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    started during the late 1929 and lasted until 1939. Great Depression was one o.( t severe economic situation the world had ever seen. The origin of depression was Unite artes lbut with US Economy being highly correlated with global economy‚ the ill effects were seeita:II round the world with high un-employment‚ low production and deflation. In overall‚ it was the most severe and devastated depression ever faced by western industrialized world. Stock markets Crashes‚ Bank Failures and a lot more‚ this situation

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    Locked Up Almost three years ago I went to court and was locked up for 11 months. It all started in high school. I was in the 9th grade for the second time. I didn’t really hang out with anybody but Kayla and Trey. On October 31st Kayla and I went to 4th hour as usual and were planning on what to do that night for Halloween. Next thing I know Trey walks up and sits across from me. We start talking as any other day‚ Trey mentions if I still need a phone. Trey sets an I-phone on the table in

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    The Great Downfall Life-style in the United States changed drastically in October 1929. Could this generation ever imagine living in the Great Depression? The Great Depression was worldwide and lasted ten years. They called it Black Tuesday‚ it started October twenty-ninth. There are many causes of the Great Depression. Three main causes were the stock market crash‚ bank failures‚ and the dust bowl. The causes of the Great Depression led to a hard lived life for the people of the United States

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    to the American public. 2. Eleanor Roosevelt: FDR’s Wife and New Deal supporter. Was a great supporter of civil rights and opposed the Jim Crow laws. She also worked for birth control and better conditions for working women 3. Harry Hopkins: New York social worker and friend of FDR‚ appointed to run the F ERA. 4. Father Coughlin: the Catholic priests in Michigan who began radio broadcasts in 1930. His slogan was "Social Justice". He was anti-about sexuality gender roles‚ and became anti-Jewish

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    were still standing in America; they were actually richer and more powerful than before World War I. So what was so different in the 1930s? The Great Depression replaced those carefree years into ones of turmoil and despair. The decade after the First World War saw tremendous change. Progressivism was a leading factor of World War I and in the 1920’s the evidence can be seen. Industries were making their products at an increasing rate. Products that were not populous before World War I were now

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    prosperous time for everyone alive‚ but in the thirties that would completely alter. The Great Depression would strike so suddenly almost no one would expect it. Still declining in 1939‚ the depression would last twice as long as any previous depressions. The unemployment rate grew up to twenty five percent in 1933. Those who did have jobs we’re losing hours of work hours by nearly six hours (Great Depression)! Those who were unemployed‚ lost everything‚ and were forced to live on the streets could

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    Economies are different throughout the world. Many countries have decided on similar economies to other countries. Two of these economic systems are market and command economies. These two economies are the two most common economies throughout the world‚ and are often compared and contrasted amongst countries. The first economy is known as a market economy. This economy is generally ruled by the people. The decisions of everyday civilians affect the economy daily‚ and can quickly change due to this

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    Free Market Economy- DEFINITION The term free market economy primarily means a system where the buyers and sellers are solely responsible for the choices they make. In a way‚ free market gives the absolute power to prices to determine the allocation and distribution of goods and services. These prices‚ in turn‚ are fixed by the forces of supply and demand of a respective commodity. In cases of demand falling short of the supply of a respective commodity‚ the price will fall as opposed to a price

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    The great depression affected many people after living through it. First off when it first started it was shocking to many people because of the effect it had on how they lived and their daily life. It started to become hard for people to keep their jobs only because they could not get paid any more. So then people could not find jobs and they didn’t know how to support their families. Even though they may have not been skilled in that area they would take any job that came their way. When they finally

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    Great Depression and New Deal Study Guide: Events Causes/Effects of the Great Depression: widespread banking failures. The banks invested people’s money in the stock market and created major losses. Goals of the New Deal- three goals: relief for the needy‚ economic recovery‚ and financial reform Causes of the Dust Bowl The Bonus Army The Crash of 1929 People Herbert Hoover- was the president at the start of the great depression. He was the republican nominee but he realized later

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