Background Information on 1920’s and 1930’s America 1. What was the Great War‚ how did it begin‚ and how long did it last? Which countries were involved? World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was fought between 1914 and 1918‚ and it set the stage for politics‚ culture‚ and economics in the twentieth century. Serbia and other Balkan states gained their independence in 1878 after nearly five hundred years of Ottoman rule. Nations from both alliances wanted to increase their influence over the
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Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union‚ Italy‚ and Germany (by the way‚ all my essays are not very in depth because we have to write 2-3 600 word essays every week!) A totalitarian government is a modern autocratic regime in which the state controls all phases of society. It not only seeks to control the economical and political aspects of society‚ but also tries to direct the daily lives of its citizens. Totalitarianism strives to influence the attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and opinions of its people through
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In the beginning of the 1970’s the United States of America experienced a rapid decline in its economy caused by two different energy crisis. The cause of the energy crisis was due to the 1973 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Oil Embargo‚ 1979 Iranian Revolution‚ the United States increase consumption of gas‚ and it’s dependency on foreign oil. Although the energy crisis lasted only seven years it left many changes within the country. In 1973‚ OPEC placed an oil embargo
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The Dustbowl of America in the 1930’s The Dust Bowl of North America was a disaster in the early 1930’s when huge parts of the Midwestern and Western farmlands of America became wastelands. This happened due to a series of dry years‚ which agreed‚ with the extension of agriculture in unsuitable lands. Droughts and dust storms caused by poor labor practice troubled farms and ranches of the Great Plains; causing a great migration of its people to other‚ more fertile‚ lands. The problem had become
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Racism during the 1930s remained a very real threat to the safety and opportunities of African-Americans in the United States. Decades of repressive policies in the country (particularly the Southern states) began to come under pressure by the New Deal programs of President Franklin Roosevelt. Though these New Deal programs did not end such repressive policies‚ they laid the groundwork for the eventual desegregation actions of the government during the 1950s. At this time‚ major organized groups
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The radio breakthrough in the 1930’s was huge. It not only offered news updates‚ but it also provided entertainment to all ages. Some news updates and broadcasts were often referred to as “fireside chats”. The radio benefitted everyone‚ everywhere‚ but eventually went out of style as other trends came into existence. However‚ even as the interest in radio lessened‚ it played a key role in the evolution of things like the television. In addition to the Golden Age of Broadcasting‚ radios have changed
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1941: Germany and Italy declare war on US Germany and Italy have announced they are at war with the United States. America immediately responded by declaring war on the two Axis powers. Three days ago‚ US President Franklin Roosevelt announced America was at war with Japan‚ the third Axis power‚ following the surprise attack on its naval base at Pearl Harbor. Today Italian dictator‚ Benito Mussolini‚ made his declaration first - from the balcony over the Piazza Venezia in Rome - pledging the
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world war Life in the 1930’s Sports: during the great depression‚ people were miserable. There was barley any good news in the papers. The best way to escape being miserable in that decade was sports. The soccer world cup‚ hockey‚ boxing and the summer olympics of 1936 were all great entertainment for the people stuck in the depression Transportation: transportation was different back then from what it is today. They usually used cars or street cars to get from one place to another in a
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The Treatment and Lives of the Mentally Handicapped in the 1930’s The 1930’s time period made a great impact on the lives of those who were mentally handicapped. However‚ this was also the time of the great depression‚ the most devastating time for people and especially the mentally handicapped. You may ask how they were treated before and after the depression‚ what was done about their condition‚ and how their conditions were “treated” or “taken care of”. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate
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In the 1930s Franklin Roosevelt chose to deal with the serious economic crises‚ and he believed that this was the action that would win people’s belief. Even though Roosevelt thought that the United States should play an active role in international affairs‚ he still reaffirmed American that the United States would not interfere in the affairs of others. Finally he won the election in 1933 since most of Americans wanted to go with isolationism. Isolationist advocated non-involvement in European and
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