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    The social effects during the great depression. In the early 1930’s there was the great depression. This was caused when the market went into recession and did not recover causing the markets to crash and people lost all of their money. The great depression effected all of the people in many ways‚ one of the ways was socially. Firstly: The most effected people were the working class. Secondly: The class which was effected a little was the middle class. Finally: The class which was hardly effected

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    Most everyone has at least heard of the Great Depression that hit America by storm in the early twentieth century. Even though people are taught about the Great Depression‚ I personally think that a lot of people do not understand the severity that it caused and the livelihoods that it forever changed. The Great Depression‚ which lasted over a period of ten years‚ resulted in a lot of heartache for many nations worldwide (Fraser‚ 2010). As for the United States‚ the worst of the Great Depression

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    causes of the depression

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    nineteenth century the United States has underwent numerous recessions or panic. None of them were as a serve or endured as long as the Great Depression. There has been much argument over what were the causes of the Great Depression. Following in the 1930’s‚ the depression remains the most important economic experience in the United States history. There are many factors that caused the Great depression: one of the causes was structural weakness and specific events that turned it into a major depression

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    the product side‚ strong research enabled the company to broaden its product line‚ starting with light bulbs but growing into vacuum tubes‚ radios and X-ray tubes by the 1930s (Barlett‚ 2009 p.332). When the Great Depression happen Philips build local production facilities to protect his foreign sales of product. In the late 1930s‚ with the anticipation of the war Philips had to transfer overseas assets to British and North American corporation but most of the vital research laboratories to Redhill

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    History Dirty Thirties

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    The Dirty Thirties In the 1930’s‚ Canadian had been involved into a very difficult challenge called the Great Depression. During the period of Great Depression many different institutions and groups in Canada responded ineffectively. Canadian government was one of the groups who did not responded effectively to the challenge. The reason why Canadian government did not responded effectively was because‚ Canadian government had never face a huge economic problem similar to the Great Depression

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    Dust Bowl

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    grow an effect on the Great Depression. But first‚ what was the Dust Bowl? The Dust Bowl was severe dust storms that caused soil erosion in the 1930’s. "In the middle thirties these wind-driven dusters darkened the midday sky and carried off millions of tons of precious topsoil as far as Washington DC and New York City." The unbearable dust storms of the 1930’s were all due to farmers over-plowing‚ the prolonged drought‚ as well as depopulation‚ which also affected the Great Depression by adding on

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    Summary: The Dust Bowl

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    The Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl began on April 14‚ 1935. It followed the drought of 1930‚ which left the farmlands on the Great Plains dead and dry. Farmers discontinued farming and left the crops open to the strong winds. Winds grew and continued to pick up the loose‚ dry soil forming clouds of dust. The vast grasslands that once occupied this region were killed due to over grazing and the three-year long drought. The lands were easy eroded by the wind without the protection of these thick

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    The stock market crash in 1929 had a devastating effect on the American citizens and people around the world. Thousands of men and women were out of work‚ banks were closed‚ people lost all their hard-earned savings‚ families were evicted from their homes‚ food was hard to attain‚ the world was in a dismal and desperate state. In one form or another the Great Depression troubled everyone. However‚ there was a lot of good and success that occurred during this dark time. As author and English professor

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    which led to more economic failure. Many thought the economy would hit rock bottom and then the economy would start to rise but that did not happen. Total demand stayed low‚ business firms continued to lay off employees and went bankrupt. Then in 1930 the banks

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    Lesson 1 How to be resourceful in economic turmoil One lesson learned during the Great Depression was to be resourceful in times of need. When the stock market crashed and banks closed people were made to make use of what they had‚ whether that was food or clothes. The Great Depression left a great impression on people of the era’s thoughts‚ and their habits. Many of them hoarded money‚ become pack rats‚ and generally had trouble parting with anything they may possibly have found a use for down

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