World War II through the 1970s Contemporary U. S.
History
HIS 105
(3 Pages | 1174 Words)
America as a country is still very young. It has overcome great obstacles not realizing
those still to come. With one world war down, the prosperity of the 1920s, and the onset
of the great depression America had to regain strength and start moving forward again.
The entire world had fallen into a great depression. World War I had left most of the
eastern hemisphere in shambles. America had fallen into its own depression and the
fear fell over all. The world soon faced another challenge. World War II would completely
change the world forever along with all the agreement between countries to help protect
all from a third world war breaking out. Fear of the spread of communism ran rampant
throughout America and Europe once the war ended and the Cold War along the conflict
with Vietnam. After World War II, many civil rights actions came to the forefront yet again
While the entire world was trying to come out of its depression, tensions between
countries arose and defenses began to fail.
Adolf Hitler, from Germany, took his chance at creating an empire with his own type of
government. He had very anti-Semitic views. He felt the German main race was far
superior to others and slowly built up his army. They started to move outside of Germany
taking over the surrounding areas. Americans were not too eager to jump into the battle
that ensued overseas. Scars from World War I still sat heavy with much of America. The
focus on domestic affairs at home had caused a sense of isolation from the rest of the
world. Also, some Americans had respect for Hitler. As a leader, he had pulled Germany
out of the economic depression they were in. Most other countries had not accomplished
that yet which is partly why they were not able to hold their defenses against the German
army. America made the decision to aid in the war before it was a part of the war. First
they sent supplies and material overseas to Britain and Russia. The axis powers that
consisted of Italy, German, and Japan, were spreading.
President Roosevelt and Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act as a way to provide
weapons and supplies to those they felt were vital to the defense of the United States.
As America’s role in World War II grew and more men were going off to battle, women
History
HIS 105
(3 Pages | 1174 Words)
America as a country is still very young. It has overcome great obstacles not realizing
those still to come. With one world war down, the prosperity of the 1920s, and the onset
of the great depression America had to regain strength and start moving forward again.
The entire world had fallen into a great depression. World War I had left most of the
eastern hemisphere in shambles. America had fallen into its own depression and the
fear fell over all. The world soon faced another challenge. World War II would completely
change the world forever along with all the agreement between countries to help protect
all from a third world war breaking out. Fear of the spread of communism ran rampant
throughout America and Europe once the war ended and the Cold War along the conflict
with Vietnam. After World War II, many civil rights actions came to the forefront yet again
While the entire world was trying to come out of its depression, tensions between
countries arose and defenses began to fail.
Adolf Hitler, from Germany, took his chance at creating an empire with his own type of
government. He had very anti-Semitic views. He felt the German main race was far
superior to others and slowly built up his army. They started to move outside of Germany
taking over the surrounding areas. Americans were not too eager to jump into the battle
that ensued overseas. Scars from World War I still sat heavy with much of America. The
focus on domestic affairs at home had caused a sense of isolation from the rest of the
world. Also, some Americans had respect for Hitler. As a leader, he had pulled Germany
out of the economic depression they were in. Most other countries had not accomplished
that yet which is partly why they were not able to hold their defenses against the German
army. America made the decision to aid in the war before it was a part of the war. First
they sent supplies and material overseas to Britain and Russia. The axis powers that
consisted of Italy, German, and Japan, were spreading.
President Roosevelt and Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act as a way to provide
weapons and supplies to those they felt were vital to the defense of the United States.
As America’s role in World War II grew and more men were going off to battle, women
