Sunday, March 15, 2015

Chapter 14 "brace up, america"

January 1938
Unemployment: 17.4%
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 121

Summary

Still in the depression, less server than it was in previous years, Americans were finally able to adjust to some extent and breathe. A meeting between Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Hitler at Munich were occurring but Roosevelt was aware that this was not likely stop war. During this time. the Mid Term elections were taking place, Roosevelt winning the election once more, leaving the Republicans without representation in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Hatch Act was passed in 1939, limiting the political activities by government that had proved especially useful during the presidential election. At the same time, a report made by the Associated Press about the cooperative farm experiment in Casa Grande was made by Robert Faul. As the events in 1938 began to unfold, Americans expressed their favoritism towards Europe by wanting to help support them with supplies and military support.

Key Terms:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Spencer
Father Divine
Casa Grande
The Big Book
Alcoholics Anonymous

Questions:

What were the main themes of the election of 1940?

Pictures:



Atlanta Georgia, 1932, March 16 2015, http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt



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