The document is a photo album that chronicles major events from 1929 to 1945, including the Great Depression, WWII, and its aftermath. It contains photos showing concerned citizens during the 1929 stock market crash, beggars in bread lines during the Depression, the homeless and jobless, discrimination, America's isolationism prior to entering WWII, German propaganda, Japan's attacks on Pacific islands, the internment of Japanese Americans, recycling and rationing efforts to support the war, enlistment lines, women entering the workforce as "Rosie the Riveters," the D-Day invasion, concentration camps, the Battle of Iwo Jima, the German and Japanese surrenders marking the end of the war in Europe and

1. Photo album (1929-1945) By: Michael Slayton Block: D Date: 1-16-07

2. The depression New York city 1929. Concerned citizens flood wall street during the Stock market crash of October 29, 1929. This was the beginning of the great depression.

3. Beggars A feeding line During the great depression. These were common because people were jobless due too the the economy crash.

4. Homelessness Here a Man waits at a homeless bureau. This scene was all to common with the great depression when over 24% of the workforce was jobless.

5. Discrimination A place for White people only to get food during the depression. An example of racism during the great depression Era.

6. Military Before America’s Involvement in WWII, goods such as gasoline and guns were being sent to England and France. To help their war Effort.

7. America’s Isolationism During the time of Hitler absorbing much of Europe, America ignored much of what was happening. America believed isolationism was the right choice because it was decided Americas involvement In WW1 was a costly mistake.

8. German propaganda Nazi’s filled the heads of the German people with propaganda in order to convince them that they were right. Other forms of propaganda were book burning and eliminating all other political parties.

9. Non-aggression pact In 1939 the Soviet Union’s ruler, Joseph Stalin knew that Hitler would eventually want to invade the Soviet Union. Knowing this, he signed the signed the Non-aggression pact.

10. Japan In February 1942, the Japanese took land such as Wake island, Hong Kong and the Gilbert islands. The Japanese even managed to take Singapore which was known as one of the worlds strongest fortresses. In March the Japanese took multiple pacific islands as well.

11. Pearl Harbor “ December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy. The United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan.” -FDR

12. Interment camps After the pearl harbor attack of 1941, many Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps. This picture was taken at a camp in Tule lake, Oregon.

13. recycling The military would come through towns across America collecting recycling to help the war effort. The metal was melted and used to build war ships, planes, jeeps and tanks.

14. Rationing During WWII, things such as sugar, rubber, and gasoline were rationed to help the war effort. In this picture Americans are standing in line waiting for their ration of sugar.

15. Enlistment During WWII men stood in line to enlist in the Army. Recruitment centers experienced long lines after the media exposed what was happening in WWII

16. Women and WWII During WWII, women for the first time started working in factories. Their efforts produced the icon “Rosy the Riveter.” Also known as the working women.

17. D-Day June 6, 1944. The U.S. invades German occupied Normandy, France. This was the first major battle against Germany.

18. Concentration Camps This was just one of the concentration camps the Germans set up for Jews. 1942 was when some of the first extermination camps were made. these camps were liberated by the allies between 1943 and 1945

19. Iwo Jima The 36 day battle of Iwo Jima was between the U.S. and Japan. The Marines in this photo held this flag up despite being shot at. This photo enthralled the American public with its display of heroism.

20. German Surrender On May 7, 1945 Alfred Jodl signs the document of unconditional German surrender. The document was signed at Eisenhower’s office in Reims, France.

21. Japan’s surrender After accepting the allies terms of surrender, Japan surrendered on September 2 1945. The surrender took place on the USS Missouri.