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    The Great depression started in 1929 and ended in 1939.The Great Depression was the longest lasting economic downturn in the history of the western industrialized world. It all started just after the stock market crashed in October 1929. The crash wiped out many people’s investment. When bank failures erased the savings of those who weren’t even invested in the stock market. Even though it all failed I would have still been saved or prevented with better regulations. There were more than 13 through

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    The Great Depression began in 1929 and drug on until 1942. It was a very dark period in Unites States history. The 1930s were dark years for the American population which resulted in people being ruined‚ killed‚ and devastated. The Great Depression cause was rooted early in the 20th century. World War I caused a huge demand from Europeans wanting American made goods. Europe received these goods on on a credit basis due to the lack of funds caused by the strain of war. What was thought of to be

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    money for lending and circulating in the market thus resulting in a stock market crash. This collapse was known as the Wall Street Crash and marked the outbreak of the Great Depression in the USA that soon had a spillover effect in many other countries as a result of the US terminating its loans to them. The Great Depression was a global economic event characterized by inflation‚ high unemployment‚ industrial decline in production and trade and poverty.

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    Americans to have an escape from the harsh reality of the Great Depression; they were able to provide Americans with this escape from reality by utilizing the best of technological innovation of the time which included sound and color films. The film industry created an environment where Americans could pay a small amount of money to sit down and enjoy a film that took them away from the bleak times of the depression. During the Great Depression countless business and even entire industries went bankrupt

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    The Causes of the Great Depression The Great Depression was a rough time in history for the U.S. in the 1930’s. Poverty was everywhere during this time‚ people were losing everything from homes to cars to personal belongings. Jobs were very scarce‚ just to get one you had to stand outside of a factory or an establishment and the owners will pick a certain amount of people to go work. Banks were failing and were losing money rapidly‚ people who had money in the bank went to go and take it out their

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    The Great Depression started on Black Tuesday‚ October 29‚ 1929. It then continued til the late 1930s. It was an extremely difficult time for Americans. There was a significant decline in economic growth and employment. Millions of Americans lost their homes‚ money‚ and jobs. As a result‚ many people become poor and could no longer afford to buy the simplest things such as food. This type of situation never happened so quickly in America. Many did not know what to do or how to stop the Great Depression

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    Depression is very common in the United States and in teens and young adults now. Statistics claim those aged 18-24 have the highest prevalence of mental disorders of any age group. Many young adult’s depression worsens once they go off to college or it develops. With depression most of the time comes suicidal thoughts or people commit suicide because dealing with depression becomes unbearable to handle. Adding suicide hotlines to college ID’s could help many young adults‚ not feel like they do not

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    much stress leads to emotional imbalance and even depression. Here are some strategies and tips to follow to help you avoid depression. Prioritize. To minimize stress‚ the best thing to do is prioritize all activities. Don’t try to do everything at once. Set schedules for yourself each day‚ doing the most important things first. Sometimes doing things through the course of which they occur leads to more problems and stress and even depression. Extra-curricular activities such as sports‚ clubs

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    In the 1930s Americans life’s drastically changed for the worst. During this time period an economic crisis occurred putting citizens into a panic. This period of time was known as the Great Depression. Many problems cause the US to go into this crisis‚ one of them was the crash of the Stock Market. On October 29‚ 1929 (Black Thursday) the stocks fell rapidly due to the lack of investors putting money into stocks. The dramatic decline in market did cost the US to lose 10-15 billions dollars in value

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    The causes of the Great Depression of the 1920’s and 1930’s has been argued about for generations. Most people agree on several key topics and that it was the severity and length of time the Depression lasted that was actually the most remarkable. Hoover made many noteworthy attempts to try and solve this crisis‚ yet in the end it was President Roosevelt and his "New Deal"‚ that brought many Americans hope for the future. The first factor in the start of the Depression was the lack of diversity

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