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THE GREAT DEPRESSION THE NEW DEAL AND WORLD WAR 2
DURING THE 1920S, THE AMERICAN NATION WAS ENJOYING PROSPERITY, TEXTILE MILLS, LUMBER COMPANIES, IRON AND STEEL. E -
American Art During THE New Deal
Thus was born the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), which in roughly the first four months of 1934 hired 3,749 artists and produced 15,663 paintings, murals, prints, crafts and sculptures for government buildings around the country. The bureacracy may not have been watching too closely what the artists painted, but it certainly was counting how much and what they were paid: a total of $1,184,000, an average of $75.59 per artwork, pretty good value even then. The premise of the PWAP was that ar -
the bankhead tunnel
A bridge was suggested for a more centralized route to downtown between Mobile and the Eastern Shore in the 1930s. However, many felt the bridge would interrupt commerce on the Mobile River, interfere with Mobile's scenic beauty and displace local businesses.- The Bankhead Tunnel and the George Wallace Tunnel were built the exact same way. The tubes were constructed in Mobile, launched into the River, workers would enter the tubes floating in the river through a hole in the ceiling, and barg
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ALABAMA Time Convoy
The convoy must be organized to meet the deployment mission requirements and provide organizational control. The convoy commander decides how the convoy will be formed for movement, taking into consideration such factors as the planned route, distance to the destination, types of vehicles/equipment, and travel conditions (weather, time of day, etc.). The three basic types of formations are close column, open column, and infiltration. They are as follows: Close column. This formation provides th -
America And The War
The Civil War, also known as “The War Between the States,” was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. Jefferson Davis, a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of War, was appointed President of the Confederate States of America. The United States thought that the southern states were wrong to leave the U -
The Tuskegee Airmen
On March 24, 1944, a fleet of P-51 Mustangs led by Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, commander of the Tuskegee airmen, set out on the longest escort mission their crews would fly during World War II. The 43 fighters were there to help B-17 bombers run a gauntlet of over 1,600 miles into the heart of Hitler’s Germany and back. The bombers’ target, a massive Daimler-Benz tank factory in Berlin, was heavily defended by whatever forces the Luftwaffe could muster at that point in the war. The 25 aircraft pr -
THE WAR ENDS
The Civil War, also known as “The War Between the States,” was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. Jefferson Davis, a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of War, was appointed President of the Confederate States of America. The United States thought that the southern states were wrong to leave the U -
AFTER THE WAR
The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People from coast to coast bought the same goods (thanks to nationwide advertising and the spread of chain stores), listened to the same music, did the same dances and even used the same slang! Many America -
Alabama Heroes of World War 2
In the late 1930s the aggressive actions taken by the future Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—led President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to urge Congress and the American public to support sharply increased defense spending, expanding the armed forces, and establishing military conscription. After Germany's rapid conquest of Poland in September 1939, and France, Belgium, and the Netherlands the next summer, Congress appropriated $5 billion for defense, passed legislation to create a military d -
The Presidental Election of 1932
The United States presidential election of 1932 took place as the effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression were being felt intensely across the country. President Herbert Hoover's popularity was falling as voters felt he was unable to reverse the economic collapse, or deal with prohibition. Franklin D. Roosevelt used what he called Hoover's failure to deal with these problems as a platform for his own election, promising reform in his policy called the New Deal. Roosevelt w -
FLOODS
No region is safe from flooding. All 50 states are subject to flash floods.
Flash floods can bring walls of water from 10 to 20 feet high.
A car can be taken away in as little as 2 feet of water.
To stay safe during a flood, go to the highest ground of floor possible. If your skin comes in contact with flood water, make sure to wash it with soap and disinfected water because the contents are unknown.
Flooding is caused by spring thawing (snow and frozen grounds melting in the spring), heavy rain
