logging in or signing up World War I to the Depression (Karl-Erik Loime) britishstudies Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 15 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 31, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript World War I, Prosperity and Depression in the U.S.: World War I, Prosperity and Depression in the U.S.World War I: World War I 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 President Wilson quickly proclaimed the neutrality of the United States Absolute neutrality was difficult to achieve The government of the United States declares war against Germany: 6 April 1917.Reasons: Reasons Submarine Warfare and the Lusitania- 1195 people died, including 128 Americans. Economics- The U.S. had huge economic investments with the British and French. The Zimmermann telegram- Diplomatic proposal from Germany to Mexico to make war against the U.S. “Safe for democracy.”Home front: Home front The Committee on Public Information organized a propaganda campaign that portrayed Germans as barbarous Huns while stressing that Americans were fighting for democracy and freedom. The Espionage Act of 1917Statistics: Statistics U.S. Army Mobilized: 4,355,000 Killed in action: 36,931 Total dead: 120,144Roaring Twenties: Roaring Twenties Cars became common throughout the U.S. Radio became the first mass broadcasting medium . Cosmetics became extremely popular . 1st s olo flight across the Atlantic .Great Depression: Great Depression Started: 1929 Black Tuesday High unemployment, poverty, inflation From 1929 to 1932, about 5,000 banks went out of business.New Deal: New Deal Herbert Hoover lost the 1932 presidential election to Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt made a program called the New Deal The New Deal was a series of economic programsProhibition: Prohibition No alcohol in the U.S. Organized crime Al Capone T he Twenty First AmendmentPresidents : Presidents Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. RooseveltPanama Canal: Panama Canal Finished: 1914 Total cost: $639 Million (1914 dollars) $14.3 Billion (2007 dollars) 82-kilometres long 22, 000 men died because of yellow fever and malaria.Cinema: Cinema Hollywood- the center of the United States film industry. Big movie studios: Paramount pictures, Warner bros. Sound also became widely used in Hollywood in the late 1920sMusic: Music Blues music F irst exposure to black music, or "race music" as it was then known „Jazz Age“ Jazz bars became popular among white Americans, particularly young ones Louis Armstrong Ella FitzgeraldRobert Johnson: Robert Johnson Blues singer and musician Born in Mississippi Devil legend Master of the blues Died at age 27Empire State Building: Empire State Building Tallest building in the world 1931-1972 102-story 443,2m high Art deco style Seven Wonders of the Modern WorldThank You for your attention!: Thank You for your attention! You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
World War I to the Depression (Karl-Erik Loime) britishstudies Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 15 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 31, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript World War I, Prosperity and Depression in the U.S.: World War I, Prosperity and Depression in the U.S.World War I: World War I 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 President Wilson quickly proclaimed the neutrality of the United States Absolute neutrality was difficult to achieve The government of the United States declares war against Germany: 6 April 1917.Reasons: Reasons Submarine Warfare and the Lusitania- 1195 people died, including 128 Americans. Economics- The U.S. had huge economic investments with the British and French. The Zimmermann telegram- Diplomatic proposal from Germany to Mexico to make war against the U.S. “Safe for democracy.”Home front: Home front The Committee on Public Information organized a propaganda campaign that portrayed Germans as barbarous Huns while stressing that Americans were fighting for democracy and freedom. The Espionage Act of 1917Statistics: Statistics U.S. Army Mobilized: 4,355,000 Killed in action: 36,931 Total dead: 120,144Roaring Twenties: Roaring Twenties Cars became common throughout the U.S. Radio became the first mass broadcasting medium . Cosmetics became extremely popular . 1st s olo flight across the Atlantic .Great Depression: Great Depression Started: 1929 Black Tuesday High unemployment, poverty, inflation From 1929 to 1932, about 5,000 banks went out of business.New Deal: New Deal Herbert Hoover lost the 1932 presidential election to Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt made a program called the New Deal The New Deal was a series of economic programsProhibition: Prohibition No alcohol in the U.S. Organized crime Al Capone T he Twenty First AmendmentPresidents : Presidents Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. RooseveltPanama Canal: Panama Canal Finished: 1914 Total cost: $639 Million (1914 dollars) $14.3 Billion (2007 dollars) 82-kilometres long 22, 000 men died because of yellow fever and malaria.Cinema: Cinema Hollywood- the center of the United States film industry. Big movie studios: Paramount pictures, Warner bros. Sound also became widely used in Hollywood in the late 1920sMusic: Music Blues music F irst exposure to black music, or "race music" as it was then known „Jazz Age“ Jazz bars became popular among white Americans, particularly young ones Louis Armstrong Ella FitzgeraldRobert Johnson: Robert Johnson Blues singer and musician Born in Mississippi Devil legend Master of the blues Died at age 27Empire State Building: Empire State Building Tallest building in the world 1931-1972 102-story 443,2m high Art deco style Seven Wonders of the Modern WorldThank You for your attention!: Thank You for your attention!