During the 1920’s‚ the great depression hit and so made a very uneven distribution of wealth‚ the top 1 percent of all americans had the riches of the bottom 42 percent of all americans. The uneven distribution caused factories to higher their prices‚ lower the employee’s pay to try stay afloat but didn’t succeed. It wasn’t only factories though‚ mining‚ farming and textiles failed as well all leading up to the shutting down of thousands of banks. During the period that lead to the great depression
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This increase in gas prices caused many transportation issues for the people of Burma. Many citizens could not afford to drive to work and back‚ and they couldn’t take the buses because the bus drivers could not afford the fuel either. Some buses did get out‚ however due to the increase
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supplies in London. For example‚ in 1854‚ over 500 people were killed from cholera. Dr. John Snow attempted to document and therefore‚ find the cause of cholera. Along with cholera‚ typhoid and typhus were also prevalent during this time. They are caused from contaminated food and water and poor hygiene. Additionally‚ there were terrible living conditions because of the lack of hygiene and space. Many of the homes were built haphazardly on the banks of the River Thames. Also‚ because of the poor sewer
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Topic: Mayan Culture General Purpose: To Inform I. When I thought about this speech at the beginning I thought to myself what would be an interesting culture to research? A. Well after a little googling… I decided to go with the culture that is considered to be the Jewel of all ancient American cultures and one of the greatest cilvilations‚ the Maya culture. B. I had some questions about the Maya Culture and they go as follows… C. Who were the Maya people? What were they all about? D. What did
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1933‚ the unemployment rate had climbed from 3% to 25%. By 1932‚ over 13 million Americans had lost their jobs.” The great depression caused many hardships for millions of Americans. There were multiple events that sparked the great depression‚ but the most notable would be the stock market crash of 1929. The stock market crash of 1929‚ or black Tuesday‚ was caused by a huge drop in the stock market. The stocks were worth far less than they were valued at. “The stock market lost over 16 million shares
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What Caused The Civil War? There were many different contributing factors to the start of The Civil War. Five of these causes were the Northwest Ordinance and Missouri Compromise‚ John Brown’s raid‚ The 1850 Compromise‚ The Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ and the constant conflict between the North and South. The Northwest Ordinance said the there could be no slavery in states north of the Ohio River‚ however slave holders moved west to new states. This then led to the Missouri Compromise which said no slave
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are many things Bush did that fall into this image. One being he wanted to finish his father’s business. His father started the Gulf War‚ a war fought in Iraq and a dissatisfactory one at that. Some believe that Bush went to war to either complete what his dad started or even one up him. “Bush’s need to surpass [his] father…against Saddam Hussein was one of the motives behind US invasion of Iraq.” (Azriel‚ n.d.) It is even said that he held resentment towards Saddam Hussein for nearly killing his
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Mayan Temple During the time of the Mayan Temple one thing that was very important was sacrifice. They did sacrifice by cutting themselves sometimes and they used by killing other people. Also human sacrifice was a central Mayan religion. It was believed to encourage fertility‚ demonstrate piety‚ and propitiate the gods. The Mayan gods were thought to be nourished by human blood‚ and ritual bloodletting was seen as the only means of making contact with them. The Maya believed that if they neglected
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What caused the Great Depression? The stock market crash‚ bank failures‚ and the buying of consumer goods on installment or margin‚ are just a few of the many causes of The Great Depression. During this time period the United States suffered greatly because of the depression. Many people were also not able to work or afford the things they used to be able to. The stock market crashing (bucket 1) lead to an industry collapse. One of the main reasons of the stock market crash was most likely
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Have you ever wanted to know what read about what really happened in the Boston Massacre. It all started in Boston one fateful day. The British came to Boston and the people of Boston were not happy about it. By examining the boston massacre and the causes of it‚ It is clear that this was an important part in the revolutionary war. the Boston Massacre was that many of the colonist were upset by the fact that they had to share a house with a british soldier. This was called the quartering act.
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