...The Great Depression started on October 24, 1929,“Black Thursday”, and lasted until 1939. The Great Depression affected many aspects of people's lives. These aspects included the social, economic, and political effects on American society during the Great Depression. The Great Depression transformed the American view on the social, economic, and political side of things. All the aspects of life that were effect connected some way or another. The Social effects on American society during the Great Depression varied. Some the social effects included dept, suicide, unemployment, separation of social classes, wage cuts, poverty, discrimination in many ways, and evictions that led to overcrowding and people being homeless. The economic effects...
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...Effects of the Great Depression on other countries During the Great Depression there was a worldwide economic decline in government tax revenues, prices, profits, income and international trade. Unemployment grew at high speed and political upturn developed in many countries. While many first think the Great Depression only affected the United States, it largely affected and involved many countries throughout the world. Every country had direct or even indirect ties; both industrialized countries and those which exported raw materials were hurt and affected as a result of America’s collapsing economy. One of the worst-hit was Canada, because of its economic position. The Great Depression that started in the United States in 1929 quickly reached Canada. At the time, Canada’s economy was just starting to shift from primary industry to manufacturing. Exports of raw materials drop, and employment, prices and profit fell in every sector. It was further affected as its main partners were Britain and the United States. Between 1929 and 1939 the gross national product dropped 40%. Unemployment reached 27% at the depth of the Depression in 1933. Canada did have some advantages over other countries, especially its extremely stable banking system that had no failures during the entire depression, compared to over 9,000 small banks that collapsed in the United States. But, at the same time, was hurt badly because of its reliance and other commodities, whose prices fell by over 50%,...
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...“The Great Depression (1929-39) was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world” (The Great Depression-History.com 2012). The great depression is said to have begun after the First World War, It was a time of hardship and uncertainty. Although the great depression began in the United States it spread throughout the globe and affected almost every country. It brought about drastic declines in output, severe unemployment, and serious deflation. Many countries such as Britain, Germany and France came out of the war with large debts to pay, this was due to the fact that they had been borrowing from The United States of America, after its entrance into financial crisis the rest of the countries depending on its financing would inevitably enter down turn and face similar crisis. World War 1 also left many industrialized countries weak and in large debts, they needed to finance the rebuilding of their economies and industries that were damaged during the war, this made it harder for them to recover. There are a number of explanations to as what brought about the great depression in 1929. These are structural and monetary weaknesses as well as a number of specific events that enhanced the effects from one country to another and eventually to all major industrialized countries. What Caused the great depression? The depression was also said to have partially started with the crash of the stock market in...
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...World Leaders During the 1930’s, America was in a state of fear. Fear of the depression that was going on, and fear of the war that was taking place in Europe. People needed someone to calm their anxiety. They turned to their president, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. If anyone was going to get the American people out of a jam, it would be the President. It was the way President Franklin D. Roosevelt lead America to become one of the most prosperous countries that put him on the list of America’s most admired leader. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was born on January 30, 1882 to a wealthy family. FDR was a distant cousin of former President Theodore Roosevelt. Like his cousin, Franklin Roosevelt took interest in politics but as a democrat. He based his educational career to help him enter the world of politics. He attended the Groton School and Harvard University before attending Columbia Law School. In 1905, Franklin married his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt. After that, Franklin Roosevelt climbed the political ladder. “In 1910 Roosevelt was elected to the New York Senate” (www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.). From there he was appointed the assistant secretary of the Navy and then the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1920. “In the summer of 1921, Roosevelt became seriously ill. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from poliomyelitis (polio). He was almost totally paralyzed and he was never again to recover...
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...“PROGRESSIVE ERA THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION” August 3, 2013 Introduction: The Great Depression was an era in the American history that so many people would wish to forget. The 1920s saw the country going through various phases of poverty resulting from the crash of the stock market, job losses, collapsing of businesses in all industries in the country. The Great Depression was like no other crisis the country faced, it was never ending and there was suffering everywhere especially among the poor. There were three major factors that contributed significantly to the Great Depression with the most important being the ‘crash’ of the stock market, this is due to the fact that the strength of the United States of America was measured in many ways by the success of the stock market and with the stock market thriving as it was there was noticeable growth in various business entities. With the growth of the stock market, the rich investors also prospered as they could afford to purchase various stocks, at the same time the Federal Government reduced taxes especially for them. Not long after, came the ‘crash’ of stock market which sent Wall Street into a state of panic and literally crippled many big investors, and this ricochet to other industries such as Agriculture, which was already on the decline, the automobile and the construction industry also suffered as a result. www.history.com Another interesting contributor to the Great Depression is the European economy, its...
