Powerpoints of American History

The Great Depression
the New Deal

177 slides Powerpoint

Casues of World War II
133 slides Powerpoint

World War II
237 slides Powerpoint
US Foreign Policy in the
Cold War Truman to

KennedyEra
128 Powerpoint slides

Analyzes the major causes of the Great Depression and its effects on society. Traces the response to the crisis with an emphasis on the expanded role of the federal government in society and the economy with the New Deal policies.

An investigation of the international climate that led to World War II including the Treaty of Versailles, varied national responses to economic crises, the rise of totalitarian regimes and their desire for territorial expansion, and the United StatesŐ isolationism.
Begins with HitlerŐs invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ends with the U.S.Ős atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945. Discusses military, diplomatic, and political events including an exploration of the homefronts, especially the role of women and minorities. Delves into the major events in the Cold War period including the Truman Doctrine, Berlin Blockade, creation of NATO, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban missile crisis.

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1. Legacy of World War I
2. U.S. International Relations 1919-1939
3. Rise of Totalitarian Regimes
4. The March to War
5. U.S. September 3, 1939-December 7, 1941
1. Legacy of World War I
2. U.S. International Relations 1919-1939
3. Rise of Totalitarian Regimes
4. The March to War
5. U.S. September 3, 1939-December 7, 1941
1. Europe at War; Sept. 1939 - Dec. 1941
2. Battle of the Atlantic
3. Eastern Front, June 1941 - July 1943
4. America Attacked, War in the Pacific; Dec. 1941 - June 1942
5. North Africa, Sicily, and Italy
6. America goes on the offensive in Pacific
7. United States home front
8. D-Day to surrender of Germany
9. The decision to drop the A-bomb
1. 1940's
2. 1950's
3. 1960's