It trained and educated people to learn a new skill and also how to apply those new abilities. The WPA focused on public projects‚ such as The Federal Art Project. Under this program thousands of posters‚ prints‚ sculptures‚ paintings‚ drawings‚ and murals were produced‚ which were then‚ in turn‚ loaned to schools
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Allie Blain The Recessions of the Great Depression-Rough The Great Depression affected the United States economy because they went into an economic recession‚ which led to a loss of confidence in the general public. This was a hard time for everybody‚ and when tough times call‚ you can only press your luck so far. It all started when the U.S. Economy had the Stock Market Crash on October 29‚ 1929‚ also known as‚ “Black Tuesday.” The Great Depression followed almost a “decade of spectacular economic
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had a substantial impact on the economy of the United States. The War of 1812 changed the relationship between European nations and the United States and impacted the way America would produce goods to support the nation during and after the war. As a newly independent country‚ the United States strived to be respected by European countries that had once looked down upon the nation. As European powers began to dispute‚ however‚ the United States realized that it did not want to become involved in
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collapse of Enron had substantial and far-reaching ramifications throughout the financial investment field‚ tax compliance professions and the accounting profession. Intense Congressional scrutiny resulted in a new era of transparency in financial reporting‚ stricter reporting standards as provided in Sarbanes-Oxley and substantial penalties for failure to comply with new financial reporting and tax compliance standards in the Internal Revenue Code (Bottiglieri et. al.‚ 2009) Enron Assignment
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The Great Depression‚ which had an effect on economies on a global scale‚ was on of the catalysts to the start of World War II. With many countries struggling‚ Hitler managed to rise to power partially from his claims of the ability to change Germany into a great military and economic power. Across the ocean though‚ America was still mired down in the economic slump. President Roosevelt had enacted his New Deal economics and America seemed to be fighting back out of the depression‚ but it couldn’t
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Jake Sacchetti Sister Lucy AP US History Due: 3/7/11 The Economy of the Roaring Twenties The economy of the United States during the Roaring Twenties looked reassuring to the entire nation. Because of this‚ the Great Depression was a shock to the seemingly healthy nation. The depression‚ which began in 1929‚ was the harshest economic turn that the United States had ever seen. Almost instantly‚ the country’s unemployment rate jumped from four percent to an overwhelming twenty five percent
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The Enron Kaiwing Ho Ethics‚ Governance & Accountability BU.135.301.U2.FA12 Professor Crain November 21‚ 2012 Enron Since Enron Corporation has been bankrupt there were 20‚000 employees lost their jobs‚ medical insurance and average severance pay was only $4500. However‚ the top executives were paid bonuses totaling $55 million. In 2001‚ employees lost $1.2 billion in retirement funds and retirees lost $2 billion in pension funds. Yet‚ Enron’s top executives cashed in $116 million
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Emancipation‚ etc. The cotton gin was important to the south economy. West expanded and in the North abolition expanded. The Legacy of slavery emerged in the 1960’s‚ a century after emancipation. Slavery brought to the United States changed the nation in many different ways and it helped the economy to grow up. Slavery expanded in all of the colonial society and it was in high demand because of the plantation in the south. It changed the economy and helped grow the nation in different ways.
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The effects of 9/11 on the US economy can be broadly divided into two categories: the short run economic effects the long-term effect on government policy and various industries. The first of these two categories was immensely impacted by the attacks and the widespread repercussions for economic activity‚ market confidence‚ and unemployment. The effects in the long-term‚ however‚ were not nearly as profound. As shown by the fairly rapid recovery after the attacks. Furthermore‚ a large portion of
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until it was finally extinguished on the brink of the 19th century. Unlike other revolutions‚ which primarily focused on political changes‚ the Industrial Revolution created technology‚ developed social changes and expanded the global economy. However‚ the effects of the Industrial Revolution varied from country to country. For instance‚ according to the article‚ “The Industrial Revolution outside the West”‚ written by Peter N. Stearns‚ Russia began importing manufacturing goods from Britain as they
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