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    CASE STUDY 1: GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 The Great depression occurred in the United States of America (USA) during 1929 and lasted until 1939. The 1920’s‚ also known as the ‘Roaring twenties’‚ was a decade were the USA economy expanded rapidly. At that time people had found a new way of making money‚ very fast‚ through the buying and selling of market stocks. The interesting thing about this ‘new’ way of making money is that it did not differentiate economic status‚ hence the problem. Because anyone

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    dripping) it to inform people about how life was for everyone in the great depression‚ when this video was made the great depression was still fairly fresh in everyone’s mind so they created this video for documentation so that people in the future would learn from what happened and not make those mistakes again 2) The stimulus show how people lived in the great depression and explained the ration system and what people did in there spare time to relieve the stress of being out of work and poor

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    Do you know of any famous actor during the Great Depression? It was a rare thing‚ but I‚ Shirley Jane Temple‚ accomplished the job. I was born on April 23rd‚ 1928 in Santa Monica‚ California‚ to Gertrude and George Temple. I was nicknamed ‘Little Miss Miracle’ for saving Fox Studios‚ because without me they would have most likely had to shut down their studio. Today I am going to tell you about my childhood hobbies-singing and dancing‚ acting‚ and community service. My main hobbies when I was younger

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    Censorship: Censorship always happens during wartimes. Censorship is just like a double-edge sword. If used properly‚ it serves as a valuable weapon. Governments and other regulatory institutions must learn to use it judiciously.  Australian government believed that censorship or propaganda was necessary for national security and public moral. Throughout the war‚ all forms of mass communication have been strictly censored. The Menzies Government established the Department of Information to

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    The Great Depression and the Great New Deal On October 29th‚ 1929‚ America’s stock market‚ which had been roaring constantly for almost a decade‚ crashed‚ leading the country into severe economic disasters. This led to what became known as the Great Depression or “Black Tuesday”‚ other factors such as‚ overproduction‚ failed monetary policy‚ and political decisions could have also contributed. The current president at the time‚ Herbert Hoover‚ urged patience and self-reliance. He believed that

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    for their family could come to America and do it. But‚ in 1929 Americas stock markets had crashed and led the country into a Great Depression. The Great Depression made it hard for everyone to live let alone the “American Dream” The stock markets are the main reason that America went into a Great Depression. The stock markets contributed to the Great Depression by over speculation‚ marginal loans‚ and businesses and banks failed. “The largest depressions are particularly likely to be accompanied by

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    World War 2 happened during 1939‚ when Germany invaded Poland and ended on may 7‚1945‚ but the United States was still in a war with Japan unti9l the Hiroshima bombing in August 1945. World War 2 happened in all of Europe‚ Japan and in a part of U.S.A‚ pearl harbor. The war began because Germany needed to pay a price for the damages of world war1 and they needed land to produce things to get that money‚ consequently‚ they invaded Poland. The countries that were fighting formed two distincts alliances

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    World War II marked the beginning of many great casualties‚ but for Australian women‚ the historical crisis was nothing less than the foundation to their prominent role in society. No longer confined to domesticity‚ women were employed in all fields taking over roles once recognised as professions of men. This report will outline the pre war lifestyle‚ role of women during war and services formed by non-government organisations for Australian women to apply and employ themselves into careers once

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    starving and looking for any way to feed their children‚ even if that meant begging. During the early 20th century‚ the United States of America endured what is possibly known as the most devastating economic nightmare in history. The Great Depression was a time of great suffering for millions of Americans which lasted from the end of 1929 to 1939. However‚ the nation saw the worst part of this Depression during the years of 1929 to 1933‚ which left an unbelievable 13 million unemployed with little

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    As the American economy is presently dealing with a heavy recession‚ I deemed it appropriate to choose the Great Depression and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 as the topic for my research paper. The Great Depression was a 10 year period of suffering in the United States from 1929 to 1939‚ also majorly affecting the rest of North America‚ Europe and other industrialized areas across the globe‚ caused by many different events and choices. In early 1929‚ as the New Era neared its calamitous end‚ America

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