THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL
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The New Deal
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US entering WWII
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the hard work of American people
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nothing ____ we are still in a depression
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, the United States found itself in the war it had sought to avoid for more than two years. Mobilizing the economy for world war finally cured the depression.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the war, more than 12 million Americans were sent into the military, and a similar number toiled in defense-related jobs. Those war jobs seemingly took care of the 17 million unemployed in 1939. Most historians have therefore cited the massive spending during wartime as the event that ended the Great Depression.
Detailed explanation-3: -A combination of the New Deal and World War II lifted the U.S. out of the Depression.
Detailed explanation-4: -The War put the American people back to work. In 1940 the unemployment rate was at 14.6%. In 1941 the employment rate had dropped to 9.9% and by 1944 had dropped to 1.2% (Hing 1). “War expenditures soon revived the economy.