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ERA 8: 1929-1945

ERA 8: 1929-1945. The Great Depression and World War II. Rural poverty. Students learning about hygiene. Health education in the rural South. The Great Depression.

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ERA 8: 1929-1945

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  1. ERA 8: 1929-1945 The Great Depression and World War II

  2. Rural poverty

  3. Students learning about hygiene

  4. Health education in the rural South

  5. The Great Depression After the stock market crash in 1929, America’s economy went from bad to worse. More than twelve million people were out of work by 1932. Poverty was widespread, and Americans were desperate. President Herbert Hoover was unable to help. When FDR was nominated for President, he pledged a “new deal for the American people.” FDR was elected in 1932, and America stood on the brink of new era in social reform.

  6. A Depression-era family earning some extra money sewing baseballs

  7. Trading eggs and chickens for groceries during the Depression

  8. FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt with Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper

  9. Civilian Conservation Corps projects during the 1930s

  10. CCC Camps in Tennessee

  11. Giles County, Tennessee schools Shown above, a school for white children On the right, a “colored” school

  12. Soldiers leaving Nashville for World War II service

  13. Prisoner of War (POW) Identity Card from WWII

  14. Detail from WW II POW’s diary

  15. Cordell Hull (1871-1955) • Known as the “Father of the United Nations,” he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in establishing the United Nations • Hull served as United States Secretary of State under FDR for eleven years

  16. World War II Victory Garden

  17. Scrap rubber drive during World War II

  18. World War II broadsides

  19. World War II rationing

  20. Vultee Aircraft Plant in Nashville

  21. V-mail (Victory mail) from American Soldiers

  22. World War II Victory Parade

  23. Truman takes the lead in 1948 Vice-president Harry Truman became president when FDR died in 1945. When Truman asked Eleanor Roosevelt if there was anything he could do for her, she responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? You are the one in trouble now.” Despite polls predicting an overwhelming Thomas E. Dewey victory, Truman won the 1948 Presidential election.

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