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    The Great Depression Problems and Solution It’s 1933‚ as you walk through New York City you pass by Central Park’s Hooverville. Filling the whole park are rows upon rows of huts filled with men‚ or families‚ all squished together trying to get closest to the factories‚ with the chance of getting work that day. The Great Depression took over America in the 1930’s after the stock market crash of October 29‚ 1929. Americans relied too much on credit and put everything they had into the stock markets

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    The Great Depression The Great Depression is known as an economic crisis of the 1930s‚ it happened on a Tuesday of October 29th‚ 1929 many call it Black Tuesday and it lasted until the early 1940s. The stock market crashed and the value of an item costing 25 cents‚ now costs 2$ and many people couldn’t afford to keep the luxuries of things they wanted. Banks went out of business because people would rush to their banks and take their savings in hopes of not losing all they had invested in their

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    In The Great Depression many people lost their jobs‚ and it closed a lot of banks. It was kept in the memories of the people who lived through it. It changed their lives. Some might’ve been scared to lose their house‚ and some were probably scared after they lost their house in foreclosure. I would be scared if I was living in the streets. Especially the kids who lost their homes. The kids would probably be even more scared than their parents. When many companies closed down‚ that meant that all

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    African American female who presented as calm and mild mannered during the assessment. The client is an 8th grader at Elko Middle School. In 2016‚ while receiving services from Village Youth and Family Services the client was given the diagnoses of Depression‚ Unspecified by Dr. Madison. During this time the client was prescribed Duloretine HCL. The client’s mother advised she first noticed depressive symptoms in the client after the death of her father (the client’s grandfather) in 2010. The client’s

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    Downey’s Soup Downey’s is an Irish tavern in Philadelphia created over 20 years ago by Jack Downey. Over the years‚ the fortunes of the restaurant have wavered‚ but the strength of some favorite menu items has helped it survive economic downturns. In particular‚ the lobster bisque soup has become increasingly popularity‚ but Downey’s efforts to market it have been sporadic. Never did Downey imagine that his lobster bisque would someday be the cause of an international trade dispute. Unbeknown to

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    Patrick crane Lewis 5 People during The Great Depression Seven million people died during The Great Depression due to starvation. Many of those that did survive did so due to the goodwill of others. If they didn”t find the support of others‚ they often died or experienced very unpleasant lifestyles. The unemployment rate was 24 percent and many people didn’t have a lot of money which meant they could not afford to feed their families‚ so their kids often left home to find work. Because

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    The social effects during the great depression. In the early 1930’s there was the great depression. This was caused when the market went into recession and did not recover causing the markets to crash and people lost all of their money. The great depression effected all of the people in many ways‚ one of the ways was socially. Firstly: The most effected people were the working class. Secondly: The class which was effected a little was the middle class. Finally: The class which was hardly effected

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    It was a hot‚ sunny day in the Great Plains of Oklahoma. The land was dry. Bugs were buzzing around. Many have traveled more than 40 miles for work during the Great Depression. It was the year 1939‚ where struggling families tried searching for jobs. One family has something unparticular coming. A 10 year old boy was soon in it for his life. The rumbling of the wagon. The clacking from the horses. A vigorous smell from the wild plants. The shivers that I get at night. I couldn’t stand it. I stood

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    The Great Depression was a time of turmoil‚ drama‚ hardships‚ and trials for most Americans‚ a time when jobs and homes they thought they could count on suddenly were gone. Getting food‚ clothing‚ and a bed became an everyday struggle for many. What caused the Great Depression of the United States and what effects did it have on the lives of the people? The Great Depression is one of the most misunderstood events in American History. The Great Depression‚ an awful‚ tragic event‚ was a time when

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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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