Mass Evacuation From the mid-1800s through World War II, the San Francisco Bay area was in constant turmoil with people of Asian decent. ... An article in the San Francisco Chronicle on May 20, 1942 printed: 100,000 Japs Now Cleared From Coast- Almost 100,000 Japanese have already been moved form their West Coast homes and farms, or are under orders to be moved, the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) reported here yesterday. ...

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. # Dorothea Lange started out as an independent portrait photographer in San Francisco. ... Near Lange's studio in San Francisco was a breadline set up by a wealthy woman known as the "White Angel." ...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, while campaigning for the presidency in San Francisco, gave a speech before the Commonwealth Club where he strongly stated, "The government should assume the function of economic regulation only as a last resort, to be tried only when private initiative, inspired by high responsibility, with such assistance and balance as Government can give, has finally failed."... The difference between today and the 1929 stock market crash was simply what Roosevelt told the people in his speech at San Francisco, " we are learning rapidly, in a severe school. ...

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"A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ," - John Steinbeck. This quote explains a lot about Steinbeck's life and his perspective on the time period in which he lived. The majority of the America at the time was sad, and it seemed easy for many to just give up. Steinbeck lived in a time period that ...

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English history is wrought with bouts of war, famine and chaos and near destruction of all British livelihoods. From the times of the Anglo-Saxon wars of pre-middle ages to the struggle for hegemonic power with Spain and France over colonization rights and the system of mercantilism. England has b...

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More than Just Time In each decade, there exist certain pastimes that come about as a result of the events and culture of that era. These types of leisure allow the people an "escape- from everyday life. Beginning in the nineteenth century, in America, this diversion became baseball. Although actually begun in the early 1800s as an American variation of the English game of Rounders, it was very casual and unceremonious at first, with rules fluctuating from place to place. In 1845, a more formalized version of baseball came into existence with the invention of the modern baseball field by A...

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The significant of women during the WWII.. The great effect the war had was change. In the war a lot of changes occur not only in the U.S. but all so in the globe. WWII a lot of people gave their lives to fight for what they believed. Not everyone who was involve in the war stood on the...

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World War II Review Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland World War II begins Nov. 30, 1939 Russia invades Finland o Beginning of the Russo-Finish War The war is over the Soviet demand for Finland to relinquish naval bases and territory to the Soviets Russia wins the war (they outnumber Finland 10-1), but suffer huge casualties Convinces Hitler that it is time to invade Russia May 10, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister o Rallies England to resist planned German invasion (OPERATION SEA LION) Pro-German...

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