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Overview of American History 1920-1950

Major Events in 1920-1950 World War I (28 June 1914 – 11 November 1918) The Great Depression(1929-1940) Dust Bowl (1930-1936) World War II (September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 )

World War I The war to end all wars. 28 June 1914 – 11 November 1918

The Great Depression 1929-1940 Began on “Black Thursday” 10/24/1929 12.9 million stocks were sold in one day, share prices fell 15-20 percent. Stock Market Crash in 1929 Bank Failures Reduction in purchasing Across the Board American Economic Policy with Europe Drought Conditions

The 1920s is commonly referred to as the Jazz age

The Jazz Age Occurred during the 1920s around 1918-1929s It is post World War I and pre Great Depression Its end was the great depression

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Is considered a accurate representation of the Jazz Age

Louis Armstrong- beautiful world

Dust bowl(1930-1936) A period of severe dust storms that caused agricultural damage. It was caused by severe draught.

McCarthyism McCarthyism was the irrational fear of communism which many capitalist countries in the world experienced. The term is coined after U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin It is particularly associated with the united states during the “Red Scare” era

Propaganda Propaganda was a tool used by the government to scare its citizens into fearing Communism. It was also used during WWII to support anti-Nazism.

Propaganda posters

More propaganda… Propaganda was used to gather support for the army.

Forest fires is a reference to Nazism.

Public enemy era(1931-1935) A term used in the United States to describe individuals activities that are seem as crimes and damaging to the society.

John Dillinger “Jack Rabbit” Born June 22nd 1903- “July 22nd 1934 Supposedly gunned down however there was some minor dispute about that. Escaped Crownpoint maximum security jail. The us department of justice offered $20,000 reward for his capture and 5,000 for information.

Corpse of Dillinger Taken from freeinfosociety.com It is a picture of the supposed corpse of Dillinger.

Al Capone “Scarface” (Jan 17th 1899- June 25th 1947) Bootlegged during the prohibition era of 1920s and 1930s Was actually once a shoe shiner

Famous movie adaptation

“Baby face” Nelson (December 6th 1908-November 27th, 1934) Famous bank robber.

Bonnie and Clyde Outlaw criminals, who were believed to have killed at least 9 police officers On May 23rd 1934 they were ambushed and killed by 4 Texas police officers and 2 Louisiana officers.

Ma Barker (October 8th , (1872- January 16th 1935) A legendary American criminal from the “public enemy” era. Famous for exploit of gang criminals in the Midwest.

Other minor events of interest Hindenburg disaster (May 6th 1937)

People in Entertainment President Herbert C. Hoover - Hooverville was named after President John Maynard Keynes - British economist, who had theories that brought the United States out of the depression. Oscar Micheaux - An outstanding black director, who proved that a black star system could exist. Jack Simmons Jr. - Found oil packets on his land, and figured out what oil rights were worth and made a fortune. Madame C. J. Walker -First American woman, black or white, to earn a million dollars.

World War II

Cause of World II Problems with the Treaty of Versailles in German. The invasion of Poland by the Nazi German in 1939. The invasion of Japan in Manchuria. The attack of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The rise of Nazi German under Hitler.

Pearl Harbor Attack

Quiz 1.What are some of the major events during this time period? 2.What was the main cause to the Great Depression? 3.Why was propaganda was use during the war? 4.Who was John Dillinger and what did he do? 5.What did Al Copane did as for a living?

Quiz (Con’t) 6. When did the Dust Bowl occur? 7. What were some of the cause of World War II? 8. What is McCarthyism? 9. Who was Baby Face Nelson and what did he do? 10. What was the Jazz Age and when did it occur?

Work Cited William H. Young, Nancy K. Young The Great Depression in America: A Cultural Encyclopedia Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007 Time-Life Books, Loretta Britten, Time-Life Books, Paul Mathless The Jazz Age: The 20s. Time-Life Books, 1998 Robert S. McElvaine. Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. MacMillan Reference Books, 2003

Work Cited (Con’t) Allida Black, June Hopkins. "The Great Depression." 2003 http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/great-depression.htm George Laughead. WORLD WAR II HISTORY, WW2 1939-1945. 1993 http://vlib.iue.it/history/mil/ww2.html.