The Hobo Life in the 1930’s Imagine a time where there were no jobs‚ and the ones that were available weren’t paying enough to help anyone survive. Kids roamed the streets and little cardboard shackle houses were where most of the population lived‚ it was dangerous and unclean. Then there were the people who would jump aboard a train to seek work in other towns‚ or just go to see the world. There were approximately 2 million men‚ 8‚000 women (Ganzel)‚ and 250‚000 teens (“Riding the Rails” Encyclopedia
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There were many challenges for Americans in the 1930’s to the mid 1940’s. Most notably‚ a decade of depression and the confrontation of war; the deadliest war in history. When World War II ended in September of 1945‚ America emerged as the most powerful nation in the world. American society transformed; the population shifted to the suburbs‚ the G.I. Bill was created to benefit (most) WWII veterans‚ and consumerism played many effects on society. By 1920‚ over fifty-four million American’s were
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the world. The best way to attempt to stop the racism and stereotypes that currently exist is to solve the issue at its source. Society. The word stereotype has been around for over two hundred years‚ with racism coming into play during the early 1930’s. Both have been used against races different from the race of the group using it. Most commonly it is used by certain ethnic groups to describe another‚ within America this was used to describe African Americans. Americans believed themselves to be
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Italy began imperialism for similar reasons at that time. During the 1800’s the threat of war through Europe over Africa was growing bigger‚ they needed to take untouched resources such as gold‚ iron and ivory. Italy colonized to build new industries‚ trying to pick up resources as much as they can to settle in their own country. Italy wanted resources badly‚ so they conquered more land in the south and the east‚ so they had a backup plan for whatever actions like the bombing. So as I said before
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the free world’s economy.” (Diebold 6) Even before the Charter was completed‚ the Council on Foreign Affairs deemed that “The ITO Charter is the only available safeguard” against a “return to the systematic economic warfare which prevailed in the 1930’s‚ with its political tensions‚ its economic wastefulness‚ and its...ventures fatal to the world at large” (Viner 628). Yet just a year after the Charter was completed‚ President Truman judged that there was no chance for the Charter to become approved
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What Caused Secession? Before the Civil War began in 1861‚ there were major factors that led to the secession of the southern states. These factors affected the people of America tremendously due to slavery and racial segregation. Three significant factors that led the eleven southern states to secede from the Union were abolitionists (Doc. 5)‚ Kansa-Nebraska Act‚ and the election of 1860 (Doc. 1). During the period of slave existence‚ abolitionists began to rebel against the situation (Doc
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In the early 1900’s the man was seen as the intellectual individual who takes care of their wife and family‚ who arrives home with the money and who was the supplier. However during the 1930’s this typical idea of the man’s role was extremely hard to keep ahold of due to The Great Depression. While the average woman worked on household dynamics and keeping the family afloat‚ the man was out looking for a job‚ or struggling to keep his current job. As a result‚ the average male came home at the end
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Blackmores considers it to be a socially responsible company and was successful in winning the 2006 Pharmaceutical Packaging Action Award for the reduction in packaging waste across the business. Blackmores sales and manufacturing is stringently regulated and tested by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Company History Blackmores had its beginnings in the 1930’s through the vision and passion of its founder Maurice Blackmore (1906-1977)‚ an English immigrant with ideas ahead of his time
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English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. Michele Hoard ENG 122 Instructor Nelly Aguilar March 7‚ 2011 English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. The researcher stated that English is now the official language in the United States. There are documents that discuss the importance of an official language in America‚ which supports this statement. In this research there are further details about English as the Official Language in the U. S. and how language can unite people in society
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thousand Koreans lived in the main Japanese islands. This population largely consisted of students‚ merchants‚ and workers who entered Japan during the first four decades or so after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. In the 1920s‚ the Japanese economy experienced a shortage of labor. In response‚ Koreans seeking better educational and employment opportunities migrated to Japan. Until the late 1920s‚ most were male migrant workers who frequently shifted occupations. Most ethnic Koreans were farmers from
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