Overview The 1940s witnessed the worst military conflict in world history. Out of more than 70 million combatants from 70 different countries, the editors at Digital History estimate about 17 million dead, including about 400,000 American military personnel out of…
Category: World War II
1930s
Overview When Franklin Roosevelt took the oath of office as president on March 4, 1933, the nation’s economic crisis had become the most severe in its history. Not only was unemployment rising and poverty widespread, but the banking system appeared…
ESSAY –Election Day 1944
In Fall 2010, Dickinson College student Ben Lyman explored the challenges of soldier voting during the 1944 presidential election. The GI and the Ballot: Election Day 1944
EXHIBIT –Remembering America Since 1945
In spring 2015, Dickinson students in History 118 (US Since 1877) conducted oral histories and produced essays with multi-media appendixes (such as podcasts or videos). Several of these extraordinary projects have been featured in this Storify essay summarizing their work.…
MAP –Growing Up
This map built from snippets from Russell Baker’s memoir Growing Up (1981) offers a vivid snapshot of life in early twentieth century America. Additional resources for this map can be found at the US Since 1877 course site. Growing Up resources