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    While life in the city was easier for the most part than rural life‚ there was still hunger and separation of class. After collectivization began‚ the rural meat industry crumbled and meat shortages grew more common over time. In July 1930‚ only about 9% (14 million) of urban citizens were given meat in their rations‚ and different amounts of meat were given out on a different number of days depending on one’s occupation (Osokina‚ 2001‚ pg. 47). The shops within cities also discriminated based

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    Industries 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

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    "Women‚ like children‚ have but one right‚" Fitzhugh argues therein‚ "and that is the right to protection. The right to protection involves the obligation to obey." This seems to be a continuing norm. Women have always been looked at as the weaker sex‚ and should only do housework‚ and care for the children and the husband. The husband will do the hard work and supply for the family. And that’s that. But in today’s culture that norm is causing major problems‚ because women want equal rights‚ they

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    Addition Cause and effect Comparison and consequently equally also thus similarly furthermore so compared in addition hence an equivalent too as a result in the same way again because/as likewise the following therefore as withIn this essay I am going to justify in the form of PEE why the Nazi party was so popular at the time

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    Despite great efforts to abolish racism‚ discrimination against the African American people was as strong as ever in the 1930s. The 1930s was a hard time for white people‚ but considerably harder for the African American people. There were an abundance of problems for African Americans. Each day they would be judged by the way they looked. The harsh judgment‚ they received was astonishing and knowing that they lived this way is unbelievable. Between the uncivilized living situations and the cruel

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    Throughout the 1930s many people in the United States had to suffer though a Great Depression that caused many Americans to lose many things‚ starting from their jobs to even their own pride in themselves. How ever this was different for the people who lived in the south‚ the southern people were not only just affected by the Great Depression they were also affected by heavy racism and strongly enforced Jim Crow laws. With the enforced Jim Crow laws‚ these laws heavily restricted the life of a colored

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    Fred “Killer” Burke was an unsuspected murderer from the 1930s and managed to put an unforgettable imprint in crime. Gangsters were very common among the 1930s after the sudden downfall of the stock market also known as the Great Depression. Managing to escape the law many times Frank was able to achieve many schemes that made his nickname come to life. Frank Burke will be a known 1930s gangster because of his fraud schemes‚ murderers‚ and stolen equipment. Fred Burke did not start out with

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    The term “retardation” has often been used in society as a word to insult ones intelligence. However‚ Metal Retardation (MR) is a serious illness thousands of people suffer from each day. Due to historical negative connotations of retardation‚ the term Intellectual Disability (ID) has been adapted as a means of describing the disorder. MR has been recognized as a neurodevelopmental disorder‚ which impairs ones intellectual and adaptive functioning capability. Often times an IQ score less than 70

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    first to be let go which caused an unemployment rate up to three times that of whites. Because of segregation they received less aid from charitable organizations. Overall they suffered economically and socially more than their white counterparts. The 1930s were a turbulent time for race relations in America. For more than two hundred years before the Civil War‚ slavery existed in the United States. Before there was no need to separate whites and blacks because ninety five percent of blacks were slaves

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    In america in the 1940’s japanese americans were put into internment camps. This can be compared to the salem witch trials in 1642. A similar comparison to the salem witch trials would be what america did to the mexican americans in 1930s. Though there can be many similarities there can also be many differences between these three events. In this essay i will discuss the similarities between each other and also the differences. The similarities between these three events in american history in

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