1. With the Great Depression behind them, Americans tried to move forward facing challenges of war and change.

2.  In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President. It would be his responsibility to come up with a plan to help the country deal with the effects of the Great Depression.  The Plan was called The New Deal.  The New Deal The New Deal

3. The New Deal set up programs to provide people with jobs  Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) built dams on the Tennessee River to help produce electricity and control flooding.  Works Progress Administration (WPA) hired people to build public buildings such as airports and post offices Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that paved roads, planted tree, and built sewage systems  In North Carolina, the CCC built the Blue Ridge Parkway.

4.  Began in 1939, the Allied Powers (Britain, France, and the Soviet Union) fought against Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)  Sugar, gasoline, and other goods were rationed, or controlled by the government Rations  The Allied Powers won the war in 1945

5.  The United States joined the Allied Powers after Japan bombed American ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941  Pearl Harbor and the Effects Pearl Harbor and the Effects

6.  Military training camps About 361,000 North Carolinians joined the armed forces Fort Fisher and Fort Bragg were important sites for military  Women served as doctors, nurses, and mechanics in factories