World War II

Pearl Harbor: In History, Pearl Harbour was important because of the attack on Pearl Harbour by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941. The attack not only brought the United States into World War II, but also resulted in the deaths of 2,400 Americans and 1,200 injuries. The attack led to the declaration of war by USA to Japan.

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Battle of Midway: The Battle of Midway is regarded as one of the most important naval battles of the Pacific Campaign of World War II that happened between 4th and 7th June 1942. It was where the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet.

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D-Day: D-Day, the Allied invasion of Northern Europe on June 6th, 1944, opened up a second front that forced Hitler to send forces west, which took pressure off the Russians. The greatest seaborne invasion in history was aimed at 80 kilometres of mostly flat, sandy beach along the Normandy coast.

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The Cinderalla Man

When the Great Depression hit it affected families in many ways. When the Great Depression first hit many people lost their jobs. As people were losing their jobs many couldn't afford to up keep their home, while some sold their personal items in their house; others couldn't afford to keep it and had to move out and leave. People couldn't afford to keep up the fashion and dressed in less appealing clothes. Families were lucky if they even had a meal for dinner, because no jobs meant no money. The number of homeless people increased which started the development of Hoovervilles; which were tents and shacks put in a big area of space for homeless and people that had lost their jobs and homes. Extra activities like leisure could no longer be done due to the fact they didn't have money for extra activities.

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The New Deal

The New Deal was a time after the Great Depression where programs where made to help citizens and people who had been badly affected by the Great Depression. The program FDIC was made to provide deposit insurance to ensure safety of depositors account. The SEC program was created to regulate the stock market. The TVA program was made to help farmers and made jobs in one of America's least modernized areas. The Social Security Act provided provided old-age pensions for workers, survivors benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind and physically disabled.The NLRA program banned unfair workplace practices in the private sector, prohibited employers from interfering with their workers’ attempts to form unions, and established the National Labor Relations Board to enforce the law. The FLSA controlled working conditions and hours.

Red Scare

The Red Scare was an intense fear of communism. The fear of communism was growing more in the United States after numerous countries were being taken over by the Soviet Union. This occurred during the late 1940s and early 1950s. One main cause for the red scare was the Anti-communism in America, and with all the immigrants coming into America at the time people weren't sure if they were apart of communism or not. One of the effects of the Red Scare was that majority of Socialists were barred from holding office. Another effect due to the Red Scare was that A. Mitchell Palmer led the government's anti-communist campaign know as the Palmer Raids. Many immigrants were sent back to their home land due to the Red Scare.

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Prohibition

The movement of the prohibition started in the early nineteenth century. Prohibition meant the consumption and sell of any alcohol was illegal and banned. The prohibition occurred between 1920 and ended in1933 in the United States.

 

A bootlegger was a person or people that made, sold, transported, or consumed alcohol during the prohibition.

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During the prohibition people had speakeasy's were illegal liquor stores, and/or nightclubs that sold alcohol. Most speakeasy's were held underground and only select few were aware of these illegal places due to the fact they were an illegal business and if were caught could do serious jail time.

 

 



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