World War II was a time of tremendous global turmoil and change. ... These endeavors provided a huge boost to the economy of the United States, advanced industrial technology, and provided more work opportunities for Americans. ... Another major cultural change brought on as a direct result of the United States' involvement in World War II was the role of women in society. ... During World War II, United States propaganda consisted primarily of print and radio media campaigns aimed at motivating everyday Americans to contribute to the war effort. ... World War II constitutes one of the mo...

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These programs were designed to promote recovery for the economy. ... Roosevelt understood that the stagnant nature of the American economy featured so much inactivity that the government had to be the source of all action, opening paths where job creation and growth could be evident. ... Before the New Deal, the form of capitalism that was practiced in the US and around the world was unsustainable. The trends toward concentration of wealth and a growing gap between rich and poor were very strong and the economy could not maintain itself due to the working people not being able to afford the ...

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First, it had a new attitude toward the economy and business. The war showed that cooperation between government and business could enrich the people and all aspects of economy. ... Third, it vowed to "defend the free world" from the advances of communism. ... It also said that the government could use "fiscal policy, it power of taxing and spending, to stimulate the economy"(Schulman 36)... (14) Watts depressed Johnson because, he was wondering why the world was still in turmoil after all the things that he had done. ...

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Before the Project was terminated during World War II, it left permanent monuments on the landscape in the form of buildings, bridges, dams, hard-surfaced roads, airports, and schools. ... As the wave of prosperity and the growth permeated the middle class of the United States, the economy depended on open international markets as well. Thus, rebuilding the economies of post-war Europe and Japan would guarantee American prosperity by providing an outlet for the nation's goods. ... These objective tendencies became obvious in the trend of the economy. ... Murrow began offering his wee...

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By 1934, the United States, along with the rest of the world, had been experiencing severe economic depression for almost five years. ... As a result of the increase in minimum wage and other wages, workers had more money available to spend, which helped to improve the economy. ... New Deal agencies and legislation made significant progress in the first year, but it takes considerable time for individuals to realize the effects of changes in the economy. ... The New Deal approach is considerably preferable to a wholesale change in the economic structure of the economy to Share Our Wealth&#x...

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The United States was becoming insensitive to what was happening to other democracies around the world. After World War 1 many Americans developed a strong sense of isolationism because they felt that we were tricked into the war and did not gain much compared to the amount of lives we lost. ... Between 1939 and 1941 our manufacturing output went up 54 percent and corporate profit almost doubled, helping the economy get back on track. nThe New York Times ran an advertisement on June 10th, 1940 stating that if the British and French fall then the United states would be alone in a barbaric world...

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After America's defeat of Japan in World War II, the French continued its colonial rule in Vietnam until 1954 when the Vietminh, Ho Chi Minh's communist army, defeated it once and for all. ... (this kind of repeats what youve already said) At the same time, the United States saw an opportunity to "modernized Vietnamese political and social institutions and introduced the country to the expanding international economy" (Lessons 11). ...

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During the early part of the Great Depression, the economy had ground to a halt as a result of the stock market crashing and the unemployment rates skyrocketed as businesses shut down. ... When the market crashed, all of these factors that were hidden by a general belief in permanent wealth and prosperous trends sent the economy into a tale spin. ... They were looking for someone with a plan that would help kick start the economy and bring prosperity back to the masses. ...

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Much like Obama's legendary ascent into the role of the world's most powerful man, Long's rise was quick and calculated. ... No matter how bad things got in Louisiana or how things unravel in our current economy, both politicians have a personal magnetism and larger-than-life personalities. ...

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After a brief period of recession, post-war America from 1921 onwards until 1929 grew to become one of the most economically powerful superpowers that the world had ever seen at the time. ... This worked as a basis for America to spend the next 8-10 years moving through a period of snowballing growth where industry, innovation & capitalism were allowed to boom in a way the world had never quite experienced before. ... Although America adopted an isolationist policy which frowned upon intervention in international conflict, they had instead spent the last 3 years taking over global industries ...

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Schivelbusch expresses that both the revolutionary states of Bolshevism and fascism as well as the reformist ones of the capitalist democracies, needed an architecture that would tower on behalf of, but also above, the people like a temple, inspiring trust, respect, and a quasi-religious sense of deeper meaning and community while at the same time showing the rest of the world who it was dealing with. Though The Hall of People in Berlin, the construction and expansion of roads and thoroughfares, and the implementation of state measures to control hygiene and traffic, militaristic planning of c...

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