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    would be the current recession and The Great Depression though out 1929 to 1939. The cause of these two economic events cannot be blamed on one single person or a group‚ but on the United States as a whole who neglected to perform their economic duties. While these two deflationary periods in our economy have several differences‚ they have many similarities as well‚ such the difficulty in receiving money from bank banks but they differ in that the Great Depression was much more difficult to go through

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    The Great Depression was one of the most severe economic situations the world has ever witnessed. The efforts of the Canadian government to aid the country with the economic crisis that plagued the nation from 1929 to 1939 was ineffective. This was shown as relief camps offered people little comfort‚ people were reluctant to use “the dole” as they wanted to show their pride‚ and the weakness of the government made people question the strength of its leaders. Firstly‚ as a relief effort by the

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    4. Though racial discrimination was both common among the citizenship and the legal system at the time of World War I‚ many African-Americans still chose to fight in this war. Why would this be the case? Simply‚ it was their only chance at being recognized as equal. First‚ if African-Americans did not fight in the war‚ how would it be that the opposing forces would ever see them as equal? If they did not fight to preserve the country‚ it would give ammunition to those who said they did not deserve

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    continuing today. American journalists in particular‚ only cover the negatives of Africa while ignoring the countries’ political and economic success stories. This narrative only continues the narratives of Africa’s helplessness. By downplaying African countries abilities to plan and follow through with efforts to develop and improve themselves‚ it harms not only relations between the countries but also diminishes the effectiveness of foreign aid that the West offers to many African countries by putting

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    "Even though he said that he would eventually get to talk about the causes of the great depression I have to admit that for much of this book I thought we would be just getting a series of increasingly horrible stories about the crash. But this turned out to be an infinitely better book than I anticipated. There are quotable quotes – “If there must be madness something may be said for having it on a heroic scale”. Or “This is the rite of the meeting which is called not to do business but to do no

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    The Great Depression Were Canada’s government’s responses to the Great Depression adequate? By: Prateek Madhika   Were Canada’s government’s responses to The Great Depression adequate? After World War I ended in 1919‚ Canada had a small recession during the World war‚ but after the war‚ Canada had the fastest growing economy in the world. The 1920s had been a successful period of growth for Canada‚ with living standards improving remarkably. Then suddenly‚ in the late 1920s the

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    The so-called “good life” in the United States seemed infinite before the Great Depression occurred. However‚ companies overproduced goods and farms failed‚ giving rise to the economic disaster in the United States. At the time‚ President Hoover wanted businesses to volunteer to help the American people while the government stepped back. Meanwhile‚ American citizens were losing their jobs and their life savings. The Great Depression’s leading causes were the problems of overproduction of goods‚ the

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    After the Great Depression‚ millions of people had no money in the bank and a lot were homeless. President Roosevelt saw this and he decided to make a change. He made a program called Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA was a program that employed millions of people that were unemployed after the Great Depression. Millions of people were employed due to the WPA’s work systems which funded various projects. The WPA also funded money into the arts industry and helped artist make money off

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    The Great Depression was a time of great suffering in American history. Remarkably it was a time that marked the American people and the country was able to emerge shining and stronger than ever. The Great Depression began in 1929 when in the month of October the stock market crashed and fourteen billion dollars were lost. In just one week‚ thirty billion dollars were gone. This loss was so monumental because it was ten times the average annual budget of the United States. The depression struck

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    The 1920s were a time of struggle‚ pride‚ fear‚ and creativity for African Americans. Following WWI‚ blacks fought for the conditions and rights that they were given while fighting in Europe. They fought through countless riots and murders to push for equality. They migrated across the country to escape the horrid conditions of the South. They created an entirely new cultural movement that spread like wild fire. African Americans of the 1920s created a momentous movement of political and cultural

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