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The great depression was the first year and high unemployment caused a lot of problems -
In the United States the Great Plains suffers very bad droughts, and devastating dust storms -
During the great depression the economy continued to worsen and unemployment increased to 24.1% -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeats Hoover for the presidency Roosevelt establishes the New Deal also dozens of federal programs to help
agriculture. FDR calls for social security, a more fair tax system and a host of federal jobs programs to get people back to their jobs. -
Securities act was issued in 1933 during the great depression -
There was a protest of the Securities Act of 1933, major Wall Street firms refused to help and bring new issues of stock to the market. -
Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. Italian prime minister and dictator “Benito Mussolini” invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Japan invaded China in 1937. And Hitler marched into Austria in the year 1938. Japan, Germany, and Italy withdraw from the League of Nations -
Adolf Hitler became a leader of the country. He directed aggression to the Jewish population. He had declared himself "fuhrer" -
King Edward VIII of England has given up his throne to marry Wallace W. Simpson the love of his life. -
Germany takes over Poland. Great Britain has declared war on Germany. Suddenly, European people are fighting against each other. The U.S. also entered the war in December, 1941. -
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Battle of Britain anger with Nazi bombings of the military bases and London, known as the Blitz. Britain's Royal Air Force was greatly victorious on its defense of the U.K. -
Germany invaded France which invaded between Germany and Italy most of Western Europe was controlled by Germany except for England. -
Japanese Navy launches a surprise attack and The United states officially declares war on Japan. -
During World War 2 the United States car makers switched from making cars to making war materials and the U.S made a air raid across Tokyo. -
Soviet Union - Battle of Stalingrad- One of the most bloodiest war in WW2 -
Battle of Berlin- Against the British Royal air force against Nazi Germany -
Hitler committed suicide with his wife by ingesting cynide pill and then shooting himself -
Japan formally surrenders after from the two atomic bombs and World War has ended -
Franklin D. Roosevelt died from hemorrhagic stroke -
The United States launches two atomic bombs above hiroshima and Nagasaki which are cities killing over 80,000 people -
President Truman approves the hydrogen bomb construction saying that the bomb is bigger than the hiroshima “Little boy” -
Post baby Boom begins at birth rate rose dramatically by veterans returning home -
Korean war started between North Korea and South Korea -
New things came along through transcontinental and colour T.V and Rock and Roll was introduced -
King George VI died due to a heart attack -
The immigration and Naturalization Act- establish a new migration policy -
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation acceded to the throne at age 25 upon from her father’s death. -
The korean war ended and both occupied the same territory from the start -
The first atomic submarine was launched by the U.S -
Ellis Island in New York closes as a point of Immigration.