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Black Tuesday of 1929
Happened when 16 million shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange and people lost a lot of money and investors went broke. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected to first presidential term
He tried to help with the Great Depression and make things better bu making a bank holiday and doing “fireside chats” -
Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor
He was named the chancellor by Paul Von Hindenburg so they could keep an eye on him and the Nazis. -
Roosevelt’s Bank Holiday
Shut down the bank system and didn't open till March 13th so people could deposited their cash they had saved up. -
Roosevelt’s Hundred Days
Was when people planned to end the Great Depression. He wanted to get people back to work, protect their savings, help old people, and get the industry back on its feet. -
Tennessee Valley Authority founded
Is the largest public power provider in the U.s. it was to address environmental, economic, and technological issues for low cost electricity and natural resources. -
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The Dust Bowl
Was when there was a big drought and the winds were really high and could pick up loose soil which caused things like dust storms. -
Works Progress Administration created
It employed 8.5 million people on 1.4 million projects before it was even established. -
Social Security Act passed
Established a system for old age benefits to make social security board to raise revenue -
FDR elected to second presidential term
He went against Alfred M. Landon -
Adolf Hitler invades Poland
The polish lost the fight within a couple weeks. More than 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes broke. -
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The London Blitz
Was a strategic bombing campaign from the Germans and they targeted popular areas and factories. -
FDR elected to third presidential term
He got a lot of criticism for running again. He went against Wendell Willkie. -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
It lasted two hours. Japanese destroyed 20 American naval vessels and 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 died and 1,00 were wounded. -
Executive Order 9066
It ordered evacuation for everyone deemed a threat from national security in the West coast . -
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Battle of Midway Island
It was one month after Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after the attack on pearl harbor. -
D-Day
The battle of Normandy 156,000 American, British, and canadian forces landed on five beaches. -
FDR elected to fourth presidential term
He went against Thomas E. Dewey -
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Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched a counteroffensive that was supposed to go through the allies forces that would help hitler win. -
Auschwitz liberated by Allied forces.
The prisoners were found by the Soviet forces and liberated by Auschwitz -
FDR dies
He dies after 4 terms and leaves Vice president Harry S Trumann in charge. We are still in war. -
V-E Day
Its the day that the Allies beat Europe in WWII -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Enola Gay dropped a bomb on the Hiroshima in Japan. It was equivalent to 15,000 tons of tnt. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan which led to Japan's surrender. -
V-J Day
Its victory over japan day. After the bombs they surrendered.
