The causes and effects of the Great Depression-
A lot of people were invested in the stock market, which was a vicious world of lies and corrupt business men. With the creation of 'credit' people begun spending a lot more than they actually had. Thus everyone was in debt and then... people stopped buying. Not only did they not have the money, they had all that they wanted to buy. Money was no longer exchanging hands. Companies downsized; less jobs. As result, we stopped trading with other countries and thus hurt them as well.
Impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal-
The Great Depression hurt us and other countries pretty badly. Farmers were probably hurt the most. The New Deal was like our saving hand. It put us in huge debt but also had many construction projects. New programs for the elderly, poor, and workers. Education and agricultural were also big for programs. Republicans went down and Democrats ruled the 1930's. The first new deal helped businesses, railroads, and the welfare of the economy. The second new deal was centered on the people.
Causes, Effects, and Major Events of WWII-
It started when Hitler invaded Poland and later France. We felt that it was our duty to stop him. Hitler's motivation for doing this was to restore Germany to her former glory. The war brought out the giant in America. Back then people actually got involved and America prospered to the point to taking us out of our depression. Its major events were- D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Island Hopping, Pearl Harbor, VE day and VJ day, Holocaust.
How/Why We Won-
We won primarily because of our homefront. We produced enough to almost single handedly fuel the Allies. It also helped that Hitler lost his cool and fired all of his hardcore generals and lost to the Soviet Union. We also had the atomic bomb and we had 'magic'.
Causes, Effects, and Major Events of the Cold War-
The Cold War was an economic power struggle between us and Russia. We hated communism and they hated democracy. Nobody wanted war which is why it stayed economic. There was the space and weapons races. The cuban missile crisis is the closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war. We came out on top and have been a lone superpower ever since-though we are slowly losing that status if you ask me.
Causes, Effects, and Major Events of the Korean Conflict-
Again, communism vs democracy. North Korea wanted to unite South Korea under a Communist government and we intervened to prevent, what we called, the 'domino effect'. Communist China intervened on behalf of their communist buddy, North Vietnam and pushed us back as far as they could. The United Nations decides to finally get involved and we push back. They pushed us to the halfway point and then we called a stalemate and left. We promised to help South Korea if the North ever invaded again, but that was apparently a lie.
Causes, Effects, and Major Events of the Vietnam Conflict-
Vietnam wanted independence from France, who said no. Communist leader, "Uncle Ho" led the revolution against them to free his country. We intervened because of our little 'domino effect' theory. The major events were the Tet Offensive; the Viet's launched a big attack and lost - when our citizens figured out the government was lying to us, My Lai Massacre; our troops killed 500 civilians, Kent St. Massacre; soldiers earned the titles baby-killers, rapists, killers, and they maimed vietnamese civilians. Then Nixon became president and bombs Cambodia and Laos. We left, with some kind of honor. Later, the communists would attack again and our pres, Ford, would not intervene- thus they are now communist too.
Causes, Effects, and Major Events of the Persian Gulf Wars and the War on Terror.
Afghanistan-9-11. Osama Bin Laden has recently passed and the war continues.
Iraq-we believed Sadam Hussein had WoMD. He did not, from what we found, but we killed him anyway.
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