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    start an extreme nationalism. The great depression of the 1930s‚ for example hit Germany especially hard as it was still recovering from the first world war. The people were looking for a strong leader and Adolf Hitler used this and powerful propaganda tools to rise to have all the power. Hitler committed horrible acts of genocide in killing millions of Jewish people for their race and used his ultra nationalistic views to create his super race. The great Depression also started Japan’s ultra nationalistic

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    2016 Social and Economic Problems Unemployment Caused The Great Depression was a period of time when the economy was going downhill; farms‚ businesses‚ and banks nationwide were failing. In my opinion‚ and I believe many people will agree to this‚ unemployment was one of the biggest problems during this time period. Unemployment skyrocketed when the stock market crashed on October 29‚ 1929‚ which signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Unemployment caused problems socially and economically

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    such as social anxiety‚ depression‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ drug addiction‚ and personality disorders. Depression is a serious and pervasive mood disorder. It causes feelings of sadness‚ hopelessness‚ helplessness‚ and worthlessness. Depression can be mild to moderate with symptoms of apathy‚ little appetite‚ difficulty sleeping‚ low self-esteem‚ and low-grade fatigue. Or it can be more severe. Side Effects is a movie about how a stressful life event can lead to Depression. It also include how

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    about James J Braddock who rises from a poor‚ unsuccessful boxer to the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. The move is in the time period around the American Great Depression. Braddock’s character represents the ups and downs of the United States at that time. He struggles what most Americans lived at the time of the Great Depression‚ see their everyday battle for food‚ jobs‚ shelter. Braddock and his family bad very strong needs because they didn’t have enough money to buy food or to pay the

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    What caused the Great Depression The Stock Market Crash reflected an economic weakness that proved to be fatal : over confidence in the stock market . Americans found the stock market an avenue for productive investment because of the rapid growth in the stock market . In the belief that the value of stocks will continue to rise ‚ and they can earn a profit from it ‚ even the less fortunate gambled on the stock market . Investors paid only a small part of the price and borrowed the rest ‚ gambling

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    Before the 1930’s Toward the end of the 1910s and into the 20s‚ women began to dress for comfort over the formal style they had previously worn. This was partially because of the increasing number of women in the workforce due to the large numbers of men who were sent to fight in WWI. Women also become more active consumers as city life boomed. From dresses to make up‚ women were buying much more in both local stores and big department brands. Unfortunately‚ the campaign for women’s rights dwindled

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    Karen Rusli Rusli 1 HIST 338 Dr. Bryan Lamkin 24 May 2013 California During the Great Depression The 1930s was not the best time period for California‚ the U.S.‚ or the world. When the stock market crashed in 1929 in the United States‚ it set off the most severe economic depression in the Western world. On top of all of that‚ a severe drought hit the Southern and Midwestern plains in 1931 just two years after the stock market crashed. This became known as the Dust Bowl. In the Dust Bowl‚ crops

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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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    ironically manipulating the Premium 1155 Words 5 Pages The Lonliness of Curlys Wife - of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men The Loneliness of Curley’s Wife Set in 1930s America Of Mice and Men shows the apparent hardships of an America gripped in a great depression. The Wall Street crash of 1929 was making the American dream become more of a nightmare and over farming had devastated the American Premium 2003 Words 9 Pages Speech: Gilbert Grape of Mice and Men Adversity Comparative Study 15/15 Good

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    Could you imagine a dark cloud coming over the United States large cities for 10 years. Well in the 1930s‚ a depression erupted causing millions of people to lose their jobs and making many banks and businesses go under. The depression effects made millions of people across the country try to stretch each dollar and the president had to step in with his new deal to save his country. To begin‚ the people of the United States had to stretch each dollar as far as it would go. Trying to stretch

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