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The USA declared war on Germany
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The USA was the most powerful economy in the world
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed
Of the many provisions of the treaty, one of the most important and controversial stipulated that Germany and its allies accept full moral and material responsibility for causing the war and, under the terms of some items should disarm, make substantial territorial concessions to the victors and pay exorbitant financial compensation. The Versailles Treaty was undermined by subsequent events early as 1922 and was widely violated in Germany in the thirties with the coming to power of Adolf Hitler. -
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Problems in farms
One in four farms was sold to meet financial obligations and many farmers migrated to urban areas. With one-fifth of the American population making their living on the land, rural poverty was widespread. So, not everybody was able to participate fully in the emergent consumer economy in American. -
The total number of immigrants was restricted
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The Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. -
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The great depression
The depression had devastating effects in virtually every country, rich and poor. National income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, and international trade declined between 50 and 66%. Unemployment in the United States increased to 25%, and in some countries reached 33%. Cities around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent on heavy industry and construction virtually halted in many areas. Farming and rural areas suffered from falling crop prices which reached about 60%. -
FDR was elected
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a politician, diplomat and American lawyer, who managed to act as the thirty-second President of the United States and has been the only one to win four presidential elections in that nation.
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Prohibition of alcohol finally ended
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The Hundred Days’
In the "Hundred Days," Roosevelt enjoyed an often-pliant Congress. By its end, he had passed 15 major laws, given 15 messages to Congress and 10 speeches, held press conferences and cabinet meetings twice a week and sponsored an international conference, made all major policy decisions, foreign and domestic." -
The Wagner Act
The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act) is a United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of their demands. -
The Works Progress Administration
The Works Projects Administration or WPA was the main agency established under the New Deal. The mission of the WPA was to employ millions of unemployed across the United States, in order to ejecutasen public works programs. -
The Social Security Act
The Social Security Act is a U.S. law passed by Congress, establishing the first rule of American public administration to underwrite a welfare state.
The new law established a system of social protection at the federal level: retirement for over 65 years, unemployment insurance and various aids for the disabled, but disease and disability were uncovered. The blind and disabled children received federal grants funded assistance granted in the states. -
World War II begins
