George Ryga Canadian playwright 1932 1987 George Ryga‚ one of Canada’s most prolific and powerful writers‚ was born in 1932 in Deep Creek‚ Alberta‚ of poor immigrant parents from the Ukraine. At the age of 16 one of his teachers encouraged him to enter a creative writing competition run by the Banff School of the Arts. The work he submitted won and he got a scholarship for the school sponsored by the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire. Unfortunately‚ his scholarship was revoked
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really like (violent and corrupt)‚ even through art as the Nazi people deemed his work "degenerate". It was in response to Nazi terror that Beckmann produced his first tripitch (a picture of three panels hinged vertically together)‚ called Departure (1932-1935). The side panels depict torture and suffering‚ while the centre piece shows a woman and child on board a boat on a bright blue sea (although hinting at an unknown fate awaiting them). Beckmann fled Germany in 1937‚ taking refuge in Amsterdam
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personality‚ Hitler‚ probably would not have been able to gain wide support or allow the Nazis to be an established‚ recognized political party in Germany. His personality was a catalyst for the wide-gained success in 1932‚ which increased the votes from 2.7% in 1928 to 37% in 1932. Details: 1) Part of Hitler’s personality was that he was a good public speaker. This helped him gain wide support and eventually lead to him gaining power in Germany‚ because his speeches were convincing and moving
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In the time of the 1932-33 Ashes Tour‚ bodyline tactics were found responsible for the strain on imperial relations between Australia and England. Heavy social and political influences promoted the significance of the Ashes series and caused great reactions by players‚ management‚ spectators and primarily the media. The pressured relations between Australia and the Empire during the Ashes series made the game of cricket reach wider margins than what took place on the cricket field. It impacted
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The German people were used to a strong government using the collective power of the nation to overcome serious problems thus‚ Hitler appealed to them. The Nazi party had increased its vote from less than 1 million in 1928 to over 13.5 million in 1932. Even though the Depression managed to significantly boost the Nazi Party’s votes‚ it was also mainly to do with Hitler and Goebbels’ well planned campaigns that outwitted their opponents. National bodies for example churches‚ the armed forces and
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Louis Etcheveste History 4th Thomas 5/11/12 FDR and The New Deal Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as the thirty-second president of the United States in 1932. His greatest legacy was his creation of the “New Deal” which changed the relationship between the economy‚ the government and the people. The American people came to believe that the federal government had both a role and responsibility in the well being of its people and its economy
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and farms were being foreclosed‚ banks and stock brokerage firms had been ruined (1932 F.D.R Vs. Herbert Hoover 1). To make things worse during the economic fall‚ there had been a drought in agriculture in the Midwest‚ putting even more pressure on the farming economy. The country during Hoover’s presidency really expressed individualism as it was one of his main philosophies. After being beaten by Roosevelt in the 1932 election‚ Hoover became a critic
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1931‚ Japanese claim that Chinese soldiers sabotaged the Manchurian railway in Korea - which Japan controlled September 1931‚ Japan attacked Manchuria‚ war followed In January-March 1932‚ Japan attacked and captured the city of Shanghai By February 1932‚ Japan had fully invaded and conquered Manchuria In April 1932‚ the League delegation‚ a group known as the Lytton Committee‚ arrived in Manchuria to
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income of the American family dropped by 40 percent from 1929 to 1932. Income fell from $2‚300 to $1‚500 per year"( see bibliography # 3). There is a saying that “money makes the world go round” and that means feed mouths‚pay taxes‚cloth your families‚and buy houses.But aside from the amount of money actually earned‚it was a struggle to get a job even‚ for example‚"Average rate of unemployment in 1929: 3.2%in 1930: 8.9%in 1931: 16.3%in 1932: 24.1%in 1933: 24.9%in 1934: 21.7%in 1935: 20.1%in 1936: 16
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The Effects of the Great Depression The Great Depression was a horrible event that took place almost 100 years ago. It was a time in our society when people had no money and no food. Everyone was losing their jobs because the companies couldn’t afford to pay them and stay in business at the same time. After the Stock Market crashed and the economy went downhill‚ a lot of changes were made within the government to make sure that nothing like this would ever happen again. This period in time was
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