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    one of the worst things that happened during the Great Depression? I know this because it tore many families apart and it made people scared to go outside and socialize. While polio did teach us a lot about diseases‚ it also made us scared of features such as Covid 19. Polio is a serious disease that infects over 16‚000 people per year during the Great Depression. There were many horrible things that happened during this time. The Great Depression was the worst stock market crash ever. It was the

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    The Great Depression was an economic downturn that began in 1929. The long term causes of the Great Depressions were the overproduction of farms and the instability of banks. Hoover was elected in 1928 and he believed in rugged individualism‚ the economy had natural cycles‚ and a do nothing approach. Hoover not stimulating the economy by putting money into it and providing jobs prolonged the Great Depression. FDR was elected in 1932 and he created the new deal‚ which was a series of government

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    The Great Depression The Problem The stock market crashed on October 29‚ 1929 and was dubbed the term Black Tuesday. This was the foundation that led to the great depression. While they were several contributing factors that caused the Great Depression‚ the stock market crash is arguably the most affective determining factor. During the great depression people: lost their money in the stock markets‚ their jobs‚ starvation started to set in‚ and even worst individuals were taking their own lives

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    The Great Depression During the Great Depression‚ people of all classes were affected by it and had to find a way to survive off the little money they were given or had left before the Great Depression went into affect. The Great Depression was not only a problem in the United States‚ but was a problem in many countries and was a worldwide problem. Some causes of the Great Depression were the Stock Market Crash in 1929‚ Bank Failures‚ buying items on credit with the Installment Plan‚ and the Smoot-Hawley-Tariff

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    by the Great Depression. After the stock market crash in 1929‚ the country changed drastically. Many people lost their jobs because of this downturn in the economy. During the Great Depression practically every person had to adjust to a different way of living than what they were used to. This paper explores how life changed for children‚ teenagers‚ African-Americans‚ farmers‚ women‚ and the middle class. Historical Background Many factors led up to the Great Depression. Among

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    diagnosed with depression. Depression is defined as a mood disorder causing a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. No one really knows the feeling of depression until experiencing it themselves. How does one know if they have it? What does it feel like? How do you overcome depression? Depression is a feeling on the inside and isn’t often drawn out to others. Depression isn’t like the normal sadness or crying often. Men and women of all ages can be affected by depression. Many symptoms

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    The Great Depression The Great Depression was a sad time of worldwide poverty‚ but it ended well for most countries. According to Wikipedia.org‚ the official beginning of the Great Depression was the American stock market crash on Black Tuesday‚ October 1929. This started the economic depression for the rest of the world. Other contributing factors were a weak banking system in the U.S and the Dust Bowl‚ a massive drought in the Midwest. The Dust Bowl happened after the “overproduction of agricultural

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    to get through these times. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Scout Finch is detailed as a very adventurous young tomboy who is trying to show everyone how it’s possible to grow up during hard times; the Great Depression‚ Tom robinson case and incidents with Boo Radley. The Great Depression was a huge factor for scout in To kill a Mockingbird as it takes place in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930´s when the economic system was at an all time low‚ Harper Lee described Maycomb as ¨being

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    10 years‚ two months‚ and two days ago‚ the stock market collapse. Excessive amounts of stock was traded and billions of dollar were lost‚ effectively sending us into a downward economic spiral we call the Great Depression. By 1933‚ half of all American banks had failed and the unemployment rate soared. It is generally agreed upon that excessive and improper use of credit‚ overspeculation in the stock and real estate markets‚ grossly high tariffs (which cut off international trade)‚ and return to

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    The Great Depression is one of America’s most influential event in history up to now. It began the back end of the so called “Roaring 20’s” in 1929 and lasted until 1939. This event left many people homeless‚ out of work and seemingly out of hope without having Christ as their Savior. The Great Depression was a huge turning point in American history that had many causes such as the stock market crash‚ banks failing‚ and more and many effect such as the crime rate going up and large migration occurring

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