Post-WWII‚ life in America seemed to be returning to normal. America overcame the Great Depression‚ and the daily life was what it once was. Men were returning home‚ women were returning to their previous duties‚ and the economy was back on track. On the topic of women and family‚ marriages and birth rates were skyrocketing in the 1950s. However‚ this means that divorce was becoming more common as well. It was not a drastic jump‚ but more of a slow and steady increase‚ by about 10‚000 in the decade
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was a sorrowful time in history and the New Deal created by Franklin D. Roosevelt was a successful program to help America regain power over the many problems it was facing. America needed change and Roosevelt was able to provide direct relief to the people at this time. The New Deal employed a ton of people that were jobless‚ restored banks‚ and had an overall positive impact on America. The New Deal created millions of jobs for the people who were hopeless and the families who were desperate for
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By providing jobs to those Americans‚ not only will they be able to provide for their families they will have money to spend at other places‚ which will cause a domino effect on America. That will get more Americans working and keep the economy flowing which will make the economy stable. “ The Works Progress Administration program provided public jobs like building railroads‚ constructing public building‚ building bridges‚ making
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“A noiseless flash ignites. Blinding every resident in Hiroshima‚ Japan‚ seconds later light falls into darkness‚ forever damaging the city I very much loved. The darkness turns to cold‚ not because of the weather‚ because of the emptiness of my body. My family had been lost in the rubble‚ I was trapped under the bookshelf that collapsed and crushed my bones. I lie motionless waiting for a sound. No sound ever came for me‚ the cold then came from the loss of blood‚ it just kept spurting out‚ until
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According to the research‚ Slavery started and the African slaves were bought to North America in Virginia in 1619. Slavery was everywhere throughout the colonies in 17th and 18th century. So‚ The African slaves helped the new nation to build their economic foundations. There were many things came out during slavery like cotton gin‚ rise of abolition movement‚ Westward expansion‚ Civil War‚ Emancipation‚ etc. The cotton gin was important to the south economy. West expanded and in the North abolition
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by investing in stock markets and doubling their savings.Unfortunately‚the luxury and comfort did not last through the harsh impacts of depression‚which caused rapid changes‚including unemployment‚failure of businesses or banks and decline of international trade.As world’s largest economy slowly drifted into severe depression‚President Franklin D Roosevelt was the only one‚ audacious enough to lead America through the extreme poverty.In the 1930’s‚the institution of the New Deal policy aided in the
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suffering during the depression and somewhat aid in recovering America from the depression that plagued our country‚ the only thing that really saved America and helped us overcome this economic tragedy‚ was its entrance into World War I. The United States decided to enter World War I after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ and it had to be one of the smartest decisions to make. Without a war world‚ it may have been nearly impossible for America to recover from the Great Depression. The war allowed for the
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century‚ imperialism was a proper and legitimate policy for the United States of America to assume. The economy in the United States flourished as imperialism continued to expand. The United States was also equipped with the top military forces in the entire world‚ making it easy for them to take over other countries. The U.S also believed imperialism was going hand-in-hand with the idea of Manifest Destiny. Not only did imperialism help the U.S thrive economically‚ but it helped the entire world thrive
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When Americans’ money was turning into nothing‚ spending in America took a steep decline. Big businesses had huge decreases in profit. Many people also lost their jobs and had no source of income‚ and no savings. Other countries were also affected. The U.S. was not exporting nearly as much as they used to. It created
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of 1812 changed the relationship between European nations and the United States and impacted the way America would produce goods to support the nation during and after the war. As a newly independent country‚ the United States strived to be respected by European countries that had once looked down upon the nation. As European powers began to dispute‚ however‚ the United States realized that it did not want to become involved in international quarrels. Even striving to do so‚ the nation was unable
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