During the Great Depression an estimated 17 million Americans were without work. At no point did the unemployment rate drop below 13% between the years 1929-1939, life in America was tough. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) like his predecessor former President Herbert Hoover was simply unable to stop the depression. However, the drums of war were heard in the distance as Adolf Hitler and Germany were rampaging throughout Europe. Winston Churchill doggedly persistent that America must join the fight against tyranny, was finally was able to pursued FDR to help those who had aligned against the Axis Powers. FDR went on the offensive an on January 6, 1941 during his annual Congressional address he proposed to Congress and the American public
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Expendable cash was commonplace due to government imposed rationing. However, savings account balloon and the future looked brighter than ever for young couples. Housing, appliance, automobile manufacturing, and production were up, and once the war was over couple had the money to spend. Wages for females lagged behind that of the men, but most women were thankful for what they earned, and put it to good use. Women and men after the war entered into trade schools or college and universities to obtain an education and better themselves, and make a better future for their children. However, the extended family began to erode. Young couples sought privacy as they made their way through life, no longer were they sleeping in a 2 bedroom apartment with other family members. They sought out their own apartments or homes. The elderly were pushed to the wayside as the youth movement began, and with that some might say the end of the extended family. The end of the war only brought more economic opportunities for all Americans as the nation industry began to rebuild Europe, and the Far East, once again the boom times and good time had come to the home of Uncle
Expendable cash was commonplace due to government imposed rationing. However, savings account balloon and the future looked brighter than ever for young couples. Housing, appliance, automobile manufacturing, and production were up, and once the war was over couple had the money to spend. Wages for females lagged behind that of the men, but most women were thankful for what they earned, and put it to good use. Women and men after the war entered into trade schools or college and universities to obtain an education and better themselves, and make a better future for their children. However, the extended family began to erode. Young couples sought privacy as they made their way through life, no longer were they sleeping in a 2 bedroom apartment with other family members. They sought out their own apartments or homes. The elderly were pushed to the wayside as the youth movement began, and with that some might say the end of the extended family. The end of the war only brought more economic opportunities for all Americans as the nation industry began to rebuild Europe, and the Far East, once again the boom times and good time had come to the home of Uncle