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U.S. History Era Foldable Part II

3o’s Era – The Great Depression

Herbert Hoover was President when the Stock Market crashed in 1929 – right or wrong most Americans blamed him for not doing enough to help people

People lost jobs, lost all their money as banks failed, lost their families, and lost hope.

Shantytowns – places in cities where homeless people lived also called “ Hoovervilles”

Dust Bowl- referred to the states in center of the country , because of drought ( very little rain) , and bad farming techniques

30’s Era Great Depression

Franklin Roosevelt – (FDR) won the 1932 election easily because people were desperate for help and change.

New Deal- Roosevelt Promise to change and try new things to help bring America out of the Depression and improve the economy, put people back to work, and help people get back on their feet.

Some of the most important programs of the New Deal.1) 1)Social Security- retirement program for the elderly,

disability payments, unemployment benefits2) 2) Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) – insures

bank deposits , that gives people confidence in banks3) 3) Securities and Exchange Commission- Monitors

the Stock Market

30’s Era The Great Depression Continued

40’s World War II EraAllies:FranceGreat BritainRussiaUnited States

Axis Powers:GermanyItalyJapan

Rise of Dictators:Hitler – GermanyMussolini- ItalyMarco- Spain Hedeki Tojo- JapanAttack on Pearl Harbor – Dec 7 1941- Roosevelt

Speech “A day that will live in infamy” this made the U.S. enter the war

Two Fronts : Europe and The PacificHolocaust- Hitler’s mass execution and

imprisonment of the Jewish people ( awful)

40’s World War II Era Continued

At Home in U.S. during World War II:Rationing – of food, fuel, tires, anything that

could be used in warJapanese Americans – were put in interment

camps (we were scared of what they might do) .

“Rosie the Riveter”- Women filled in for the men in the factories and plants. Helping build tanks, planes, ships for the war.

40’s World War II Era Continued

After the World War II: Leading up to the Cold War.

Truman Doctrine- promised to support countries resisting Communist aggression

Marshall Plan- Provide U.S. aid to European countries to help them rebuild to prevent them from turning to communism.

Berlin Airlift-When Soviet Union leader Stalin blockaded roads into allied control part of Berlin. The U.S. defeated the blockade by airlifting supplies in to keep things going . Stalin gave up.

40’s World War II Era Continued

World War II- 1941-1945Pearl Harbor- 1941 Japan’s sneak attack drew

America into the war.Battle of Midway- Was the turning point of the War

in the Pacific , it halted the Japanese advance Normandy Invasion- June 6 known as D-Day. The

day the allies invaded France and started pushing the Germans out of France.

The Bomb- Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan and end the war. (Enola Gay- plane that dropped the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima)

World War II

50’s Cold War Era – U.S. vs Soviet Union

Sputnik I- Soviets launched first satellite into space, starting the space race between U.S. and Soviet Union

NATO- alliance of non communist countries that formed after WWII, agreed an attack against one would be an attack against all (collective security)

Warsaw Pact-Soviet Union’s response to NATO,formed an alliance with its satellite nations

At Home in U.S. : Brown –vs- Board of Education- Supreme Court ruled that Segregated Schools were unconstitutional. (did away with segregated schools)

McCarthyism- the 2nd “Red Scare” Senator Joseph McCarthy puts a scare in people by falsely accusing many in the U.S. of being communist , and that it was wide spread.

50’s Cold War Events

Korean Conflict- 1950-1953North Korea- Communist June 1950 invades

South Korea trying to unify it into one Communist Country.

38th parallel- line of latitude that was the dividing line between North and South Korea (very little change after the war) stayed pretty much the Same

South Korea- Democracy – pro American government . Americans helped South Korea .

50’s Era Conflict during The Cold War