After World War 1, the period was good at start, the roaring twenties were roaring, there was a lot of money circulating and people were getting their human rights improved and everything seemed as if it was going well. In reality, people were over-investing and couldn't pay back loans or give money back to investors and this led to the thirties and the great depression. The great depression left many in complete poverty because unemployment was rampant. The people were starving and then FDR became the president and started to improve things, which is when WW2 came.