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     Give your opinion on whether or not the safeguards put in place to prevent another Great Depression‚ starting with the Roosevelt administration in the 1930s‚ can be effective today.  The Great Depression caused many Americans to lose their jobs‚ their homes‚ their dreams‚ and aspirations. Roosevelt created the “New Deal” in order to rebuild the economy and prevent this from happening again. The “New Deal” consisted of three goals: relief‚ recovery‚ and reform. One safeguard put in place that

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    When the Great Depression hit the United States‚ the two presidents that were in office‚ Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt had very different approaches on how to fix it. To be liberal means to agree on limits on people’s behavior by granting government certain limited powers‚ but only if the government acts for the common good of people and protects their private rights. On the contrary‚ conservatives are doubtful of change. Conservatives respect authority‚ customs and traditions. The current

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    Great Depression Impact "The American People in Hard Times" Employment African Americas Minorities Women Most ppl saw unemployment/poverty as signs of personal failures Men= ashamed of being jobless Relief eventually collapsed Thousands sifted through garbage cans for scraps of food or waited outside restaurants Nearly 2 million men (few women) road freight trains living as nomads Farm income declined 60% 1/3 of farmers lost their land “Dust Bowl”- worst drought in nations’ history

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    The Great Depression The 1920’s had a wealthy‚ gilded veneer‚ and the general mood of the country corresponded to this belief that the country was in an economic upswing. The stock market was climbing‚ and it was expected to continue to do so. However‚ people were investing in part to make a quick buck‚ but also for the prestigious status that accompanied investing. Neither of these result in a stable economy. Furthermore‚ subtle economic clues were ignored‚ such as productivity and consumption

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    United States into its longest‚ deepest economic crisis of its history. Nine thousand banks failed during the months following the stock market crash of 1929. It is far too simplistic to view the stock market crash as the single cause of the Great Depression. A healthy economy can recover from such a contraction. Long-term underlying causes sent the nation into a downward spiral of despair. First‚ American firms earned record profits during the 1920s and reinvested much of these funds into expansion

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    to attend wonder what really happened and just how great of a catch it was when Donnel Wilson caught the winning touchdown pass. (The introduction of Football DBQ) A student in Ely high school wanted to know what really happened and so he interviewed some people. One of the interviewer from Dillard High school Demetrius Johnson who they played on Friday told him "We were robbed‚ that guy never caught the ball." (Source: Document 6 of Football DBQ) The student than interviewed a coach from Dillard

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    CHAPTER 33 The Great Depression and the New Deal‚ 1933-1939 EXPANDING THE “VARYING VIEWPOINTS” Arthur M. Schlesinger‚ Jr.‚ The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal (1959). A view of the New Deal as a radical transformation: “By bringing to Washington a government determined to govern‚ Roosevelt unlocked new energies in a people who had lost faith‚ not just in government’s ability to meet the economic crisis‚ but almost in the ability of anyone to do anything. The feeling of

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    Hitler was able to generate a mass following and inevitably rise to power solely because of the great depression; to what extent do you agree with the statement? The economic depression struck Germany in 1929 following the Wall Street Crash in America that affected the world’s economy. In Germany‚ the effects were devastating‚ especially after America recalled her loans and hence left Germany with no stability‚ as it had heavily relied on American strength to support it. Industrial production

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    How We Define Depression Depression is a word of many meanings and can be defined in diverse ways for different people. Depression can be defined as a serious‚ long-term condition that people wish they could get out of. However‚ One could even say that‚ at times‚ depression is a natural and possibly even healthy occurrence. If we don’t ever feel gloomy now and again‚ then how could we ever differentiate feeling happy from sad? I believe the main idea of how people view depression is a condition

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    Mother Holding baby: It’s been three days since I’ve had a decent meal‚ and a whole week since the last time I had something else on other than this plaid dress. We deiced to stop on the side on road because the kids were getting cranking and honestly I was to. My husband George is cooking one of the few can of beans we have left and I hope it’s enough for everyone. We had all our money invested Dow Jones industrial and like many other we lost it when the stock market fell. Just when things were

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