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    During the Great Depression ‚ public all around the United States deal with the obstacles and life changing misery .The government was the primary cause of the great depression. The Great Depression may have been avoided if the fed had not so awkwardly mishandle It’s financial policy .Countless public going through experience from low incomes‚ poor living conditions‚ and mental suffering. Before the stock display crash ‚ the democracy was floating on a rash of joy. Peoples’ courage was huge and

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    of the Great Depression. Hardships were suffering and the economy was falling apart. This puts many Americans out of jobs and they lost almost everything they owned. Since Herbert Hoover‚ the 31st President of the United States‚ did not help‚ he was the one to blame for the downfall in economy. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President‚ he promised that the people will get back on their feet. He created what was known as the “ New Deal”. This deal helped solved the Great Depression. The New

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    effects of the Great Depression which happened around the 1929 until mid-1930. Here‚ the authors analyses and mentions some of the causes and effects of this depression that affect not only the United States but other countries as well. It will also be review some statistics and facts originated by the Great Depression. Source: Gay‚ E.F.‚ 1932. The Great Depression. Foreign Affairs‚ 10(4)‚ pp. 529-540. The author mentions and describes that for 1929 the rates of unemployment were from 3.2% to

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    THIRTIES AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION KEY TERMS: Stock markets: when you buy for little but sell for more  Stick markets collapsed: on Black Tuesday (October 29‚ 1929)‚ the stock market crashed in the USA • as the values of stocks plummeted‚ investors scrambled to sell their stocks (as more people sold stocks‚ the prices of the stocks decreased further) Buying credits: • many people used their money borrowed on credit to buy items • when items were repossessed‚ they were sold for less than

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    Why Us!? On September 1929‚ Andrew Mellon declared‚ “There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.” It made the people wonder‚ “Is this true?” The people of Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ had a long way to recovery. Many are dirt poor‚ and others were pulled down along with them. During the depression period‚ “nickels and dimes were hard to come by.” (27) Shops closed down because of the decline in economy. Scout (the protagonist in To Kill a Mockigbird) mentioned‚ “There was

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    A. The Great Depression was caused by an economic system out of balance. There was too much supply with little demand. This situation was created by monopoly pricing‚ unsound banking practices‚ overproduction‚ high tariffs‚ and tightening of money supply by Federal Reserve Board. B. A slump in economic activity with over speculation in stock and buying stocks on margin caused the stock market to crash in October 1929. The stock market crash marked the beginning of Great Depression. C. The

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    The stock market crash of 1929 was the first domino to fall and plunge the United States into The Great Depression. The Great Depression of the 1930’s spelled the end of an era of economic prosperity during the 1920’s. Herbert Hoover was the unfortunate president who was burdened with blame for this economic circumstance. After the stock market crash‚ unemployment soared from 1‚550‚000 to 12‚830‚000(Source J). However‚ when FDR took office in 1933‚ his “New Deal” plan would change the course of American

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    The Great Depression was a severe stock market crash that happened in the 1930s. In the late 1920s‚ economic grew rapidly and many classes poured their savings into stocks. Investors traded useless shares that were deemed worthless‚ over millions in one day‚ later to be referred as‚ “Black Thursday.” An outbreak flooded the nation‚ causing workers to lose their jobs and decrease mass production. Across the world‚ everyone felt the the devastating blow‚ creating a domino effect. ( History.com ) The

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    The Wall Street Crash in America caused the Great Depression in 1929‚ sending the USA into a disastrous economic depression. Countries all over the world felt the effect of this‚ especially Germany as American businessmen and bankers lost large sums of money and so asked the German banks to return loans under the Dawes plan‚ sending them into economic collapse. Consequently the German people leant towards extreme parties including the Nazis to restore Germany‚ raising their profile. Furthermore the

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    during the Great Depression. Hoover was a Republican and Roosevelt was a Democrat‚ which means they both had different ideas and plans to deal with the Great Depression. Both these Presidents had a similar approach with economic policies‚ by using the federal government to help recover the country. Roosevelt was more involved than Hoover to fight through the depression and Roosevelt was more supportive to the people and inform them that the government is helping them. When the depression hit Hoover

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