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    The Great Depression was the most severe worldwide economic depression. It lasted ten years until it was over but during those ten years there was a lot of pain and suffering. Millions of people lost their jobs and couldn’t care for there children. It affected many countries including America. Many businesses went bankrupt. It was just chaos! It all started on October 29‚ 1929 or as we now call it “Black Tuesday” when stock market prices dropped drastically. Why did they plummet? Well it happened

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    The Great Depression DBQ After Black Tuesday the U.S went into an economic crisis known as the Great Depression. During the depression the poltical‚ economic‚ and social institutions in the U.S were in bad conditions. The government‚ various groups and individuals sought ways to address the problems that Americans faced. The Great Depression began during the stock market crash of 1929. Americans faced many challenges during the Great Depression. The government‚ various

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    APUSH 11/26/10 The Great Depression was a time of agony and strife for the people of the United States. During this time period‚ of the 1930s‚ altering of the American social fabric occurred in the sense of family ties‚ underlying beliefs/values‚ and bonus expeditionary forces. The hardships after the crash of 1929 until the end‚ marked usually around 1941‚ caused families to come closer together and work together to survive. The Jacksonian ideals of independent and self-sufficient citizens

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    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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    when the Great Depression hit my country in 1929. During that time‚ I was the president from 1925-1940. It mainly affected our economy and society. Those 15 years spent as a president of a notable country‚ was harsh and challenging. As a president‚ you were responsible for the country’s economic‚ social‚ and political state. Your people have so much trust in you‚ that when anything happens to the country‚ you are the “cure” for it‚ or you are to blame. To begin with‚ the Great Depression of 1929

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    How did the depression in Germany (1929-1933) affect different social groups? The great depression‚ a huge economic slump caused by a crash in the American stock market‚ had a global effect on a large number of countries‚ especially those who manufactured food and raw materials.1 Germany was in a particularly bad place financially after world war one and had been borrowing a large amount of capitol from the US to repay their allies and when the stock market crashed they were unable to continue

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    The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the world. After the stock market crash of 1929‚ the American economy plummeted. This was devastating for many families. Thousands of people were out of their jobs‚ and left to starve on the streets. Many were forced to simplify their wardrobes‚ problems in the education systems arose‚ and the banking system was destroyed. People turned to the government to help them out of their problems. Hoover and FDR

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    The Great Depression (Narrative Essay) During the great depression many farmers‚ such as I ‚were about average in value because we grew the food‚ but we weren’t

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    realities was by reflecting the “Great Depression in the 1930s”. The second way this novel reflected historical realities was by talking about the race in the south. The author of this novel Harper Lee gives an image to the reader about the racial injustice that she was able to see as a child. I almost forgot to mention that the author also shares what is considered her feeling on the civil rights throughout her novel. So how does the novel reflect on the “Great Depression in the 1930s”? Well in the

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    Causes of the Great Depression Meghan Driscoll Period 7 10/29/12 Many economists believe that our economy works in ten year cycles where there are highs and lows. After the period of economic prosperity in the twenties‚ it was probable that the stock market would go through a period of self-correction. However‚ a multitude of events‚ both domestically and internationally‚ Washington policies and enactments‚ and natural disasters‚ led our country into the worst

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