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Great Depression and WWII

Great Depression and WWII. Roaring 20s End. In 1929, Stock Markets and Banks Crashed, meaning people lost nearly everything. Unemployment swept the nation as many Texans started leaving to find work. Unemployment for Minorities was twice that of the entire population.

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Great Depression and WWII

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  1. Great Depression and WWII

  2. Roaring 20s End • In 1929, Stock Markets and Banks Crashed, meaning people lost nearly everything. • Unemployment swept the nation as many Texans started leaving to find work. • Unemployment for Minorities was twice that of the entire population. Famous Picture during the Great Depression.

  3. Dust Bowl • Dust Storms blanketed farms and ranches. • Droughts and high winds created these and they destroyed farms. Dust Storms could reach up to 1000 feet high!!

  4. New Deal in Texas • Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President in 1932 winning 90% of Texans vote. • His recovery plans were known as the New Deal. • The New Deal was a wide range of recovery plans to rebuild the nation; from the National Youth Administration (NYA), to the Public Works Administration (PWA). • Works Progress Administration (WPA) hired 600,000 Texans.

  5. New Rights for Mexican Americans • The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), was founded by Ben Garza in 1929. • LULAC fought to desegregate the schools in Del Rio. • LULAC still fights for Civil Rights today!

  6. Trouble Across the Seas • While America was rebuilding, Germany (Hitler), Japan (Hirohito) and Italy (Mussolini) had new dictators come to power and signed a treaty with each other. • Hitler and the Nazi Party took control of Germany in 1932, seven years later invades Poland; Starting World War Two.

  7. America enters the War December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor is Bombed by Japanese Fighter Pilots. One day later America declares war on Japan. • Germany declares war on America. • 45,000 German, Italian and Japanese-Americans were held in Prisoner of War Camps (POW) from 1942-1945. Attack on Pearl Harbor

  8. Sides of the War • Germany • Japan • Italy • Soviet Union (until 1941) • England • China • France • Soviet Union (After 1941) • America Axis Powers Allied Powers

  9. Home Front • Women were given new opportunities during the war to work in factories. • The Fair Employment Practices Committee made sure minorities were treated fairly. WWII Poster

  10. Ending the War • America fought the war on two fronts, helping the Soviet Union fight off the Germans in Europe (Army, Marines, Air Force). In addition to fighting the Japanese in Asia (Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard). • After being surrounded following the Battle of the Bulge, Germany surrenders in 1945. • After being devastated twice by Atomic Bombs, Japan surrenders in 1945.

  11. Atomic Bomb dropped on Japan

  12. f This picture was accidently taken on the shores of Iwoa Jima

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