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= = =Alabama in History  = = = = = = = = = =  = =Alabama during the Civil War =

The civil war brought excitement, change, and suffering to the people in Alabama. The Civil War began at Fort Sumter. It lasted from June of 1861 to April 12, 1864. The war was between the North and the South. After the war, many places in Alabama had to be rebuilt. Plantations and farms were set on fire. Schools and churches were closed. Transportation was ruined like rail-cars, rail steamboats, and rail stations were wrecked. by Satara



The Battle of Mobile Bay People died at Mobile Bay because there was a war there. There were 45,000 soldiers who died in the war. Thousands of families were left without fathers. They include Huntsville, Florence, Athens, and Selma. August 15, 1864 was and engagement of the American Civil War in which a federal fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut assisted by a contingent of soldiers attacked a smaller confederate fleet led by Admiral Franklin Buchanan and three forts that guard the entrance to Mobile Bay. The battle was marked by Farragut's seemingly rash but successful run through a minefield that had just claimed one of his ironclad monitors enabling his fleet. Located in Mobile County and Baldwin County Dates August 2-23, 1864. Who won? the Union army by Kaleb

Alabama during the Great Depression

The Great Depression began as a result of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. In 1930 was when it started. It was not during a war, but it happened after WWI.

The price of cotton dropped from 40cents to 5cents. The farmers didn't have enough to pay for the cotton production. Banks closed but some of the banks were opened and they used the money to help other people pay off the debt. Long lines of hungry people stood in line for a free bowl of soup and piece of bread. People didn't have a lot of money to buy clothes, shoes, and automobiles. A lot of Alabamians lost their jobs when factories closed during the Great Depression. People began to beg for jobs and money.

by Brooklyn

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World War II brought jobs, money, and people to our state. Suddenly, there were good jobs for nearly everyone, including women. Some women worked as welders at the shipyards in Mobile. They filled jobs left by men who had gone off to war.

Daily life at home also changed because of the war. During WWII, items such as meat, butter, sugar, and gasoline were rationed. Children collected metal items to be recycled for war needs. People also planted gardens as they had during WWI. These gardens were called "victory gardens".

Alabamians were part of a national "victory celebration" when WWII ended in 1945. But after the war ended the United States, including Alabama, faced new challenges. The demand for goods went up and prices across the nation rose sharply.

by Cassie



Hurricane Hugo
It happened in the U.S. and Virgin islands in 1989. It sank ships. It happened by low air and at the storm center. It went through Puerto Rico, South Carolina, North Carolina and eastern North America. It was 18 feet deep and it flooded a lot of states.

When Hurricane Hugo hit the southeastern part of the US and the surrounding area in 1989, high and stormy seas with dangerous waves sunk many ships and left them stranded in many areas. It caused over 10 billion dollars in damage. The winds were 160 miles per hour.

by Taylor