Before the War
World War II was born in the decades before Hitler's 1939 march into Poland. As the United States looked inward, dark forces grew beyond control and aggression went unconfronted. This section follows the path that Oregon and the world took to war.
The
Legacy of World War I and the Versailles Treaty
Oregon's
Roaring Twenties Bring a Mixed Record
Oregon
Weathers the Great Depression
A Specter
Abroad: The Axis Rises from Turmoil
Isolationism and Appeasement Fail
Preparing
for War: The Nation Shifts Gears
The Oregon
State Defense Council Takes Action