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    D.B.Q. During the time of the Great Depression there were major changes throughout America‚ it helped change the role of the government to help the people. When looking at the Great Depression one must look at the effects of the New Deal policy it helped the American people and changed the role of the of the government during this time period. As a result of these successful policies it assisted the American people by giving them jobs and it expanded the government into a bureaucracy. There

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    Throughout the years of 1929 to 1939‚ there was a world wide Depression. Canada was one of the countries that was most affected. Financially and economically the country began to collapse regardless of what was done by political power. The Great Depression‚ also known as The Dirty Thirties‚ wasn’t like an ordinary depression where savings vanished and city families went to the farm until it blew over. This depression affected everyone in some way and there was basically no way to escape it. With

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    The depression could not have come at a worse time. I am a farmer with three children‚ and nothing to provide with. Before the depression we lived comfortably‚ we were not rich‚ but we had enough to live on. By 1930 though‚ everything changed. The rain had failed to come that year‚ and as a result‚ my crops failed. It was humiliating having to receive charity in order to eat. I always thought of myself as the provider for the family‚ and now‚ I couldn’t provide. We had to live frugally‚ selling the

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    There have been many catastrophic events in the United States. Some helped the nation come together. Although others broke our country and made it feel almost impossible to recover. The Great Depression was one of the longest and deepest economic slumps to occur in the world. The Great Depression started in the summer of 1929 with what was thought at the time a small recession. Stock prices slowly climbed and production of goods slowed down. In October of 1929 the stock market crashed. Around 14

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    Jenny Nguyen Mr. Martin English 1C Period 4 18 April‚ 2013 The Treatment of Women in the Great Depression The world’s most life corrupting stock market crash that occurred between 1929 to 1945 was the most largest economy slump America had to over come in history. As the crash erupted‚ it spilled to not only America‚ but also nearly half of the world and changed everyone’s life that happened to have gotten caught into it. The endless percentage drops of the unemployment rates and

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    investments than for commercial itself. Again‚ history repeats itself. Why in 2008‚ the US was in that situation once more. We‚ as Americans are here to help each other to correct and reduce errors. General knowledge of historical events has a tremendous impact in our patriotic county. The larger the sum of total knowledge should exceed what any one person can recall. Without proper attention‚ material is much less likely to be stored properly and recalled

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    Causes of the Great Depression ​ Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution early in the nineteenth century the United States has experienced numerous recessions or panics. None of them were as severe or lasted as long as the Great Depression. There has been much debate over what were the causes of the Great Depression. Occurring in the 1930’s‚ the depression remains the most important economic event in United States history. There were many factors that caused the Great Depression; one of the

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    the Great Depression. Focus on this period is natural because the 32 percent decline in stock values between the market closes of October 13 and 19‚ 1987‚ was of the magnitude of--indeed‚ it actually exceeded--the October 1929 debacle. Focus on this period is also appropriate because‚ despite all that has been learned since to help assure economic stability‚ we cannot be completely confident that history will not repeat itself. Consequently‚ this first section reviews events of the Depression era

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    biggest worries. You no longer can get the things you used to have‚ and your family is in danger of losing the house. The Great Depression was a hard time of economic collapse. Many teens left their homes to try to find a job‚ food became scarce‚ and tons of people lost their jobs. Those are some effects that the Great Depression had on Americans. One effect of the Great Depression was that a lot teens or kids left their homes and tried to find a job. During the 1930’s‚ teens or even kids‚ more than

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    slump being the Great Depression of the 1930’s and the Great Recession. Both‚ the Great Depression and the Great Recession‚ are characterized by bank failures‚ unemployment‚ economic decline‚ stock market crashes‚ price changes‚ and the Feds. They are both fallouts of the same economic phenomenon and are only different in a few minor respects. There were many reasons that caused the downturns. Before I began my research‚ I thought that the stock market crash caused the Depression‚ and nothing else

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