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Course 6 of 8 · 1917 to 1945

World Wars and the Great Depression

Three hard decades that tested the country at home and abroad.

6 modules · 24 lessons

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The story in brief

America enters the First World War, then enjoys jazz, cars and radio in the twenties, and women win the vote. The crash of 1929 ends the party and the Great Depression begins.

Roosevelt's New Deal changes the role of government, and then the war returns. From Pearl Harbor to D-Day and the Pacific, this course follows how a divided, weary country became the arsenal of democracy.

Three moments to know

  1. 1917

    America enters the First World War

    After years of neutrality, the United States joins the Allies and sends the Doughboys to France.

  2. 1929

    The stock market crash

    Share prices collapse in October, and the Great Depression follows.

  3. 1944

    D-Day

    Allied forces land in Normandy on June 6, opening the road to victory in Europe.

What you will learn

From 1917 to 1945 America went through two world wars, a boom and the worst economic crisis in its history. This course follows those three decades.

  • Follow America from neutrality to the First World War and see what the Doughboys did in France.
  • Enjoy the Roaring Twenties, with jazz, cars and radio and see women win the vote in 1920.
  • Understand the crash of 1929, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl and the debate over the New Deal.
  • Watch America become the arsenal of democracy and enter the war after Pearl Harbor.
  • Follow American forces from North Africa to D-Day and from Midway to Iwo Jima, and end with the atomic bomb in 1945.

Inside the course

6 modules and 24 short lessons, in the order the app teaches them.

Module 1 · 4 lessonsAmerica and the First World War
  1. 1Why America Joined the First World War
  2. 2The Doughboys in France
  3. 3The Home Front and Wilson's Peace
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 2 · 4 lessonsThe Roaring Twenties and Votes for Women
  1. 1The Fight for Women's Votes
  2. 2Jazz, Cars and Radio
  3. 3Prosperity and Prohibition
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 3 · 4 lessonsThe Great Depression and the New Deal
  1. 1The Stock Market Crash of 1929
  2. 2Life in the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl
  3. 3Roosevelt and the New Deal Debate
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 4 · 4 lessonsFrom Neutrality to Pearl Harbor
  1. 1War Breaks Out in Europe and Asia
  2. 2The Arsenal of Democracy
  3. 3Pearl Harbor
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 5 · 4 lessonsWar in Europe: North Africa to D-Day
  1. 1North Africa and Italy
  2. 2D-Day: The Normandy Landings
  3. 3The Bulge and Victory in Europe
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 6 · 4 lessonsVictory in the Pacific and the Atomic Bomb
  1. 1From Pearl Harbor to Midway
  2. 2Island Hopping to Iwo Jima and Okinawa
  3. 3The Atomic Bombs and the End of the War
  4. 4Let's Review

Finish all 6 modules to earn the World Wars and the Great Depression certificate of completion, part of Premium.

Start World Wars and the Great Depression in the app.

Short lessons, questions along the way and a certificate when you finish.

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