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...Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or better known as FDR, was one of the most phenomenal people to change American history. He was the nation’s 32nd president to serve for more than two terms (March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945). Throughout his presidential terms, FDR had to deal with tough times that have impacted history, such as, the Great Depression and World War II (WWII), but, however, he also has allowed blacks and women to have more responsibilities. During the Great Depression, FDR was a hard worker to have America finish it, and during WWII, he was encouraging people to not lose hope, and when he allowed blacks and women to be at a closer level as white men, he was tolerated of it. As a result, because of FDR’s steps, America is how it is today....
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...roaring twenties, the American economy was hit with one of the worst set backs ever. The Great Depression had started the losing of many banks and the loss of many jobs. Many people blame president Hoover for the hard time, but Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected into office with a plan known as the new deal. The new deal was effective for solving America’s problems in the Great Depression by creating more job opportunities, reinvigorating the economy with cash flow, and investing in infrastructure that had long term benefits to the country. Due to credit many banks had been shut down which lead to our economy to be in a rough spot after the 1920s. The banks were giving away to much credit that was causing debt. As soon as Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for president, he went straight into working by meeting with Congress as much as he could to initialize many new programs to save the country,this is known as the first 100 days. President Roosevelt knew he had to do something fast to stabilize banking system to stop from being shut down. Emergency Banking Relief Act was an act passed by the United States Congress in March 1933 in an attempt to stabilize the banking system. This act help increase cash flow which was needed to get out of the Great Depression. The key was not...
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...united states of America, he went into office in march 1933 with vice president John Nance Garner. He was the only president elected four times, Roosevelt was in office for thirteen years until his tragic death in 1945. His audience was the American citizens, government, and Herbert Clark Hoover, Hoover was the previous president. His purpose was to inform the citizens of the United States of America what he will do for his years as president, and how he'll put an end to the great depression. His subject was to address the common difficulties our nation is having. Roosevelt uses logos, pathos, parallel structure, alliteration, personification, and hyperbole to bring Americas trouble minds off from the great depression. Roosevelt uses pathos multiple times through out his inaugural address. One example of pathos is when Roosevelt states "I am convinced that you will...
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...The Great Depression During the great depression, the lives of most every American was disrupted. The effects of the depression sent waves throughout the world from women having to work with the economy being crippled. The life of many families was shattered which separated children from their families. Many banks were shut down due to the drop in the stock market. The thought of living the American dream was no a blur for people could not buy nor own deteriorating their lives. The Great Depression had an immense impact on the lives of families. The average family income was nearly fifty percent lower previous to the depression began. Millions of families were evicted from their home due to losing their savings. “Children of impoverished families, recalling memories of family life during the 1930s, often remembered their fathers as emotionally distant and indifferent”. Teens rode on freight trains or hiked on mountains and roads to look for work. Families with small children often did not have food so the children were...
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...Introduction- The Great Depression during the 1930s was an extreme struggle for all Americans, but the music of the Big Band Era lifted the spirits of struggling citizens. I. Revival of music during the Great Depression A. Effects of the Great Depression on the music industry B. How music started to regain its popularity during harsh times C. The role of technology in reviving the music culture II. Impact of the Big Band Era A. Evolution of Jazz into Swing B. Characteristics of the swing culture III. “Big Bands” of the Big Band Era A. How the jazz genre began B. The components of a “big band” C. Louis Armstrong: prominent music icon of the 1930s Conclusion- The Big Band Era during the 1930s helped many Americans escape the hardships of their every day lives during the Great Depression and has left a huge impact on America which still resides in people today. The Big Band Era of the 1930s Music affects the lives of people all around the world, and it plays a major role in the development of all cultures. People use music to express themselves, an event, or thoughts in a way simple, ordinary words cannot. Because people are constantly changing, music also changes throughout the times. Many different eras of music are well known, but one very prominent timeframe in music is America’s Big Band Era of the 1930s. The Big Band Era uplifted the broken spirits of Americans suffering many hardships during the Great Depression. Revival...
