The End Of World War I

The First World War fought from 1914 to 1918 was one of the largest and most brutal catastrophes fought in the 20th century. With nearly the entire European continent fighting a barbaric and everlasting war, the U.S. had eventually to get involved in order to reinitiate stability to Europe. Ultimately, the U.S. taking involvement in World War I had a profound political, economic, and social impact on the country. It increased government powers and solidified the nation’s leadership role in foreign politics. The U.S. emerged as the world 's greatest industrial power with increasing financial opportunities for minorities. At the same time anti-immigrant and anti- communist sentiments arose among many American citizens. And finally the war contributed to the massive migration of African Americans from the Southern to Northern states looking for employment and freedom and, first time allowed women to participate in jobs that were traditionally reserved for men.

The first world war was one of the most brutal and remorseless events in history; ‘the global conflict that defined a century’. Over nine million soldiers and a large amount of innocent civilians lost their lives. Empires crumbled, revolution engulfed Russia and America rose to become a dominant world power. Huge armies deployed new weapons of devastating effect from rifles and pistols to torpedoes and flame throwers. These weapons were used not only in the trenches but by tanks too. This was an advantage to those who were able to access such machinery as they could easily launch bullets and missiles at nearby enemy bases. The downfall of the tank was the fact it was unable to cross the trenches. Tanks were not the only pieces of equipment that could access this machinery but U boats and planes too. The British carried ‘bolt action rifles’ in which fired 15 rounds per minute at a minimum range of 1,400 metres away. This allowed the British to take out foes at a far greater range. By using machinery in which rules out the need for getting up close to the enemy was a great advantage during world war one. Soldiers ran from trench to trench attacking with all that they had. This resulted in a massacre as the soldiers running toward the trenches were shot down. Machinery such as machine guns and heavy artillery were the weapons used in the trenches. In modern day society, machine guns are the main weapons used by soldiers. This wasn’t the case around the 1914s. They took four

Economically the United States had its highs and lows. One would have not wanted to be an American during the time period of the "Great Depression". The depression lasted from 1929-1940 and brought hard times for any family across the continent. In Midwest families who relied on farming were hit with sudden and drastic economic droughts known as The Dust Bowl. Along with the depression came unemployment and sent the United States into a tailspin. These rates of unemployment were at all time highs. These times were as hard as they get if you are American. Although they developed programs to help people in the depression rebound from

After the wealthy and roaring 1920s, America entered one of the hardest economic crises in history in the late ‘20s and early ‘30s. The majority of people sank below the poverty line, but through the government and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (known as FDR), America was able to endure this time of struggle. The Great Depression lead to organizations such as the Public Works Administration and the National Recovery Administration which helped when so many Americans were unemployed, and struggling to stay healthy.

World War I the first of its kind would mark an entire generation; could what today is known as the lost generation have been avoidable or was President Woodrow Wilson just prolonging the inevitable by his neutrality. The following will guide you through a brief outline of the WWI and how one man 's justifications sent an entire nation to war.

At the peak of the Great Depression in 1932 over 12,060,000 citizens were unemployed and the rate of deflation exceeded 10% (John C. Williams1). Millions of individuals were starving on the streets and billions were lost on the stock market (History.com2). When Franklin Roosevelt released the New Deal in 1933, a plan to provide relief, reform, and recovery to the distressed country, Americans were in dire need of relief. President FDR acted quickly and implemented a series of programs aimed towards providing an immediate stop to the economic free fall and providing relief to his people (DPLA3). In his effort to reduce the severity of poverty and unemployment, FDR released programs to aid business and labor, farmers, housing and homeowners,

One would say that the Great Depression is one of the darkest times in American history. The Great Depression did not only affect the United States, but also other countries who were heavily invested in the United States, such as Germany and Great Britain. Following the crash of the stock market in 1929, the level of unemployment skyrocketed and economies around the world plunged. The United States faced those dark years until about the later part of the early 1930s, when things start to head in an upward trend. Some of this success could be contributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s implementation of the New Deal in an attempt to restore confidence in the economy, and the political system. Ultimately, it would still take years until the world economy and especially the United States economy was anywhere near its pre stock market crash levels. The success of the New Deal was short lived when the economy started to take a turn downward in the late 1930s, because FDR could not get enough demand to successfully implement his New Deal. In 1939 there was another positive trend with the beginning of World War II. Although the New Deal helped to restore confidence in the economy and the political system, nevertheless it was the spending of World War II that ended the Great Depression, because it lowered the level of unemployment, increased productivity, and helped to boost the United States economy upward, although capitalism still survived.

