Photo album (1929-1945)

By: Michael Slayton

Block: D

Date: 1-16-07

The depression

New York city 1929.

Concerned citizens

flood wall street during

the Stock market crash

of October 29, 1929. This

was the beginning of the

great depression.

Beggars

A feeding line During

the great depression.

These were common

because people were

jobless due too the

the economy crash.

Homelessness Here a Man waitsat a homeless bureau.This scene was all to common withthe great depressionwhen over 24% of the workforce wasjobless.

Discrimination

A place for White

people only to get

food during the

depression. An

example of racism

during the great

depression Era.

MilitaryBefore America’s

Involvement in

WWII, goods such as

gasoline and guns were

being sent to

England and France.

To help their war Effort.

America’s IsolationismDuring the time ofHitler absorbingmuch of Europe, America ignoredmuch of what washappening. America believed isolationismwas the right choice because it was decidedAmericas involvementIn WW1 was a costlymistake.

German propaganda

Nazi’s filled the

heads of the German

people with propaganda

in order to convince them

that they were right. Other

forms of propaganda were

book burning and

eliminating all other political parties.

Non-aggression pact

In 1939 the Soviet Union’s

ruler, Joseph Stalin knew

that Hitler would eventually

want to invade the Soviet

Union. Knowing this, he

signed the signed the

Non-aggression pact.

Japan

In February 1942, the Japanese took land such as Wake island, Hong Kongand the Gilbert islands. TheJapanese even managed to take Singapore which wasknown as one of the worldsstrongest fortresses. In Marchthe Japanese took multiplepacific islands as well.

Pearl Harbor

“December 7, 1941 a

date which will live in

infamy. The United

States was suddenly

and deliberately

attacked by naval and

air forces of the empire

of Japan.” -FDR

Interment camps

After the pearl harbor

attack of 1941, many

Japanese-Americans

were placed in

internment camps.

This picture was

taken at a camp in

Tule lake, Oregon.

recycling

The military would

come through towns

across America

collecting recycling

to help the war effort.

The metal was melted

and used to build

war ships, planes, jeeps

and tanks.

Rationing

During WWII, things

such as sugar, rubber,

and gasoline were

rationed to help the

war effort. In this

picture Americans

are standing in line

waiting for their ration

of sugar.

Enlistment

During WWII men

stood in line to

enlist in the Army.

Recruitment centers

experienced long

lines after the media

exposed what was

happening in WWII

Women and WWII

During WWII, women

for the first time started

working in factories.

Their efforts produced

the icon “Rosy the Riveter.”

Also known as the working

women.

D-Day

June 6, 1944. The

U.S. invades German

occupied Normandy,

France. This was the

first major battle

against Germany.

Concentration Camps

This was just one

of the concentration

camps the Germans

set up for Jews. 1942

was when some of the

first extermination camps

were made. these camps

were liberated by the allies

between 1943 and 1945

Iwo Jima

The 36 day battle of

Iwo Jima was between

the U.S. and Japan.

The Marines in this

photo held this flag up

despite being shot at.

This photo enthralled

the American public with

its display of heroism.

German Surrender

On May 7, 1945

Alfred Jodl signs

the document of

unconditional

German surrender.

The document was

signed at Eisenhower’s

office in Reims, France.

Japan’s surrender

After accepting

the allies terms of

surrender, Japan

surrendered on

September 2 1945.

The surrender took

place on the USS

Missouri.