The lesson I would pick as most important to teach to someone is the great depression. It was one of the darkest economic turndown in American history. America was doing so well during the 1920’s‚ but all of a sudden the economy crashed and it seemed like the American dream did not exist anymore. The main causes were the stock market crash that occurred in 1929‚ the dust bowl storms of the Midwest‚ uneven distribution of wealth and rapid industrial expansion. People were losing their jobs‚ they had
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when he lost everything. Thomas was a hard working person who had lost everything during the great depression‚ but after that he still has doing his best. The year the great depression stroke everyone had nothing. He had no way to go college and he quit school to help his family and to save money for what the had lost. He did his best. Because Thomas lost his life savings do to the Great Depression‚ as he was a kid he dreamed of becoming something better. After this happened he had to start
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In the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Great Depression arose and effected about 99% of American citizens were endorsed into extreme poverty from purchasing stocks with no experience and letting the stock market fall upon them. Most Americans were forced to sell all of their possessions and led them into extreme poverty. The three causes of the Great Depression are Banks‚ Overproduction .vs. Under-consumption and Bad Buying. In the late 1920’s to early 30’s people were constantly buying stocks
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Causes of the Great Depression Imagine you live in New York‚ and wake up and the Morning News tells you that the Ney York Stock Exchange had slowly plummeted over-night. Eventually‚ you will come to look into your own bank account and see that all of your savings are gone. Not only did the government lose money‚ citizens lost their own money too. The American people were outraged and knew that that was just the beginning of more disasters to come. The Great Depression of the United States of America
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The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression that lasted 10 years. Its kickoff was “Black Thursday‚" October 24‚ 1929. The height of the Depression was 1933. By then‚ unemployment had risen from 3 percent to 25 percent of the nation’s workforce. Wages for those who still had jobs fell 42 percent. Gross domestic product was cut in half‚ from $103 billion to $55 billion. The Depression caused many farmers to lose their farms. At the same time‚ years of overcultivation and a drought created
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real death‚ death without hope‚ death that was nothing but rottenness‚ for the spectacle was terrifying but devoid of greatness.” In the 1920s‚ the United States was buzzing with energy. It is often referred to as the “Roaring ‘20s”. Everything was great‚ up until about October of 1929. In October of 1929 the stock market started to crash. At first‚ no one was worried because the stock market levels were so high‚ that it was good for a break to finally come. But as the stocks continued to drop
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Literature Review These sources discuss causes and effects of the Great Depression which happened around the 1929 until mid-1930. Here‚ the authors analyses and mentions some of the causes and effects of this depression that affect not only the United States but other countries as well. It will also be review some statistics and facts originated by the Great Depression. Source: Gay‚ E.F.‚ 1932. The Great Depression. Foreign Affairs‚ 10(4)‚ pp. 529-540. The author mentions and describes that
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cause of the Great Depression it actually was just the final straw that broke the camel’s back. Before the stock market crash America was already leading to deep turmoil. First America was loaning millions of dollars to World War I allies. Many of these loans were never paid which lead to the creation of private banks. These banks were used to the point of no returned which contributed to the Great depression as well as the distribution of income. The distribution of income caused a great gap between
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start an extreme nationalism. The great depression of the 1930s‚ for example hit Germany especially hard as it was still recovering from the first world war. The people were looking for a strong leader and Adolf Hitler used this and powerful propaganda tools to rise to have all the power. Hitler committed horrible acts of genocide in killing millions of Jewish people for their race and used his ultra nationalistic views to create his super race. The great Depression also started Japan’s ultra nationalistic
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2016 Social and Economic Problems Unemployment Caused The Great Depression was a period of time when the economy was going downhill; farms‚ businesses‚ and banks nationwide were failing. In my opinion‚ and I believe many people will agree to this‚ unemployment was one of the biggest problems during this time period. Unemployment skyrocketed when the stock market crashed on October 29‚ 1929‚ which signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Unemployment caused problems socially and economically
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