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- Economic instability led to political instability in many parts of the world. Political chaos, in turn, gave rise to dictatorial regimes such as Adolf Hitler's in Germany and the military's in Japan. (Totalitarian regimes in the Soviet Union and Italy predated the depression.) These regimes pushed the world ever-closer to war in the 1930s.
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Mobilizing the economy for world war finally cured the depression. Millions of men and women joined the armed forces, and even larger numbers went to work in well-paying defense jobs. World War Two affected the world and the United States profoundly; it continues to influence us even today.
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As the United States became the "arsenal of democracy" during World War II, economic mobilization brought a double victory for the American people by ending the decade-long Great Depression at home, as well as playing a pivotal role in defeating the Axis Powers abroad.
- How They Were Governed
- A Trail of Gold to The Lindbergh Baby
- Korematsu v. United States
- Bibliography
- Important Figures of The Day
- Mrs. Roosevelt and Lynching Legislation
- Political Parties, Platforms, and Key Issues
- Roosevelt Goes For The Gold
- Current Events and Social Movements
- Nativism During The Great Depression—Mexicans and Filipinos
The Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933 to bring flood and navigation control, electricity production, and agricultural and industrial development to parts of southern Appalachia. It played a vital role in national defense during World War II by providing electricity to industries important to the war effort and to a top-secret government complex that helped develop the atomic bomb.
The Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission(FCC) was created in 1934 to regulate interstate communications via the airwaves. The telecommunications industry, at the time in its infancy, included only telegraph, telephone, and radio transmissions. Technological advances since then have greatly expanded the types of transmitting services subject to FCC jurisdiction and raised questions about the relevancy of the agency.
The Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a massive federal jobs program implemented by President Franklin Roosevelt (1882–1945) during the Great Depressionto relieve high unemployment. The WPA employed millions of people, primarily as construction workers or laborers on public works projects, such as dams and bridges. Smaller programs created work for unemployed people in the arts—writers, artists, musicians, and actors. The WPA paid just enough for people to afford the bare necessities of...
The kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby was considered the “crime of the century” in 1932. The twenty-month-old toddler was the son of aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), who had thrilled Americans with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Oceanin 1927, and writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001). The baby disappeared from his se...
In the U.S. Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States, the Japanese internment was challenged on behalf of Fred Korematsu(1919–2005), a U.S.-born citizen of Japanese descent who disobeyed orders to relocate to an internment camp. The following excerpt is from the Court’s majority opinion, written by Justice Hugo Black (1886–1971): This excerpt ...
Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944), U.S. Government Printing Office, http://www.fedworld.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?waisdocid=2479331490+1+0+0&waisaction=retrieve (accessed February 7, 2007).
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), the thirty-first president of the United States, started his administration with optimism: “I have no fears for the future of our country,” he said in his inaugural address in March 1929. “It is bright with hope.” That hope was crushed the following October when the stock market collapsed and the nation plunged into the Great Depression. Despite Hoover’s efforts to ameliorate its effects, he became the scapegoat for the economic woes that befell the nation.
Huey Long
Huey Long (1893–1935) was a colorful, controversial figure in Louisiana politics who advocated national wealth redistribution by taxing the rich and giving the money to the poor. The Kingfish, as he called himself, dominated government in Louisiana because of the political machine he created while serving nearly simultaneously as the state’s governor (1928–1932) and senator (1930–1935, but he did not take office until 1932). A charismatic speaker, Long used national radio addresses to garner...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt(1882–1945), the thirty-second president of the United States, led the nation during most of the Great Depression and World War II. Through a variety of programs, which he called the New Deal, he changed the government’s role in the economy and the people’s expectations of what the government could—and should—do for them. His stewardship of the war effort brought the United States to new prominence as a leader among nations.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) was an avid supporter of civil rights for minorities. One of the most contentious debates of her era centered around making lynching a federal crime. Lynching incidents involving African-Americans increased dramatically during the early years of the Great Depression. Achieving federal anti-lynching legislation was a to...
The New Deal
The New Deal was the name given to a massive campaign of economic and social reform waged by the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt (1882–1945) during the Great Depression. The reforms greatly expanded the size of the federal government and increased its influence over banking, investment, farming, utilities, and business-labor relations. The New Deal also provided relief to impoverished Americans and set up temporary job programs for the unemployed. Although it lessened the hunge...
In April 1933, in one of the most controversial actions of his administration, President Franklin Roosevelt (1882–1945) nationalized private gold supplies. Executive Order 6102 required all private citizens and businesses to turn their gold over to the federal government by May 1 in exchange for cash. Exceptions were allowed for gold used for indus...
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday refers to Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the day on which the stock market “crashed,” reducing the value of stocks in corporations and utilities by billions of dollars. The day is generally considered the starting point for the Great Depression. The crash severely damaged the U.S. economy and caused the public to lose faith in the soundness of big business, the banking system, and the government.
The Bonus March
The Bonus March brought thousands of World War I veterans to Washington, D.C., in 1932. They sought early payment of a cash bonus the government was scheduled to pay them in 1945. When the early payment was denied, many of the protesters refused to leave the city and were forcibly ejected by the U.S. Army. The event was a public-relations disaster for President Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) and a major impetus for passage of the GI Bill of Rightsduring World War II.
The Dust Bowl
Dust Bowl was the name given to parts of the Great Plainsin the 1930s after severe drought and high winds degraded farmland. Huge dust storms literally buried farmhouses and equipment, forcing people to flee. The disaster was not entirely due to natural causes: years of overproduction and poor farming techniques had stripped the land of protective topsoil and left it vulnerable to the winds. The Dust Bowl spurred a massive migration of people, desperate for work, from the plains into Californ...
Nativism is the policy of giving preference to natives over aliens. During the Great Depression American nativists argued, often successfully, that aliens from Mexico and the Philippines took American jobs, placed an burden on the government, and should be repatriated (returned to their country of origin). During the prosperous 1920s Mexican worker...
Oct 29, 2009 · The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in modern history, lasting from 1929 until the beginning of World War II in 1939. The causes of the Great Depression included slowing...
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 Overview The widespread prosperity of the 1920s ended abruptly with the stock market crash in October 1929 and the great economic depression that followed.
Oct 23, 2024 · Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory.
The Great Depression and World War II (1920-1945) The 1920s were sometimes known as the “Machine Age,” the “Jazz Age,” and the “Age of Prosperity.” However, the stock market crashed in October of 1929, precipitating the Great Depression of the 1930s.