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...Black Tuesday. On one desolate Tuesday in 1929, the stock market crashed, resulting in the start of the Great Depression. This period in time was an all-time low in America's history. Lost jobs, little money, and business failure made a lonesome backdrop for this once proud nation. A profound effect emerged from this tragedy, a revolution in music. The Great Depression was the cause of both setbacks and innovations in the music industry, particularly the jazz style. In the early stages of the Depression, the music industry was hit hard. Many musicians lost their jobs. All over the nation, jobs became few and far between, because many businesses couldn't afford to hire employees. Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, and Sidney Bechet are just some of the musicians whose...
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...Name: Professor: Course: Date: U.S in the 20th Century 1. World War I and American Life. Explain the impact of World War I in America. Consider various social, economic and political changes in the country during and right after the war. Do you think these changes were caused by the war? War brings changes to every country. The American significantly transformed life after World War I. the country faced social, economic and political changes, which were felt both the negatively and the positively. First and foremost, it goes without saying that the population was increased since there were immigrants who were coming into the country with new ideas and new experiences. Therefore, the society was very vibrant. On the negative, there was a significant effect of othering that caused a rift between the immigrants and the local population; therefore, there were many differences. The economy of...
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...discrimination is a socially global issue for all minority ethnic groups around the globe especially in America. It was rooted in a history of colonialism and slavery during the 17th century. Racial discrimination usually was used by the dominant or the mainstream ethnicity group as a 'weapon' to exploiting and discriminating the minority. Racial discrimination was inherited by the idea of race or skin colour differences that blacks were always inferior race to whites; whites also reproached blacks as a morally depraved ethnicity that was born to be slaves, and deserved any kind of subjugation and poverty they get along during their life. The history of racial discrimination in America began when the English colonists settled in Virginia, United States. Most of African Americans that were occupied the colonial area were either descendants of Africans custodies or immigrants. They were forced to leave their homeland and subsequently sold as slaves to farm owners in the Southern states of America. The African American slaves were despotically treated as 'personal investment properties' by their owners, because it was legally governed by the laws of individual states. Racial discrimination worsened during the 19th century as segregation, anti-black violence, and the expressions of white supremacy increased rapidly. Although, practices of slavery were eliminated during the half of 19th century, African Americans still faced injustice throughout the 20th century...
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...learned something about the great depression and the effects it had on the United States. There are a list of issues the created the great depression, but have we actually thought about it, and tried to understand it before? In the 1920’s the American economy was going strong, for the most part, and the vast majority of Americans had witnessed economic growth, however, stock prices fell, more and more issues arose, and then came the great depression which created uneven distribution of wealth and an irrational behavior from the stock market. In the film, Matewan, it brought up how things were tough in response to effort by the miners to organize labor union, and they were receiving huge cuts in their pay, and some of the coal mine workers were being replaced, which I would assume were being paid substantially less than the original coal miners were. The new workers were African American from Alabama, but they did not make it far because the coal miners were on the attack. I would imagine this was not the only issue America was facing before or during the great depression. The crash of the stock market not only affected the poor, it affected the rich as well, but like I stated before, one of the biggest issues was the gap between the rich working class people and how it was enlarged. Also, production costs fell quickly and wages rose slowly and prices remained steady. Obviously, like most problems in America, the government contributed to the depression as well. The federal income...
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...of the Great Depression on Germany? [25 marks] German artist Lea Gruding recalls in her autobiography that the unemployed suffered massively during the great depression not only financially but mentally, having no job to go to anymore. This source was published in 1964, 35 years after the Great Depression making it a secondary source. Some may argue that due to it being a secondary source it is less reliable as it wasn’t written primarily at the time and could differ from the actual events that happened during the Depression. It also maybe exaggerated. Despite this however Gruding doesn’t use statistical evidence which means even though this source could be exaggerated it is not numerically exaggerated. This source on the other hand from historical knowledge is fairly accurate and so is useful because what happened in Germany during the time is represented accurately. It’s true the Weimar Republic was devastated by the Wall Street Crash of October 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. The Crash had a devastating impact on the American economy but because America had propped up the Weimar Republic with huge loans in 1924 (the Dawes Plan) and in 1929 (the Young Plan), what happened to the American economy impacted the Weimar Republic’s economy and society due to them being so dependent on American loans (the USA was also Germany’s biggest trading partner which affected Germany massively). America now needed those loans back to assist her faltering economy. America gave...
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