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Black Tuesday of 1929
Black Tuesday is know as the begining of the Stock Market Crash. On October 19, 1929 stocks went down 13%. This happened when the stocks were of less value than there real value. This would start the downfall of everything. -
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Dust Bowl
The Dust bowl was a very long and dry period. It started around 1931 and ended around 1939. It affected the farmland in both the north and the south, however the south was affected more. It is know for the large windblown dust and a decrease in agriculture. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected to first presidential term
On March 4, 1933 FDR became the 32nd President of the Untied Sates of America. This would be his first time being a President. He would beat Herbert Hoover in this election -
Roosevelt’s Hundred Days
In FDR first 100 days, he passed 15 bills through that would reshape the economy and the banks. He would invest in The Federal Emergency Relief Act which would pump $500 million into state welfare programs. He is know for his first 100 days becuae of all the sucessful change that he made. -
Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor
This would be when Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor. This would be the start of the all the distruction he would create. -
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Roosevelt’s Bank Holiday
Roosevelt's Bank holiday is know for creating stability in the Bank system. Roosevelt suspened transaction from March 6 through the 10. This allowed his to talk to congress and pass new acts into place. One of the major one was the Federal deposit insurance corporation. This stated that if the back was to close, the federal government would refund there money. -
Tennessee Valley Authority founded
TVA was one of Rooselvests inovative ideas. He created thsi froup to address a wide range of environmental and economic issues. One of the sucessful things that came out of this was the delivery of low-cost electricity and the management of natural resources. -
Works Progress Administration created
The WPA was created to give unemployed citizen a chance to work for the government on public projects. This allowed things to be built and created 8.5 million jobs in 1943 -
Social Security Act passed
This act was pass by Rossevelt to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement. -
FDR elected to second presidential term
FDR elected to second presidential term. He would beat the Kansas Governor Alfred M. “Alf” Landon by a landslide. -
Adolf Hitler invades Poland
Adolf Hitler would invade by air and by land. He would look to regain land and ultimately rule of Poland. He would use his strategy of "blitzkrieg." -
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The London Blitz
The london blitz was known for the stargey used by hitler to bomb London and other cities in England. -
FDR elected to third presidential term
FDR was elected to third presidential term. He would beat Thomas Dewey, the governor of New York. -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Jappanese fighter plans would attack Pearl Harpor. They would use 2 different packs to attack Pearl Harpor. The attack would be very sucessful for the japan. They would destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, eight of which was enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. -
Executive Order 9066
This was a letter by Roosevelt that issused that all men, women, and children taht were japanese were moved to assembly centers. They were then evacuated to and confined in isolated. -
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Battle of Midway Island
The battle of Midway island was a fight between the U.S and Japanese. This would come right after the Japanese would attacke pearl Harbor. -
D-Day
D-Day is known when the Allied troops begin the push into Europe with the goal in mind to "To accept nothing less than full victory." D-Day death cost was very high, but was the start to defeat Hitler. -
FDR elected to fourth presidential term
FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms. He would beat Thomas E. Dewey -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is known as Hitler counter attack to D-Day when the Allies pushed into Europe. He qoule sucessfully surrount the Allie, However reniforcment would push Hitler army back. -
Auschwitz liberated by Allied Forces
The allied forces would liberated Aushwitz which was a concentration camp. Germans would attemp to burn the evidence of the mass murdrs. -
FDR dies
FDR would die. He would leave Harry S. Truman in charge -
V-E Day
V-E Day is know as the end of the war with Germany. They celebrated that the war was finally over. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
When Hiroshima was dropped on Japan, around 90,000–166,000 people were killed -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
When the Atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Around 39,000–80,000 people killed -
V-J Day
V-J Day is know as Victory over japan. It was aboard the USS Missouri.
