The Great Depression‚ when most hear those two words they think off the dust bowl and the collapse of the stack market ending a time of prosperity in the world. But for the farmers of America they had been suffering from low crop prices since the end of the First World War. Before the war the us was basically substantial farms that produced only what they needed and sold the extra for cash. During the war most of the farms in Europe couldn’t produce food. President Herbert Hoovers administration
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again and flowy skirts. As stated earlier‚ women set the tone after the war was over: people were joyful‚ once again. In their house‚ they would wear smocks‚ but out and about they would dress up and would leave in gloves‚ hat‚ and purse. Some women did not like the “New Look” because it had been so long since they last dressed this way‚ and they thought it was impractical. On the other hand‚ others rejoiced to being able to dress this way again after some time. One of the examples of the “New Look”
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Slavery’s Effect on Political Party’s During antebellum America there were a lot of different parties‚ acts‚ and compromises created due to slavery. This issue is what eventually led our nation to the Civil War. Although U.S. expansion during the 1850’s was not the main reason why the nation got torn apart‚ the increase of land was a catalyst to it. The fact that there was equilibrium in congress between the North and the South was basically the last hanging thread before war. After the conquest
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KENYA Introduction The modern history of Kenya however‚ did not start until the Cushitic people from Northern Africa moved into present day Kenya around 2000 BC. The Bantu arrived and settled at the Coast at around 200 AD. Later between the 10th-14th centuries Nilotic people arrived and occupied the Rift Valley plains. Arab traders started frequenting the Kenyan Coast in the first century A.D. By 700 A.D. Arab settlements had sprouted along the coastline giving way to intermarriages between the
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en a problem since Haiti became and independent nation. Because of Haiti’s rough economic start as a free nation and foreign and internal factors‚ Haiti was not properly set up to industrialize and be able to join a competitive free market without damage being done to the local industries that support Haiti. Before Haiti became a free‚ independent nation‚ it was sugar and coffee producing powerhouse owned by the French that relied on slave labor. By period of the French Revolution‚ plantations in
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Effects of the Cold War on Canada The distrust between the Western World and Communists‚ as well as the conditions after WWII caused the Cold War to begin. From 1946 to 1991 a mass arms race rose and Canada was stuck in between the grudge of capitalism and communism. The Cold War affected Canada through Canadian citizens fear of being nuked‚ sexism against women and the unfair treatment towards communists & socialists. With Canada’s ally the United States partaking in the Cold War with the Soviet
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I don’t believe we can have an army without music.” —Robert E. Lee. “If we’d had your music‚ sir‚ we’d have whipped you out of your boots.” — A Confederate officer at Appomattox to his Union counterpart”. The outcome of the Civil War was solely based on the North’s access to music. It gave both sides a way to express their views and differences. Music comforted‚ entertained and gave soldiers something to do other than worry about loved ones. At home‚ it distracted families from all the fears
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fittest to war and economic competition and the main one racism‚ which was encouraged by Social Darwinism. By the late 1800’s many Europeans and Americans claimed that the success of Western civilization was due to the supremacy of the white race. Racism did end up taking on until the Civil War and created huge disputes in history. Additionally economy created a huge change in industrialization‚ the cause of economy to change is because of all the new inventions of technology and factories and workers with
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of Dominican Republic to speak French. This went against all beliefs of their racial standpoint. The resentment towards the Haitian people grew due to the Haitian(French) government were taxing the people and its institutions. The French Government did in fact take advantage of the Dominicans‚ that all changed when the islands finally separated in 1967. However‚ long after the French had no control over the Haitian. This led to many if the Haitian people retuning to the island for work‚ they were
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The stock market crash of 1929 negatively affected millions of Americans by decreasing the economy‚ turning millions of money into nothing‚ hurting our agriculture‚ and doubling the unemployment rate. It was an austere time for Americans as they tried to find jobs to sustain their families‚ and it lasted for about a decade. The stock market crash became known to everyone as the Great Depression‚ which started in October of 1929. The stock market prices were gradually dropping‚ and economic uncertainty
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