How The Great Depression Affected American Society

It was a cold stormy night in London’s streets. A raw and complete silence had just conquered the city, with the moonlight as the only witness to the bloody crime it has just taken place. A silence so quiet, it was distracting Peter from his emerging thoughts. Was this going to be the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? Peter stood up and began walking into the distance…
A great worldwide economic slump, known as the Great Depression, had just begun. What it was just supposed to affect American society, ended up virtually affecting every country in the world. However, this was no problem whatsoever to the young Spanish girl Camelia Toledo, who had recently moved to London for a new beginning; since she had just graduated from
When he wasn’t working as a teacher in an elementary school, he would work in a textile and clothing industry. At first, plenty of jobs for men were available in the textile field because men were considered less costly for the company. However, as the recession progressed, companies were cutting job positions to keep up with the still economy, that had plunged the country’s industrial sector into poverty. World trade had been paused, the value of British exports halved, and taxation on foreign imports kept increasing. Every day, as Arthur woke up to get to work, he lived with the fear that he might lose his
Several months passed since their first encounter happened but they felt as if they had known each other for longer than the 5 months they had been talking. Then on a beautiful spring evening, Camelia booked a reservation at one of London’s fanciest restaurants overlooking the city. She bought some vibrant red flowers and a box of delicious chocolates. Camelia told Arthur to get to the restaurant and 5:00 p.m. As soon as Arthur arrived, Camelia’s heart started speeding up so fast it felt as if it was going to get out her