Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected
President brought the nation out of the Great Depression
Guided us through most of World War II
Established the Social Security System
Established the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Reformed the national banking system
Established the Tennessee Valley Authority
Established the Works Progress Administration
Formed the National Industrial Recovery Act |
Harry S Truman became President
Established the Marshall Plan, which rebuilt Europe after World War
II
Established the Truman Doctrine, calling for U.S. intervention where
necessary to protect nations from communism
Established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
| Adlai Stevenson ran unsuccessfully for President; also in 1956 |
| Democratic-controlled Congress passed the first civil rights legislation
in 85 years |
| John F. Kennedy elected President |
| Created the Peace Corps |
Negotiated a treaty banning atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons
John F. Kenney assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson became president
Formation of the Great Society programs and the War on Poverty |
| Passage of the Civil Rights Act |
| Creation of Medicare |
| Robert Kennedy assassinated |
