1. The United States of America -- A Historic Overview 1930-1945
Spring 2011

2. The Great Depression(1929~1939)

3. What is the Great Depression?
A severe worldwide economic depression
Began with the Wall Street Crash of October, Lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s.
longest, most widespread, deepest depression of the 20th century.
originated in the U.S.

4. What caused the Great Depression happened?
“Black Thursday”, October 24, 1929
12.9 million shares of stock were sold in one day.
causing a stock market crash.
From there, it quickly spread to almost every country in the world.[1]

5. Effects of the Great Depression
Widespread hunger
Poverty
unemployment
Worldwide economic crisis

6. FDR(Franklin D. Roosevelt)
32nd President of United States
Leading U.S during Great Depression and WWII
Launched legislation “New Deal”

7. New Deal Date: In 1932 Leader - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Solutions
- Create jobs, allow unionization, and provide unemployment insurance.
Programs
- Social Security, the SEC(Securities and Exchange Commission), and FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

8. US Involvement in World War II (WWII)
December 7, 1941
D-Day
The Enola Gay

9. The day,7th December 1941
Japan attacked on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Also, Japan declared war on Britain and the United States after attacking.
The US president, Franklin Roosevelt, mobilized all forces to declare war on Japan.

10. D-Day The day of Normandy Invasion by allied force (US and Britain)
Date:
June 6, 1944
Location:
Normandy, France
Result:
Decisive Allied (Britain, US) victory over Germany
Territorial changes:
Allied beachhead in Normandy, France

11. A map for the Normandy landings

12. The Enola Gay “The Enola Gay”
- The B-29 Superfortress bomber named after Enola Gay Tibbets.
6th August 1945, the final time of World War II, it became the first “atomic bomb drop” aircraft.
The bomb, named “Little Boy", was targeted at the city of Hiroshima in Japan and caused extensive destruction.

13. Credits The Great Depression picture available@
War II picture
General information

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