He took office in the depths of the Great Depression. He immediately called Congress to special session and declared a four-day banking holiday. The first "Hundred Days" of Roosevelt 's term were marked by the passage of 15 major laws. Some of the important legislative facts of his "New Deal" included: • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) - hired more than three million men to work on various projects. • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - used the Tennessee River to provide electricity for the
Joseph Stalin, however, was a cruel dictator. On December 6th, 1941, the Russians set a major counterattack on the Germans, forcing them to move back from
Relief short term actions designed to tide people over until the economy recovered. Franklin D. Roosevelt created the three r’s to lift the nation out of the Great Depression which relief had many factors to it like for example the (CCC) Civilian Conservation Corps worked from 1933 to 1942 to give public work to unmarried men or the unemployed. The (PWA) Public Works Administration was also formed was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. The last relief program made was the (WPA) Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works
In 1939, The 2nd World War began when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland, The United Kingdom and France declared war. During the months of May and June 1940, an evacuation at Dunkirk, France occured with the British and French being evacuated to Britain. Afterwards, Hitler prepared for an invasion of the British Isles and first sought to eliminate the Royal Air Force’s power, this failed over a 3 month air war with the UK winning, there are many reasons about who won. Although the determination of the British allowed them to keep on fighting with the help of radar as well, the United Kingdom won the battle of Britain because of the role of British Aircraft technology. The British deployed the Supermarine Spitfire earlier in the war to deal with the
Adams attended Harvard University, on a scholarship, at the age of sixteen; he went on the graduate in 1755 at the age of
The US entered World War II on December 1, 1941 after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The first battle for the US was Operation Torch (November 8, 1942). On July 25, 1943, Mussolini was forced to step down from power by the Fascist Grand Council. A new leader took over and formed a secret armistice with the allies on September 3. Then on D-Day-
The emperor of Japan sent a broadcast to his people reporting that the Japanese would surrender to the Americans and that "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage." Also that "the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb." This statement proves that no one else in this time has a weapon of such damaging results that it put the Japanese in fear of the Americans. American airmen announced to the people of Japan that "We are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man.
Destroy, by definition, is to reduce [an object] to a useless state as by rending, burning or dissolving and to injure beyond repair (Dictionary.com) In August of 1945 two B-29 bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The President of the United States at the time, Harry S. Truman made the choice to drop the bombs in hopes of ending WWII. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was dropped on August 6th 1945 and the bomb dropped on Nagasaki was dropped three days following. The bombs greatly impacted the course of the War and the future of the threat of the atomic bomb in wars.
The New Deal was basically the set of federal programs established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after being elected in 1933, in response to the calamity of the Great Depression, and lasting until the Second World War in 1942. People debate and argue on whether the “New Deal” was either a success or just a fail for society. Well there’s some claims for both opinions. A few reasons to why people think it would be a success is that Millions of people received relief, help with their mortgage, jobs and also from the alphabet agencies. The PWA and the TVA provided valuable economic, roads, airports, schools, theatres, dams, and more.
In the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt did everything he could to upset the Japanese, showing them as an aggressor (he stopped all oil exports to Japan, frozen all Japanese assets, gave loans to Chinese nationalists and supported the English - both nations were enemies of Japan). Pacific fleets long before December 7 informed Washington about the various anticipated threats. On September 4, Roosevelt received a 26-page document from the Naval Intelligence Bureau, containing a "confidential" clause describing in detail the spy actions of the Japanese. Before the attack, an Australian secret services told Roosevelt about the Japanese fleet sailing towards Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt ignored it.
For example, Poland was defeated on April 9, 1940, and they started invading neutral countries; along with other countries like Italy creating an alliance called the Axis. As time passed, more invasions happened like the Battle of Britain. Along with violating the Treaty of Versailles, Germany also violated the German-Soviet Pact by invading the Union, but they drove the Germans out (Holocaust Museum, n.d.). In June 1941, mass murder began. While on July 3, Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader, called for a scorched earth policy.
Who was John Quincy Adams By:Yale Kim John Quincy Adams was born on July 11,1767. His nickname is Old Man Eloquent. Abigail Smith Adams was his mother and John Adams was his father. John Quincy Adams had four siblings Abigail, Susan, Charles, and Thomas.
He had nice, successful and smart parents, and a good education. He got to spend a lot of time with his brother in London while they were studying together and probably shared many laughs. He was a successful politician, who got elected to the colonial legislature. Pinckney was a great military leader, serving his country in the revolution that gave us independence. He signed the Constitution, which gave us our rights!
country from religious, racial and ethnic groups. The coalition combined Catholics, southern Protestants, northern Jews and blacks from urban areas, labor union members, small farmers in the middle west and Plains states, and liberals and radicals. The Campaign and Election of 1940, Roosevelt decided to run a third term in office, breaking the tradition set by George Washington. Republicans chose Wendell L. Willkie of Indiana, FDR seemed strong even though he only campaigned from the White House.
June 6th 1944, probably the most important day in history. Not only for the United States but also for all of Europe. D-day started the fall of Nazi Germany who took over pretty much all of Europe during the time of Adolf Hitler. The United States got involved in WW2 because of another event called Pearl Harbor.