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3.3%
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$19 billion
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The minimum wage was changed to 40 cents per hour in the US.
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19.0%
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2.08%
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14.1%
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4.72%
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3.00%
-
3.3%
-
1.42%
-
1% ( The monetary policies stayed the same during 1938-1944).
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17.2%
-
8.0%
-
17.2%
-
3.00%
-
8.0%
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President Franklin Roosevelt makes a new request of Congress, asking for more money for the defense budget.
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13.9%
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0.72%
-
1% ( The monetary policies stayed the same during 1938-1944).
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$20 billion
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In 1940, the European War was damaging many businesses markets.
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3.00%
-
8.8%
-
6.84%
-
14.6%
-
8.8%
-
14%
-
5.00%
-
14.7%
-
1% ( The monetary policies stayed the same during 1938-1944).
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2.50%
-
17.7%
-
17.06%
-
9.9%
-
17.7%
-
Car manufacturers were selling 3.3 million cars a year.
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10.88%
-
16.3%
-
1% ( The monetary policies stayed the same during 1938-1944).
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$45 billion
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Money was desperately needed for war at this time.
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18.70%
-
18.70%
-
4.7%
-
2.50%
-
18.9%
-
6.13%
-
1% ( The monetary policies stayed the same during 1938-1944).
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Many money contributions and fund raising events took place to raise money for war.
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17.0%
-
18.24%
-
1.9%
-
2.375%
-
17.0%
-
17.3%
-
8.0%
-
1% ( The monetary policies stayed the same during 1938-1944).
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$110 billlion
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Many labor disputes and strikes happened.
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8.0%
-
1.2%
-
1.875%
-
1.73%
-
17.6%
-
7.07%