The New Deal and World War II With the Great Depression behind them, Americans tried to move forward facing

challenges of war and change.

The New Deal In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected

President. It would be his responsibility to come up with a plan to help the country deal with the effects of the Great Depression.

The Plan was called The New Deal. The New Deal

The New Deal• The New Deal set up programs to provide people with jobs

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) built dams on the Tennessee River to help produce electricity and control flooding.

Works Progress Administration (WPA) hired people to build public buildings such as airports and post offices

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that paved roads, planted tree, and built sewage systems

In North Carolina, the CCC built the Blue Ridge Parkway.

World War II Began in 1939, the Allied Powers (Britain, France,

and the Soviet Union) fought against Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

Sugar, gasoline, and other goods were rationed, or controlled by the government• Rations

The Allied Powers won the war in 1945

Pearl Harbor The United States joined the Allied Powers after

Japan bombed American ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor and the Effects

North Carolina’s Responsibility Military training camps

• About 361,000 North Carolinians joined the armed forces• Fort Fisher and Fort Bragg were important sites for military

Women served as doctors, nurses, and mechanics in factories