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    Many Americans in the 1930s supported a policy of isolationism for several reasons. First being they did not want the US to be pulled into another war in the way it had with World War I. Lastly the nation was still recovering for the Great Depression American supported isolationism because they were concerned about getting involved in another war. After our involvement in WWI many American that is was a war that the U.S had no part in. There were reports that our involvement in World War I was done

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    Consider ordinary people’s experiences of the 1930s and evaluate how far it is true to say that Britain was bitterly divided and unjust society. Introduction The decline of the traditional industries and the emerging of new industries brought changes which resulted in unemployment and poverty. The world wide slump also contributed to the problems of unemployment to the working class individuals. The national government responded to unemployment in positive and negative ways. The growth of poverty

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    Why was there so much intolerance in the USA between 1919 and 1930? During the 1920’s‚ American economy flourished. Industrial production doubled and the economy grew rapidly over a relatively short amount of time. The boom in the American economy happened for several reasons. First of all‚ America was late into world war one‚ therefore‚ the country had not seen the destruction of financial loss that most of Europe had. In addition‚ technological advances in industry developed. This resulted in

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    By the year 1931‚ one in three New Yorkers were unemployed. According to Oren Harman in his book “ The Price of Altruism” words “…roughly 1.6 on some form of relief.” New York hit rock bottom when it peaks the most between 1932 and 1933. The Great Depression was an economic crash lasting from 1929 to 1939‚ it didn’t have much effect on the rashly rich‚ but it took its tolls on everyone else‚ especially New Yorkers who had the hell of it. The stock market crashed on October 24‚ 1929. In the 1920s

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    The Great Depression of the 1930s was disastrous for all laborers. Be that as it may‚ of course‚ Blacks endured more regrettable‚ pushed out of incompetent occupations already hated by whites before the dejection. Blacks confronted unemployment of 50 percent or more‚ contrasted and around 30 percent for whites. Dark wages were no less than 30 percent underneath those of white specialists‚ themselves’ identity scarcely at subsistence level. There was no help from the liberal Roosevelt organization

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    Australia is a highly diverse society. World War II was a significant event in Australia’s history. The World War II aftermath resulted in the establishment of the Federal Department of Immigration which resulted in a nation-wide immigration program. Many immigrants entered the borders of Australia in seek of an enhanced lifestyle and superior conformity. Immigrants from identical cultures found their way to areas where it was similar to home. The Sydney suburb of Cabramatta has a concentrated population

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    prepare for a war. One of the reasons why Appeasement was approved was because some people thought the Treaty of Versailles was unfair‚ therefore allowing the Appeasement to change certain parts of Treaty. The failure of the League of Nations in the 1930s also contributed towards the outbreak of war. This was because League of Nation couldn’t actually solve or have control over things that were happening. So they could not stop any actual conflicts‚ but made Hitler bolder. Economic factors also played

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    the time period between 1900 and 1930 saw many technological innovations‚ from the air conditioner to the disposable razor blade. From the tank to the cruise missile. Many of these inventions made our lives easier while others made them more deadly. the first of these inventions is the air conditioner. While many inventers beforehand had made crude means of cooling the air‚ but all proved to be ineffective. the earliest method of cooling the air was putting bowls of ice in front of a fan and the

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    ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck was written during the Great Depression in America in the 1930’s. During the Great Depression there was a great job loss which resulted in men becoming migrant works. This was particularly hard for black Americans because back then discrimination against black people wasn’t abolished yet; they were segregated from the white people which meant they couldn’t find work. They were treated very poorly and were considered one level up from animals. Steinbeck had a good

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    especially marked feeling of superiority over other countries. When the Nazi party introduced this extreme form of nationalism‚ which included new ideas on economy‚ race and political power; as a result there was a change in German culture. In the 1930’s the Nazis were able to use these nationalistic values to restore Germany from an economic depression‚ introduce social eugenics to cleanse the population‚ and attempt to regain landmass and military power which was lost in World War One. Nearing

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