Karen Rusli Rusli 1 HIST 338 Dr. Bryan Lamkin 24 May 2013 California During the Great Depression The 1930s was not the best time period for California‚ the U.S.‚ or the world. When the stock market crashed in 1929 in the United States‚ it set off the most severe economic depression in the Western world. On top of all of that‚ a severe drought hit the Southern and Midwestern plains in 1931 just two years after the stock market crashed. This became known as the Dust Bowl. In the Dust Bowl‚ crops
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In The Great Depression many people lost their jobs‚ and it closed a lot of banks. It was kept in the memories of the people who lived through it. It changed their lives. Some might’ve been scared to lose their house‚ and some were probably scared after they lost their house in foreclosure. I would be scared if I was living in the streets. Especially the kids who lost their homes. The kids would probably be even more scared than their parents. When many companies closed down‚ that meant that all
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What caused the Great Depression The Stock Market Crash reflected an economic weakness that proved to be fatal : over confidence in the stock market . Americans found the stock market an avenue for productive investment because of the rapid growth in the stock market . In the belief that the value of stocks will continue to rise ‚ and they can earn a profit from it ‚ even the less fortunate gambled on the stock market . Investors paid only a small part of the price and borrowed the rest ‚ gambling
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9.04 The Great Depression A. Heading: * Address (imaginary) * City‚ State (imaginary) * Date (Month‚ Day‚ Year in the 1930s) B. Greeting: Dear ________: C. Body Your letter should focus on the following aspects of your life: * Paragraph 1: In the introduction to your letter‚ identify two causes of the Great Depression. Utilize the web sites in the Resource section. Explain how the Great Depression has affected you and your family. Use specific details
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Hoover’s policies with the intent on enacting his own. He pledged a present a "New Deal" (its specific meaning ambiguous at the time to the American people) to the American public. 2. Eleanor Roosevelt: FDR’s Wife and New Deal supporter. Was a great supporter of civil rights and opposed the Jim Crow laws. She also worked for birth control and better conditions for working women 3. Harry Hopkins: New York social worker and friend of FDR‚ appointed to run the F ERA. 4. Father Coughlin: the
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relationships. I realized I was falling behind‚ both academically and personally. This growing disparity between my friends’ achievements and my own inactivity made me feel increasingly hopeless. This hopelessness led me to gain 60 pounds and develop a deep depression. Despite countless lectures from my parents trying to help me‚ I refused to accept help as I believed they couldn’t understand my problems. My mom always told me that I would be a loser if I wasn’t on a sports team in high school‚ but despite making
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It was a hot‚ sunny day in the Great Plains of Oklahoma. The land was dry. Bugs were buzzing around. Many have traveled more than 40 miles for work during the Great Depression. It was the year 1939‚ where struggling families tried searching for jobs. One family has something unparticular coming. A 10 year old boy was soon in it for his life. The rumbling of the wagon. The clacking from the horses. A vigorous smell from the wild plants. The shivers that I get at night. I couldn’t stand it. I stood
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sent to fight in WWI. Women also become more active consumers as city life boomed. From dresses to make up‚ women were buying much more in both local stores and big department brands. Unfortunately‚ the campaign for women’s rights dwindled as the depression rose. After gaining the right to vote‚ many women felt the need for women’s movements was gone. With this attitude and the economy on the decline‚ the fight for women’s rights faded into the backdrop. Societal Roles of Women in
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Could you imagine a dark cloud coming over the United States large cities for 10 years. Well in the 1930s‚ a depression erupted causing millions of people to lose their jobs and making many banks and businesses go under. The depression effects made millions of people across the country try to stretch each dollar and the president had to step in with his new deal to save his country. To begin‚ the people of the United States had to stretch each dollar as far as it would go. Trying to stretch
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African American female who presented as calm and mild mannered during the assessment. The client is an 8th grader at Elko Middle School. In 2016‚ while receiving services from Village Youth and Family Services the client was given the diagnoses of Depression‚ Unspecified by Dr. Madison. During this time the client was prescribed Duloretine HCL. The client’s mother advised she first noticed depressive symptoms in the client after the death of her father (the client’s grandfather) in 2010. The client’s
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