INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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passage of the Social Security Act
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beginning of World War II
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reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940
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announcement of the Marshall Plan
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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: -Contrary to popular belief, the “public works program” known as World War II did not end the Great Depression; it ended the New Deal. The end of the war brought federal spending and tax cuts and the repeal of the Smoot-Hawley tariffs.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Depression was a worldwide event that started in the United States in 1929 and lasted through 1939. Historians believe that the Great Depression certainly was one of the reasons that caused World War II.
Detailed explanation-4: -Among the suggested causes of the Great Depression are: the stock market crash of 1929; the collapse of world trade due to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff; government policies; bank failures and panics; and the collapse of the money supply.