HISTORY 212-2 Primary Source Analysis #2 Significant Lines for Discussion Chapter 16: America’s Gilded Age‚ 1870-1890 Thorstein Veblen‚ Excerpts from The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) * “By a further refinement‚ wealth acquired passively by transmission from ancestors or other antecedents presently becomes even more honorific than wealth acquired by the possessor’s own effort.” Luther Standing Bear‚ excerpt from My People the Sioux (1928) * “These people cared nothing for
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Harleigh Little Ms. Armstrong US History 17 November 2013 Election of 1932 and 2008 The elections of 1932 and 2008 have many similarities regarding the economic state of America. Before the election of 1932‚ Hoover was president and everyone blamed him for the Great Depression. This will cause him to lose the election of 1932. Hoover tried to help but it was too late. FDR will win the election and change the economy around. This effects the decision of the election of 2008. Hoover‚ whom
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The 1929 stock market crash affected mainly people in Canada and the US when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and Stocks lost 13% of their value‚ and in 1932 and 1933 they went‚ down about 80% from their highest value. So whoever invested in stocks lost all their money‚ and it was considered the beginning of the Great Depression. By the end of the stock market crash‚ $16 billion had been lost from New York stocks. In addition‚ many banks had invested their deposits
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After the roaring 20’s things completely changed and had a negative effect towards Americans. There were many sources that led to the Great Depression. It began with the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Then‚ bank failures occurred‚ making it even worse for economic issues. Last but not least‚ the Great Plains had horrible drought conditions. All of these examples marked the start of depression in America. It’s very hard to believe how fast people’s way of living can change an instant. In October 1929
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After World War I‚ the United States attempted to rebuild itself both politically and economically. Unfortunately‚ the United States economy was very unstable; therefore‚ the stock market crashed in October of 1929. Many people were investing their income and savings into speculative ventures and even borrowing money from brokers and banks in order to pay for the stock in cash. The stock market crash caused financial turmoil which resulted in many businesses closing and countless layoffs. With so
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During the Great Depression‚ when America was in crisis‚ a young baseball player Babe Ruth caught the American people’s attention. The morale of the American people was down. In 1929‚ the stock market crashed. Between 1930-1933‚ forty percent of the nation’s banks failed. Eventually‚ 8.02 million American people were unemployed. Shanty towns and shop kitchens became common sights. The american people needed a distraction from daily life and one baseball player was that. Babe Ruth was an inspiration
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One does not have to be a soldier to in the war in the war to assist in the war effort .American civilians contributed to the war effort by planting victory gardens‚ buying war bonds‚ and women working at jobs previously employed by men. Citizens were known as the backbone of ww2.The resources we take for granted the citizens back then conserved those resources. Citizens contributed to the war effort by the planting of victory gardens. Victory gardens were also known as war gardens. The government
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The years of the Depression were disastrous. The crisis seems to deepen as the years went by. The unemployment rate peaked at 25% in the year of 1932. With no end in sight‚ the Americans people looked to their government to protect them against starvation‚ hopelessness‚ and perpetual poverty. When Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his First Inaugural Address‚ the United States was middle of the Great Depression. The economy was at rock bottom. In his first Inaugural Address‚ Roosevelt vowed to help
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Causes of the Great Depression Starting in the year 1929 and lasting throughout the 1930’s‚ what would soon be known as The Great Depression‚ which was a time were many Americans were unemployed‚ homeless‚ and even starving to death. Consequently‚ these events were deprived from phenomenons during the 1920s like the stock market crash‚ over production‚ and business failures. One of the first causes of the Great Depression was the stock market crash. It began on October 24‚ 1929‚ also known as Black
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John Steinbeck’s novel called “Of Mice and Men”. The theme takes place in California during the Great Depression Era in the 1930’s in America. There are two main characters in this story are called George and Lennie. These two men struggled from the Great Depression Era by an economic failure and stock marketing failures which lead to unemployment and poverty in North America that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized
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