Unit 12-Between the Wars
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Following World War I and failing to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, the United States entered into an era of isolationism. New technology and means of mass production were introduced, and the stock market promised wealth to any who invested. Prohibition and organized crime also were hallmarks of this decade. At the end of the 1920s, the market began a substantial correction which triggered a worldwide economic depression. President Hoover took much criticism which opened the door for Franklin D. Roosevelt who promised relief and recovery to Americans. FDR initiated the "New Deal, a series of agencies which provided work and economic relief for many Americans and most importantly, a glimmer of economic hope. |
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