Emergence Of Modern America: The Depression - The Depression Abroad

After World War I, Europe faced severe economic challenges, while the U.S. remained relatively stable. The 1930s saw the rise of fascist dictators like Hitler and Mussolini, who promised prosperity at the cost of liberty. Their aggressive expansion threatened global democracy. The U.S. public, wary of war, supported neutrality laws. However, when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, World War II began. Roosevelt maintained neutrality to preserve public support for the New Deal, but an attack on American soil eventually forced the U.S. into the war.

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