelt and Truman.Served as secretary of state and defensive under Truman,as the organizer of victory by winston churchill -
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Omar Bradley
He was a highly distinguished senior officer of the u.s. Army who saw distinguished service in North Africa and western Europe during WW2.He was also known as the top general during d-day. -
Volunteerism of WW1
The victory corps was an American prog.during WW1 that provided training to male and females HS students.Focused on skills relevant to the war effort.Raged from phys.Conditioning to special skills depending on the desired branch of Armed Forces -
Baby Boom
happened for more quotidian reasons.Older Americans,who had prostponed marriage & child birth during great depression & ww2 -
Gold Preserve act 1934
The gold reserve act outlawed most private possesion of gold forcing individuals to sell it to treasare after which it was stored in the as ballon de pository at fort knox normally the nationalization of a commodity would have been a huge contraversity at the gold act was seen as a nec -
Lend Lease progam
The purpose was to provide u.s. military aid to foreign nations during WW2.Factories needed more and more workers to build war machines and help decrease unemployment. Selling weapons and supplies brought in revenue to help end the great depression.European countries dint have to pay back debt until after war and only paid for what they they salvaged