The Great Depression affected men and women in many different ways. Women during this time were undermined constantly by the workforce. Along with being refused jobs because of their gender; they were being paid less for the same work. Women during this decade were ridiculed for trying to support their families. The number of married women working doubled in size during the Depression‚ though many believed that women who were working‚ especially those with a working husband‚ were stealing jobs
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The Great Depression had a drastic impact on families‚ women and children. Due to the loss of savings during this economic crisis‚ families lost their homes or were evicted from their apartments‚ destabilizing countless lives. This led to multiple families being forced to share small living spaces and the number of homeless to significantly escalate. Disorganizing the flow of family life‚ the marriage rate sharply declined as well as the divorce rate with a lot of citizens unable to pay for both
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nationalist by the name of Gavrilo Princip. The government of Serbia was blamed for the attack‚ leading Austro-Hungary to declare war. Soon enough‚ Germany and Austro-Hungary were faced with war from several nations‚ including Serbia‚ Russia‚ Belgium‚ Great Britain‚ and France. The assassinations of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie caused the beginning of the First World War‚ and with it‚ the start of one of the deadliest conflicts in
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Many conflicts contributed to the Civil war‚ but the most famous and well known one was slavery which happened around in the mid 1800s. The conflict consisted of the Northern and southern states. Each side had their own view on slavery as south used it heavily for their economic structure while North barely used it. In conclusion both had different views on whether the expand or stop slavery growth growth or to have slavery at all. This all started out with the missouri compromise which itself
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theory in which is used for warfare and even in everyday life. He had even used this to fight in multiple American wars specifically the Cold war and helped strategized war plans. His name was John Forbes Nash Jr. How did this affect modern day? Well John Nash‚ was a man renowned for his incredible mathematics and economics achievements. Here are a few examples of his achievements and how they contribute in the real world. Game theory; the branch of mathematics that deals with analyzing competitive
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Joseph Vissarionovich Djugashvili was the second leader of Soviet Russia. He was born in Gori‚ Georgia on the 18th of December‚ 1878‚ and had a troubled upbringing‚ facing issues such as financial troubles‚ an abusive father and illness that left him scarred. In 1899‚ Stalin left school to study priesthood at a seminary in the Georgian Orthodox Church of Tbilisi‚ during which time he began learning of the Marxist party by exposing himself to books and other material concerning the philosophy. He
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Panic swept the nation as millions lose their jobs. Fathers‚ begging for scraps to give their small children. The wealthy class soon became beggars in the blink of an eye. Everything was havoc until Roosevelt was elected. The New Deal arose and introduced many types of social and economic reforms to America. However‚ many would disagree stating‚ “these relief policies actually put a greater burden on the backs of the poorest in society” (Powell 2). The New Deal had a positive effect because it helped
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At the time of Louis Armstrong‚ America was extremely racially divided. In 1904‚ The Daytona Educational and Industrial Training for Negro Girls was opened. In 1909‚ the NAACP was formed to restore the legal rights of black Americans. In 1913‚ the Wilson administration began government-wide segregation of work places‚ rest rooms‚ and lunch rooms. It wasn’t really a good time for black folks. They weren’t being treated as humans‚ they were being treated as animals. Louis Armstrong was considered
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Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate‚ while schools without one have an estimated 72.9% graduation rate. There are many ways music‚ jazz in particular‚ has influenced society in the past and the present. The three most important things about jazz music are its effects on society in the past and present‚ its influencing of the music today‚ and its origins. Jazz music has effected society positively and negatively. It was started during a time of cultural divide‚ in
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The Industrial revolution had huge impact on many aspects of life on both the America and England. The industrial revolution can be broken down into three revolutions. The first revolution involves the use of steam motors. Also‚ the change in agricultural and manufacturing in the textile industry. The second revolutions involve the mass burning of fossil fuels and mass production of factories. The second revolution brought better communication methods known as electrical communication. The third
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