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Great Depresion
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Stock Market Crash
The market dropped by nearly 12%. Mid november it had lost half its value. -
Failure of the League of Nations
Aggressive nations undermining the league of nations's authority, but also down to its own members. -
Scottsboro case
9 African American teenagers were accused of raping two white women on a freight train. -
Bonus March
Poor ww1 veterans marched on washington to get their promised bonus money. -
FDR inaguration
Marked the first term of FDR as president. -
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Its purpose was to administrate help to any states that needed it. -
Prohibition repealed
It repealed the previous 18th Amendment which had banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
Federal Housing Administration
Was meant to regulate interest rates and mortgage terms. -
WPA established
Provide jobs and income to the growing population that was unemployed. -
Social Security Act
Pay retired workers age 65 or older. -
Roosevelt Re-elected,
Won both popular vote and electoral vote by a huge percent. -
Germany Invades Poland
Tanks,planes, and Soldiers storm Poland. -
Germany conquers Norway and Denmark
Nazi Germany attacked Denmark and Norway. The same day Denmark surrenders. Norway soon surrendered as well. -
German forces attack the Soviet Union.
Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa. -
Pearl Harbor Attacked
Japanese airplanes attacked US naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Congress Declares War
Congress declared war entering the US into ww2. -
Battle of Wake Island
The Japanese won this battle.However the Japanese suffered a big loss of military and navy power. -
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WW2
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Scrap Metal Drives
The need for metal during the war made the government ask their citizens to donate metal. -
Women join the workforce
Due to the huge percentage of men in war, jobs were vacant and the only people to take them over were women. -
Rationing Programs
Citizens were asked to limit their food and supplies so that factories could make and supply more for soldiers in the war. -
Battle of Midway
The US destroyed Japan's navy and airforce. -
Battle of Tawara
The Americans lost 1700 men. Nearly 4700 Japanese soldiers died.