The Great Depression Part 7 of 7 – Arsenal of Democracy

Created on Monday, 04 May 2009 18:17

After signs of recovery in 1937, the economy crashes again as tens of thousands attempt to move West in search of jobs. Resentment in the West grows against the "Okie" immigrants. The 1939 World's Fair's focus is on peace as WWII dawns. Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath is published and Pearl Harbor is attacked as the Great Depression is displaced in the American Mind. 

 

The Great Depression Part 4 of 7 – We Have a Plan

Created on Monday, 04 May 2009 18:11

Upton Sinclair runs for the California governorship, terrifying big business and spurring the evolution of mass media propaganda techniques. Unions virtually shut down San Francisco as strikes grow across the nation.