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The Great Depression and World War II: 1929 to 1949 (Handbook to Life in America)
Golson Books
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Description for The Great Depression and World War II: 1929 to 1949 (Handbook to Life in America)
Hardcover. Two major historical events dominated the period from 1929 to 1949: the Great Depression and World War II. When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, economic hardship struck many American citizens. Meanwhile, World War II dominated the political arena. Num Pages: 287 pages, black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, index, bibliography, further reading lis. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Two major historical events dominated the period from 1929 to 1949: the Great Depression and World War II. When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, economic hardship struck many American citizens. Over the next 10 years the economy fell into a deep depression, alleviated only by vast government expenditures on wartime materials manufactured in the 1940s. Meanwhile, World War II dominated the political arena. Most significantly, the development and implementation of the nuclear bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed the practice of warfare and international diplomatic relations forever, ushering in the arms and space ... Read more
Two major historical events dominated the period from 1929 to 1949: the Great Depression and World War II. When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, economic hardship struck many American citizens. Over the next 10 years the economy fell into a deep depression, alleviated only by vast government expenditures on wartime materials manufactured in the 1940s. Meanwhile, World War II dominated the political arena. Most significantly, the development and implementation of the nuclear bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed the practice of warfare and international diplomatic relations forever, ushering in the arms and space ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Facts on File
Condition
New
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816071807
SKU
V9780816071807
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