Voice of Democracy “American History: Our Hope for the Future” The democracy states that‚”All men are created equal.” All though that many people don’t believe that this statement is being followed right now. My hope for the future is that we learn from history‚ stand as one nation and have pride in our country. In the past our country has been divided by slavery and war. We have been through the great depression and 9/11. There have been many times where the country could have been torn apart
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The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world which lasted for an entire decade. It began in August 1929‚ when the United States economy first went into an economic recession. Its kickoff was “Black Thursday‚" October 24‚ 1929 when traders sold 12.9 million shares of stock in one day‚ tripling the usual figures. Over the next few days‚ stock prices fell 23 percent causing the famed “Stock Market crash” which sent Wall
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decrease and people began lose jobs. At first the stock market was an important but not the most dominant influence. But however‚ the market became the symbol of the nation’s prosperity and an icon of American business culture. Everything was going great the stock prices reached what looked to be a high peak. The market began to slide‚ but Investors soon realized they were heavily in debt so they started to sell their stocks which led to others doing the same. That was the start of all the panic‚ everyone
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The masses fill the streets where once cars and trucks would once have clogged them at this hour - many of them waiting in 1/2 mile long lines for a daily hand-out of food‚ while others comb the smoldering ruins of yesterday’s bombed out strip-mall seeking anything salvageable that might enrich their meager lives. The causes of the great depression was the stock market crash of 1929‚ bank failures stopped creating new loans‚ and the drought conditions in the Mississippi valley. STOCK MARKET CRASH
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Anthony H The beginning of world war 3 was more tremendous than you think‚ it first started by the great depression it started in 1929 to 1939 an it was one of the causes of ww2 but yet In the United States‚ the great depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929.it was the deepest and longest economic downturn in history 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed‚ in 1939 ww2 started to kick in by then. Americans dropped unsold goods and it began to pile up slowing production
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December 5th <<Of mice and men>>---Life in the depression The Great Depression Was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In the United States‚ the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s‚ a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment. <<Of mice and men>> takes place in Great Depression of the United States. Everybody needs to rely
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The Great Depression Essay The Great depression was a catastrophe because it hurt so many people and put them out of jobs. The Great Depression was a catastrophe because the years following World War 1 brought unease over the spread of radical influence which in turn let the American people sought a leader who offered a return to peaceful times which will contribute to a booming and consumer driven economy. The Great Depression was a catastrophe because after an era of prosperity‚ millions of Americans
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Bank Runs during the Great Depression The Great Depression was one of the longest lasting economic declines in Western history‚ sparked by the stock market crash of 1929‚ and ending around 1939. During the Great Depression‚ there were many incidents of banks failing‚ For example‚ many banks experienced bank runs. These situations deeply affected the average citizen ’s confidence in the banking system. Bank Runs severely crippled the banking system‚ and caused many banks to fold. During a bank
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Franklin D. Roosevelt said‚ ”The only thing to fear is fear itself.” He had said this to show people that he will take care of the problems the United States were having‚ and he proved it as they got through the “great depression.” and through “World War II.” He had started a thing called “100 days” that gave unemployed people many jobs. Franklin grew up on a big farm with his mom and dad and brother‚ he had wanted to work with politics and later in his life was in state senate for New york City
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the Great Depression was the most severe and sustained economic enfeeblement in the United States. This harsh drawback in the country eventually ensued soon after the stock market crash‚ also known as Black Tuesday‚ in 1929‚ where Wall Street experienced extreme panic and lost many investors. Declines in industry and the rise of unemployment came about due to the plummeting of consumer spending and investments. President Franklin D. Roosevelt though helped to lessen the effects of the Great Depression
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