People used credit to by huge amounts of tock 1929‚ the stock matket crashed A wiedespread loss of jobs and saving Many companies closed In 1932‚ industrial production was only at 58% of the 1929 level‚ the second lowest level in the world after the United States. Total national income fell to 55% of the 1929 level‚ again worse than any nation other than the U.S Called dirty 30’s due to Canadas heavy reliance on raw materials‚and farm exports‚ combined with ehe deflation of the Prairies due
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economically and socially benefical. During industrialization Henry Ford brought the automobile to America‚ whoch allowed people to live farther from their jobs and allowed farmers to become less isolated. Henry Ford also invented the moving assembly line which was a huge step in the future of industrialization. This assembly line made it possible to produce items faster‚ and this mass production process helped companies collect more profit. But industrialization also caused many problems that outweighed
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of America through a series of reform movements that emerged in the antebellum era. Based on the desire to make America a civilized‚ utopian society and religious revivals adequately expanded the democratic ideals by bettering the moral standard of common men‚ while movement among women and slaves tried to put principle of liberty on the table. Ranged from temperance‚ abolition‚ nativism to public schools and good living conditions‚ on some extent not all the reform movement pursuited the mean of
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2-1-15 Industrialization Modern America wouldn’t be where it is today without the age of industrialization‚ which lasted from 1870 to roughly 1910. America began to make improvements in their living and health standards‚ technology‚ and machines. While these improvements were made the difference between social classes grew. These are just a few advantages and disadvantages as a result of the industrialization age each with its own reasoning. Over the 40 year period of industrialization people machines
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The documentary ’’The Awakening’’ from ‘Eyes on the prize’ changed some of my beliefs regarding African-American Civil Rights Movement in the United States. I noticed that the black community and the bigots‚ two adverse groups‚ had something in common – Christianity. It was the backbone of their actions. The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist terrorist organization. With research‚ I learned that one of their goals is to bring back Protestant values in America. The black Americans‚ Protestants too
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that triumphs for the rest” (evaperon.org). Eva believed that women have a right to make a difference for each other. She followed this quote herself‚ by helping citizens in Argentina after a great earthquake‚ speaking for women’s rights in front of thousands of people‚ and looking over many programs for eliminating many diseases in Argentina (movies.uip.de). She made a huge impact on social justice because she touched the hearts of many Argentineans by her strong actions of helping all men‚ women
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system of unemployment benefit. Those without work therefore faced great hardship. Due to their lack of money to buy goods‚ they could not help the economy to revive. The Depression forced many Americans to use desperate methods to survive. Groups of unemployed men often prevented poor families who could not afford their rent from being evicted. They proved resourceful in providing help for themselves when the authorities did
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In The Awakening‚ caged birds serve as reminders of Edna’s entrapment and also of the entrapment of Victorian women in general. Madame Lebrun’s parrot and mockingbird represent Edna and Madame Reisz‚ respectively. Like the birds‚ the women’s movements are limited (by society)‚ and they are unable to communicate with the world around them. The novel’s “winged” women may only use their wings to protect and shield‚ never to fly. Edna’s attempts to escape her husband‚ children‚ and society manifest
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wrote that although working conditions were not great and wages low‚ it was still an improvement compared to life before the Industrial Revolution. The Testimony for the Factory Act of 1833 provided testimonies from workers and owners about how the factories were run. Last‚ Engle’s excerpt was about the poor lifestyles of the workers in the city and how it matched the poor working conditions in the factory. Although the evidence against industrialization is overwhelming‚ it cannot be denied that it
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undergoing a series of reform movements. At the same time‚ America was rapidly growing and diversifying. Movements were designed to adapt to the new‚ bigger nation. They inspired the creation of new institutions as well. Americans had different feelings about their expanding nation. Some welcomed the changes‚ excited about the growth. Others became worried about the future of America. The reform movements came as a result of these different feelings. On the surface‚ the purpose of reforms was equal treatment
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