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    Unit 7 – The Great Depression and World War II

    National Recovery Act – 1933 Executive Order 9066 Israel Established – 1947
    Social Security Enacted – 1935 G.I. Bill – 1944 Berlin Blockade – 1948
    World War II – 1939 Truman Doctrine – 1947 Korean War – 1950
    The Grapes of Wrath – 1939 Marshall Plan – 1947 Red Scare - 1950

    Key Questions

    1) How bad did life get for Americans (considering all demographics) during the Great Depression?

    2) What were the long-term causes of the Great Depression and what steps taken by Herbert Hoover
    exacerbated the situation?

    3) To what extent did the reforms implemented by Franklin D. Roosevelt become permanent fixtures in
    American society?

    4) To what extent did World War II change the lives of American non-combatants?

    5) To what extent did the post-war peace of World War II differ from that of World War I, and what
    accounted for these differences?

    Presidents

    Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945


    Harry S. Truman 1945-1953
    Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961

    Key Quotes

    “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt – 1932

    “Besides, I had a better year than he did.” Babe Ruth – 1930

    “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy.” Franklin D. Roosevelt – 1941

    “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Rhett Butler – 1939

    “Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” Lou Gehrig – 1939

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