In 1929, the U.S. stock market crashed and the country was beginning to plunge into the largest economic depression they had ever experienced. Millions of people were losing their jobs and nobody could do anything. In 1932, the unemployment rate was at an all time high of 22.5% (Smiley 1983). In that same year, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president. He came up with the New Deal that could save the country from the depression. He started by trying to find people jobs in any field possible for the young men of the country. Many new organizations were founded to help every type of human in the United States. They eventually were able to lower the unemployment rate all the way down to 6% in 1941. It took nine years to get out of the depression.

In 1929, the stock markets crashed and the U.S entered the Great Depression. Many people became homeless and unemployed and there wasn't much they could do about their poverty. In 1932, FDR was elected for president and he made it his job to save America from the dark times. A document called the New Deal was created in 1933 and it consisted of the 3 R’s, Relief, Recovery, Reform. Although many people saw the New Deal being ineffective due to how many people who will still jobless and homeless but overall, the New Deal was effective because it allowed many people to get back onto their feet with jobs and homes and it was a huge part in fixing the economy.

The aftermath of World War I left a lasting impression on the 1920s because America entered the Great War later than the big European countries. This gave them an upper hand in their economic position since they did not spend as much money as France, Germany, and Britain did. This ignited their unprecedented affluence which had a domino effect in America’s society in terms of government’s relationship to business. Another effect of the First World War is the Red Scare and America’s prejudice and fear against the minorities shown through the immigration policies it established. These changes in the economy increased living standards, evidently seen through the consumer culture, progressive innovations, and increased consumption. This illusion of expanding prosperity came to an end with the stock market crash in 1929. This opened America’s eyes to their limits which make the 1920s a decade imperative for its legacy rippled throughout our history.

From 1929 to 1939, millions of Americans and investors were out of jobs and money. Due to one of the most tragic times in America, The Great Depression. Many were having trouble finding food for their families and keeping their family farms and homes. Though, not everyone suffered from this depression, it’s said that over 13 million Americans had lost their job by 1932. This time in history made many people depend on one another.

Before the 1930’s, the great depression in the 1929 became an issue for the economy as well as the stock market crashed. Many Americans were in poverty; which created a huge issue for the economy. Also, caused many unemployment issues. Roosevelt had to make a change in our economy; we all know it as the new deal. The new deal was such an important program for

At the beginning of the nineteen thirties, more than 15 million Americans were unemployed(The 1930s-Facts and Summary). At the time, Herbert Hoover was the president. He claimed that all Americans needed to get through the crisis was patience and self-reliance(The 1930s-Facts and Summary). In 1932, Americans elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt president, because they were dissatisfied with President Hoover’s methods of relieving national debt. FDR pledged to use his political power to help relieve the economic crisis. FDR created a role for government in American life with his New Deal project. While the New Deal did not end the economic depression, it offered a safety net to millions of Americans. Another thing

The Second World War significantly bolstered U.S. production, with one prime example of this being how during and after World War II, manufacturing jobs increased by a steady .4% annually until 1979 (Ghanbari, 3). This increase of manufacturing jobs led to a significant increase in the amount of employed workers in the United States, which was sorely needed after the events of the Great Depression (which left approximately 25% of Americans unemployed.) A direct result of this unemployment is a massive decrease in the GDP of the country, or the Gross Domestic Product. One of the biggest issues faced during the Great Depression was that of unemployment. During the Great Depression and up until World War II, about 25% of all Americans were classified as unemployed, which goes hand in hand with the decrease of production that accompanied it.

The end of World War II was not just the end of a war, but also the beginning of a tense and dynamic period that affected society on all levels. This “postwar” period, as it became known, shaped the world, as we know it today; likewise, the period was shaped itself both by the war that had preceded it, and the powerful forces that surrounded it. As the energy of fundamentally different ideologies, Communism and Democracy collided with advances in science such as the nuclear bomb, a dangerous environment ensued that created an atmosphere of paranoia throughout the world and especially, within America.