THE LEGACY OF THE CIVIL WAR
Between 1861 and 1865, American North and South fought a civil war. when the nation expanded to the west, the interest of North and South were in conflict, because the South wanted to have slavery in the new territories but the North didn't. At the end of the war with the victory of the North, Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, freeing all slaves, but it doesn't last longer because began to pass laws limited these rights. there laws became known as "Jim Crow laws". They created a system of segregation and discrimination in the South that continues through the 60's. These laws affected voting, education, and the use of public facilities. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), Was born in Hyde Park, New York. Was the 32nd president of the United States and served for four terms. He was Democrat. He was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American politician, diplomat, activist, and FDR's wife. Was the longest-serving first lady of the United States. She did many achievements to the human rights. She was a big support for FDR to continued his political career after the polio. |
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn (1929-1939) in the history of the Western industrialized world. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and rising levels of unemployment as failing companies laid off workers. By 1933, when the Great Depression reached its nadir, some 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed and nearly half of the country’s banks had failed. Though the relief and reform measures put into place by President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped lessen the worst effects of the Great Depression in the 1930's, the economy would not fully turn around until after 1939, when World War II kicked American industry into high gear. WORLD WAR II Was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. There were two fronts: Allies (USA, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and China), and Axis (Germany, Italy, and Japan). It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The pre- war events included Italian invasion of Ethiopia, Spanish Civil war, Japanese invasion of China, Soviet japanese border conflicts and European occupations and agreements. |