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    The great depression was a tragic event that lasted ten long years. It caused farmers to lose their farms and many people to become homeless. Although the great depression was a big part of history‚ I personally think it could have been prevented. All the wide ranging issues that caused the great depression were actions made by people. Stock speculation and mass selling‚ government policy decisions and income stratification all played a part in causing the great depression. What caused The Great

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    Historical Investigation Pre–IB IA How did the Great Depression begin in Germany and what are its impacts on the economy? Table of Contents: Section A: Plan of Investigation ………………………………………… 3 Section B: Summary of Evidence ………………………………………… 4 - 6 Section C: An Evaluation of Sources ………………………………………… 7 Section D: Analysis ………………………………………… 8 - 10 Section E: Conclusion ………………………………………… 11 Section F: Referencing …………………………………………. 12 Section A: Plan of

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    The Great Depression ushered an era of economic hardship the likes of which was unparalleled by the rescission of 2008. The economic crisis was also followed by a rise of social injustices such as racial segregation and rise of groups such as the KKK; only worsening the situation‚ especially for African Americans. Though the UK of 2008 did not experience an abundance of bread lines‚ shanty towns or mass migration similarities are still clear‚ both crises shared the catalysts of a crash in the banking

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    Although you probably have at least heard of the Great Depression‚ there are things about people‚ food‚ and entertainment you probably don’t know. People had hard lives‚ food was hard to get‚ and entertainment was one of the few things that kept people going. This paper will show how some people struggled‚ how people saved food and what they ate‚ and what people had to entertain themselves. During the Great Depression the families suffered a lot. Marriage was not faring to well‚ divorce rates were

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    The great depression was the largest economic crisis in America’s history. Starting in 1929 and lasting all the way until 1939 America went through a wheel went of economic and social change. The Social programs created by Franklin Roosevelt were huge moments in his presidency. What could cause something this large on America’s economy and people? During the summer of 1929 Americas spending went down‚ Meanwhile stock prices were continuing to rise. On September 20th‚ 1929 the stock market officially

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    since he was 79 years old and had lived through so much- The moon landing‚ The Great Depression‚ World War two- a slew of various events. My grandfather and I have never been close‚ so the interview I did with him was rather awkward. I didn’t know too much about him‚ so I didn’t know what kind of questions to ask. Most of the questions I asked were rather general‚ such as “How did you save your money during the Depression?” However‚ my grandfather isn’t a straightforward person much of the time‚ but

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    to the Great Depression? Thesis (Argument Statement) The Great Depression of the 1930s was caused by overproduction of goods by businesses into an economy that already had severe problems with speculation in the stock market and inequalities in wealth. Early‚ government intervention that decreased international trade only added to this problem. Outline The Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst and longest economic recession in the history of the world economy. The Depression started

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    the Great Depression starting 1929 and ending around 1941 ( “Causes of the Great Depression”). The cause of the Great Depression wasn’t just one‚ but many factors played in the Great Depression. Making it look like dominos falling one by one quickly. The stock market collapse‚ banks collapse‚ overproduction‚ and many other events affect the Great Depression. There were numerous and varieties of reasons for the Great Depression (“United States”). About ten years continued the Great Depression and

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    The Great Depression played a significant role in the collapse of the Weimar Republic. It had economic‚ political and social impacts on Germany. The Great Depression came about due to the Wall Street Crash in October 1929. The economic crisis helped enable the Weimar’s oppositions such as Hitler to take power as they took advantage of the situation. Not creating a stable economic system after the first world war meant that when the depression hit the collapse of the Weimar Republic was inescapable

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    Prominent in the 1930s until the beginning of World War II‚ the Great Depression was responsible for a mass unemployment. At the same time‚ the United States also encountered a much larger influx of people migrating from Asia; the biggest group being Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and Filipino. The second wave of this migration was in part due to the liberation of the Philippines from Spanish colonization and the start of a period when the Philippines became a part of U.S. territory. This then allowed Filipinos

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