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    There were many factors that caused the Great Depression‚ with the crash of the stock market bringing chaos‚ but not necessarily causing the entire Depression. The ‘start’ of problems‚ which would later cause this severe economic crisis‚ dated back to the early 1920s. Some of these problems included the shrinking of farm incomes and industries‚ overproduction of goods‚ the gap between the rich and the poor‚ the credit crisis‚ and many more. As the Depression grew closer and jobs became unnecessary

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    The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was devastating to the American economy‚ which up to that point had been thriving with ever increasing economic returns for investors and a bull market‚ which encouraged buying. The cause of the crash has been attributed to many things‚ but there is one underlying factor to all of the possible hypotheses‚ and that is the fact that more people in the population had more disposable income in the years leading up to the crash. Those people in the population who had moved

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    the beginning of World War 2. The first reason that the Nazi Soviet pact was a cause of World War 2 was because the agreement Gave Hitler an opportunity to invade Poland because Hitler thought Stalin would be blinded because of the agreement. This caused the war because Neville Chamberlain said he would declare war on Germany if Hitler was to lead Germany to invade Poland. Hitler didn’t think this would happen due to him being allowed to invade parts of land before and get away with it. So when Hitler

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    There are many causes of the American Revolution‚ but I believe the primary cause was the French and Indian War‚ which lasted from 1754 to 1763. This war also known as the Seven Years War‚ changed the relationship between Britain and the American colonies. Not only did this war help start the revolution‚ but its aftermath did too. A decade of conflicts between British Parliament and the colonists‚ starting with taxation acts‚ eventually led to the eruption of the American Revolution in 1775.

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    Imagine waking up one day and all of your life savings is gone: your money‚ your job‚ and soon your house. Occurrences like these happened to many people and families in the years following and during the stock market crash. People lost their jobs‚ businesses were forced to close‚ houses went up for sale‚ and all hope was lost. Furthermore‚ the crash of the stock market affected many different aspects of the world including citizens‚ the United States economy‚ and places outside the United States

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    Marisa Mrs. Kamrath AP English 5/6 – Period 6 22 January 2013 What Pressure on Students Has Caused There is so much pressure amongst students in schools to not only excel academically but to also participate in sports‚ extra-curricular activities‚ and community service. This pressure on students has gone unrecognized and is now an alarming problem. It is an alarming problem because parents and teachers are realizing that there are consequences occurring due to this immense pressure on students

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    There are multiple reasons and events that if occurred will guaranteed start world war one. It is clear that the war was ongoing for a long time‚ when it began in the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. However many other reasons took a part in starting the war‚ some occurring as far back the late 1800’s. Militarism‚ nationalism‚ and alliances system were the three main factors that were present back then‚ leading towards this explosive war (Turner‚ 2002) The First World War was truly “the

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    experiencing their own technological and industrial revolution‚ it was easy to understand the sheer destruction caused by the Great War. Countries felt the affects in nearly all aspects of their life during this time‚ from physical to economic eradication. Just over one-hundred years later‚ it is still crucial to discover what led to the first World War. An important aspect in understanding what caused WWI is the political and economic policies of European nations during this time. Driven by nationalism

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    financial giants: ...caused a global recession that cost tens of trillions of dollars‚ rendered over thirty million people unemployed worldwide‚ and doubled he national debt of the United States. (Ferguson 11:19) It doesn’t seem plausible that two companies’ failures would be significant enough to have such a drastic impact on the world economy. Furthermore‚ how did their collapses happen without anyone being aware of its impending demise? “This crisis was not an accident. It was caused by an out of

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    March 2016 Causes and Effects of the Great Depression Over the course of the Great Depression‚ the United States’ economic and social well-being was immensely impacted. Debate on what one thing caused the Depression is futile as it was an accumulation of many different events. Although different‚ these events‚ as result‚ caused the Great Depression. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s took its toll on the failing farms. Along with the stock market crash of 1929‚ overproduction‚ and corruption in the world economy

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