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    instances that point to the mother possibly being a victim of postpartum depression. Emily. Although the consequences of the mother’s choices have already taken effect‚ she can’t help but to think about what she could have done or what Emily could be if she’d made the “right” decisions‚ as deemed by then society’s standards. The setting takes place during a time of struggle and hopelessness in the United States‚ the Great Depression of the 1930’s. The birth of Emily‚ in this trying time‚ made for

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    The Great Depression Begins 1929-1933 Pgs 670-689 Key Terms: Alfred E. Smith- Herbert Hoover- John Steinbeck- Douglas MacArthur- McNary-Haugen Bill- Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (1930)- Federal Home Loan Bank Act (1933)- Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1932)- Patman Bill- Black Tuesday (Oct. 29‚ 1929)- Price Supports- Distribution of Income- Buying on Margin- Great Depression- Dow Jones Industrial Average- Speculation- Shantytown- Dust Bowl-

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    US History II Chapter 14: The Great Depression Begins (1929-1933) Study Questions Section 1: The Nation’s Sick Economy 1. Give specific examples to show how the superficial prosperity of the late 1920s hid troubling weaknesses in the country. 2. Identify reasons why agriculture suffered more throughout the 1920s than any other part of the country. 3. How did the McNary-Haugen Bill attempt to help the farmers? Why did President Coolidge veto it twice? 4. How were Americans able to live

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    The Great Depression            The 1930’s was a huge decade of history filled with many important events that changed how we think. However‚ one crucial influence to the 1930’s was the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a major event in history and widely affected the 1930’s. The Great Depression was a world-wide economic downfall in which things such as industrialism and construction came to a near halt. There is no true date as to when the Great Depression started‚ but experts

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    Running head: HOW THE GREAT DEPRESSION HAD AFFECTS ON CULTURE‚ ENTERTAINMENT AND FASHION How The Great depression had affects on culture‚ entertainment and fashion by kayla park English Culture‚ entertainment and fashion

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    The Great Depression The Great Depression (1929-39) was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In the United States‚ the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929‚ which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Over the next several years‚ consumer spending and investment dropped‚ causing steep declines in industrial output and rising levels of unemployment as failing companies

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    After the crash of the stock market in 1929‚ the Great Depression began. The Depression brought devastation to the economy of the United States and resulted in severe problems for the American people. Throughout the 1930’s‚ the American people and the government dealt with the Depression in many various ways. Problems faced by the American people during the Great depression in the 1930’s included 25% employment rate. A lot of people lost their jobs. People that lost their jobs could not afford

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    “The Great Depression” Thesis Statement: “The Depression reached into every area of economic life‚ and thus into every area of social life as well.” I. There were different factors that lead to the Great Depression. A. Construction and automobile industries began to decline due to lack of diversification. B. Supply was greater than consumer demands. C. Crop prices were low‚ so farmers could pay off their debts. D. International trade began to decline. E. The international

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    Cummings 1/28/13 English- Research Project The Great Depression The daily life of men and women during the great depression was very challenging‚ as everyone felt indifferent for the struggle and reality of it all. The roles of the men and women were very different as well. The relationships of families conformed to the current conditions of work and hard times that the depression brought. Throughout the Great Depression‚ people seemed to change how they thought about themselves

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    The Great Depression time period of 1929 to World War II was one of the longest and largest economic issues that had begun to change the world as we know it today. Many families were harmed and put in horrible positions in their life. It caused almost a full decade of misery to people worldwide. The Great Depression caused a collapse in the history of America. It all began with the over production in agriculture and industry. Farmers bought tons of farm equipment with loans‚ but then could not

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