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    D.B.Q. During the time of the Great Depression there were major changes throughout America‚ it helped change the role of the government to help the people. When looking at the Great Depression one must look at the effects of the New Deal policy it helped the American people and changed the role of the of the government during this time period. As a result of these successful policies it assisted the American people by giving them jobs and it expanded the government into a bureaucracy. There

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    next 4 to 5 days’ global stock prises fella whopping 23%. Statistics showed by 1933‚ unemployment had risen from a low 3% to a staggering 25%. The great depression was one of the most worldwide effected economic downfalls that challenged mainly America and throughout Europe’s social state‚ financial state and trading system. It was 1929‚ USA. The depression was caused by a number of serious weaknesses in the economy. It was beginning with a catastrophic collapse of stock market prices in October 1929

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    The Great Depression Starting in 1929‚ one of the most devastating events occurred and originated in America. The great depression was a severe worldwide economic depression which lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest‚ deepest‚ and most widespread depression of the 20th century. The great depression was the result of the stock market crashing‚ which later on wiped out many of investors. This caused steep declines in industrial output and a majority of people became unemployed. Unemployment

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    In 1929 when the Labour party came to power‚ the government needed money as it was in debt and the Depression made it hard to borrow money. Therefore in order to cover spending the government made huge spending cuts but still could not pay the 1929 unemployment benefits without borrowing from USA. In 1931 the National Government was set up to try and reduce unemployment rates. The first short term measure taken to help restore confidence in Britain was cutting the pay of people who worked for the

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    appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” Throughout the years our technology has become more and more advanced‚ creating more and more inventions. Modern technology has been created to fulfill every human’s needs. With such great advancements it has become convenient for our society to turn to technology for all our questions. We have not realized that day by day technology is taking over us. Many like to argue that it is not true‚ but if you were to take away every possible

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    when defined by its economy during the 1930s was affected negatively due to the Great Depression. The Great Depression affected Canada negatively because it meant that Canadians were suffering and that citizens were angry at the government for their lack of effort in helping the citizens. When the Great Depression first hit‚ many people were left unemployed and without any money or a home due to the loans people got during the prosperous years of the 20’s. During these bad times‚ the Federal Department

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    Art as a Relief During the Depression Before the Great Depression‚ art consisted of modernized subjects and works that caused questions‚ while art produced during the Depression was more realistic and provided relief for American citizens. The Crash of 1929‚ affected everyone in America‚ whether they had money or not. During the Great Depression‚ art movements such as American Regionalism and Social Realism altered the way people looked and felt about art and gave people a certain relief from viewing

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    Great Depression Causes

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    The Great Depression had many causes. Some of these were: a surplus of goods‚ the stock market crash and many countries’ reliance on exports‚ in particular Australia. These causes together created the Great Depression. The share prices had been increasing very highly in the late 1920’s. Investors buying the shares on margin when they couldn’t afford them caused this. They became millionaires quickly with the high share prices. Car sales slowed‚ house sales slowed and steel production slowed because

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    The Great Depression took the nation by storm. Not only was it a very troubled time for the United States‚ but for the entire world. From Great Britain all the way back to America‚ the Great Depression was merciless in taking the livelihood away from the common man. Although it is hard to say what the exact cause for the severity and chaos was‚ there were many factors that made it the terrifying and distressing time that it was. Not only did banks close and the stock market crash‚ but fear and panic

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    were homeless‚ and the product is unsalable‚ and so on. The Capitalism basic shield is root cause. The Market supply and demand to appear shield is direct cause. When Roosevelt was inaugurated in March 1933‚ the U.S. was at the nadir of the worst depression in its history. A quarter of the workforce was unemployed. Farmers were in deep trouble as prices fell by 60%. Industrial production had fallen by more than half since 1929. Two million were homeless. By the evening of

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