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    Women in the Great Depression What is the Great Depression? The Great Depression was a time of extreme hardship for many around the world especially within Australia. It began before the market crash in prices and lasted until World War 2. Many people became unemployed with a record at 29%. Many lost their houses forcing families‚ women and men to relocate to alternative accommodation. Women were especially affected by the disastrous depression. The importance of their roles within the household

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    The Effects of the Great Depression The Great Depression was a horrible event that took place almost 100 years ago. It was a time in our society when people had no money and no food. Everyone was losing their jobs because the companies couldn’t afford to pay them and stay in business at the same time. After the Stock Market crashed and the economy went downhill‚ a lot of changes were made within the government to make sure that nothing like this would ever happen again. This period in time was

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    auses of the Great Depression Introduction The Great Depression was a global financial crisis that consumed most of the developed world throughout the 1930s. While the first real indications of its onset can be seen at the end of 1929‚ most countries did not feel its true effects until 1930 or later. When it ended also varied from country to country but signs of recovery were seen in the late 1930s‚ with things looking up for most economies by 1940. Importantly‚ although the Wall Street Crash

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    major wounds in the American economy‚ were both cause by Wall Street. One in 1929 named the great depression‚ it did not end until World War II started. The second economic tragedy was the recession of 2008 and shortly ended in 2009. Individually of these caused great devastation towards the American people which lead them to be homeless‚ hungry‚ and sometimes led to suicide. To begin with‚ the Great Depression was an economic devastation in the U.S. In 1929‚ the stock market crashed‚ creating millions

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    The Great Depression DBQ After Black Tuesday the U.S went into an economic crisis known as the Great Depression. During the depression the poltical‚ economic‚ and social institutions in the U.S were in bad conditions. The government‚ various groups and individuals sought ways to address the problems that Americans faced. The Great Depression began during the stock market crash of 1929. Americans faced many challenges during the Great Depression. The government‚ various

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    The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations‚ but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s. The stock market crash was the beginning of the Great Depression but it was not solely the main cause of it. There was many different causes of the Great Depression like diversification and how the there was too few industries that could not handle

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    APUSH 11/26/10 The Great Depression was a time of agony and strife for the people of the United States. During this time period‚ of the 1930s‚ altering of the American social fabric occurred in the sense of family ties‚ underlying beliefs/values‚ and bonus expeditionary forces. The hardships after the crash of 1929 until the end‚ marked usually around 1941‚ caused families to come closer together and work together to survive. The Jacksonian ideals of independent and self-sufficient citizens

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    How did the depression in Germany (1929-1933) affect different social groups? The great depression‚ a huge economic slump caused by a crash in the American stock market‚ had a global effect on a large number of countries‚ especially those who manufactured food and raw materials.1 Germany was in a particularly bad place financially after world war one and had been borrowing a large amount of capitol from the US to repay their allies and when the stock market crashed they were unable to continue

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    the victorious moments to the days of misery and hardship. A prominent decade of true misery and hardship recalled by Canadians is the Great Depression. The Great Depression of the 1930s was a time of severe poverty‚ unemployment and unjust treatment experienced like never before by Canada. The Great Depression was unforeseen‚ yet inevitable. The Great Depression led many families to undertake drastic measures. This spark ignited a flame of downwards spiralling‚ leading the worst to be brought out

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    is no black and white answer written on a piece of paper explaining what exactly caused The Great Depression. Many different things led to the depression. The Dust Bowl‚ the market crashing‚ people’s confidence in the economy‚ and unfamiliarity to banks are some of the reasons why The Great Depression occurred. In this article we go into depth on the topics above‚ further explaining why The Great Depression occurred. The Dust Bowl In the Mississippi Valley‚ in the 1930s‚ farmers experienced terrible

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