...Great Depression Causes and Effects Introduction: October 29th, 1929 would be a historical day for United States. It was enter in a new period, which was “The Great Depression” period. Great Depression lasted for 10 years. October 24th is known as the “Black Thursday”, because the amount of selling share stock was tripled. The share prices were lower, which caused the crash of the stock market. The collapse of the stock market was thought to be the main cause of the great depression, but many economists do not think so. Great Depression very quickly was spread all over the world. The Great Depression was a period of high rates unemployment, bankrupting banks, lowering prices, and increasing the uncertainty to American nation. Moreover, it brought big changes in U.S politic, society and culture. In the beginning of the Great Depression Hoover was president of U.S. He made a lot of new reforms in order to face the Great Depression, but they were not successful. People were tired with Robert Hoover’s fail. All they needed was a new leader to get them out of that bed situation. Because of these, in the elections of 1929, most of American citizens voted for the Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt brought in a lot of changes in economy, politic, social and cultural life of Americans. His major programs were the New Deal (First Hundred Days) and the Second New Deal. These programs were very effective. The number of unemployment rate was lower comparing with...
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...Great Depression Causes and Effects Introduction: October 29th, 1929 would be a historical day for United States. It was enter in a new period, which was “The Great Depression” period. Great Depression lasted for 10 years. October 24th is known as the “Black Thursday”, because the amount of selling share stock was tripled. The share prices were lower, which caused the crash of the stock market. The collapse of the stock market was thought to be the main cause of the great depression, but many economists do not think so. Great Depression very quickly was spread all over the world. The Great Depression was a period of high rates unemployment, bankrupting banks, lowering prices, and increasing the uncertainty to American nation. Moreover, it brought big changes in U.S politic, society and culture. In the beginning of the Great Depression Hoover was president of U.S. He made a lot of new reforms in order to face the Great Depression, but they were not successful. People were tired with Robert Hoover’s fail. All they needed was a new leader to get them out of that bed situation. Because of these, in the elections of 1929, most of American citizens voted for the Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt brought in a lot of changes in economy, politic, social and cultural life of Americans. His major programs were the New Deal (First Hundred Days) and the Second New Deal. These programs were very effective. The number of unemployment rate was lower comparing with...
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...Out of Depression Abstract: The paper is trying to transmit some basic information about Depression, the top 1 mental disease in today’s society. The content includes 5 parts: the definition of depression, its effects on the patients, the family as well as the society, its main causes, the different situation on it in developed and developing countries, and suggestions in dealing with it individually，such as got a big purpose in mind，and discuss on how the whole society should deal with it，such as set up a common fair recognition on Depression. Introduction: Nowadays，with the rapid development of our society, our material lives are far more satisfying. But why people seem less happy than ever before? Complaints arising all the time, psychological disorder cases soaring, suicide rate increasing, we are now facing a new crisis, the mental health crisis, which restrain our pursuit of happiness and even threaten our lives. And according to the surveys, among all those mental disease, Depression has become most wide-spread and threatening one in the world. As it has such a great impact on our life, it is necessary to learn something about it and try to figure out some possible solutions. Have you ever suffered a depressed mood, feeling so sad or empty that you just want to have a long cry? Have you ever lost the interests on everything all at once and felt seemingly endless fatigue? Have you ever felt disappointed or guilty of yourself and call yourself useless? Try hard...
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...The Great Depression was a time period of utter financial chaos in the United States. A serious problem that needed a solution, many people had thoughts about how to end it. Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt were the presidents during the Great Depression. Each president had their own ideas about how to deal with it. Both wanted the country to repair itself and return to the ‘glory’ it was beforehand, but the ways they went about it differed vastly. President Hoover and President Roosevelt had ideas about how to deal with the Great Depression. While there were a few similarities, there were far more differences. Showing the values of each man and his political party, the president, both took different approaches to the solving the depression.....
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... Two artists will have worked during the Great Depression and one artist will have been an Abstract Expressionist. In discussing the artists’ work, a description of each work and its style will be included. An examination into the Great Depression and the purpose of artwork created during that time, whether they were tools for social reform, and other types of messaging that were present in the works will be discussed. Post-World War II Abstract Expressionism and how it differed from art work of the 1930’s will be discussed. Finally, an explanation into the style of the chosen Abstract Expressionists work and why they were interested in the style will be discussed (Was there a meaning to their work?). Artist Examinations Two artist that come to mind when speaking of The Great Depression are Maynard Dixon and Grant Wood. The artist Maynard Dixon showed his artistic abilities during The Great Depression by creating images in a style dubbed social realism. One of Dixon’s famous paintings was called Springtime on Bear Mountain. The illustration is of a plot of land from the mountainous western countryside. In the front is flat land where a few cattle are situated. Behind the cattle a rise of the land begins that looks like mountain formations. In the distance behind the first formations of mountains is another mountainous formation but it looks like it is scattered with snow. Speaking of artists during the Great Depression another one that comes to mind is Grant Wood...
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...RESEARCH QUESTION: How far was the Wall Street Crash the main cause for the Great Depression? A. Plan of the Investigation 1 B. Summary of Evidence 1 C. Evaluation of Sources 3 D. Analysis 5 E. Conclusion 7 F. Bibliography 8 A. Plan of the investigation The investigation considers the extent to which the Wall Street Crash was the main cause for the Great Depression that hit the Unites States throughout the 1930s, whose effects were spread worldwide. For this purpose the investigation assesses the significance of the crash in the stock market in relation to other factors that were also relevant. Through the selection and summary of relevant written sources, the investigation examines the 1920’s the domestic and international problems during the “prosperous” years that triggered the crisis. In order to reach a conclusion two of the sources: The Great Depression by Lionel Robbins and The Great Depression and The New Deal by Robert F. Himmelberg are evaluated for their origin, purpose, values and limitations. Word count: 120 B. Summary of evidence By the time the United States entered the First World War in 1917, the USA was the world’s biggest economic power[1]. Its role in providing extra equipment and a supply of fresh soldiers was instrumental in the final Allied victory[2]. The artificial prosperity of the war years was followed by an inevitable collapse[3]...
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...year is 1930, during the Great Depression. Some of the main reasons why the Depression is so very important, is because without this, we might not have had the incentive to work so hard to make things better afterward. The society of America is amazing, the people that put forth the time and the effort to make a nation thrive, ought to be remembered proudly and courageously. The Great Depression was a time of sadness for our nation, a pedestal, that stood in our way of greatness. Great Depression Causes It started out as people were being run out of jobs, forced to feed their families off of the streets, with only the kindest hearts. This was labeled the Stock Market Crash, which would prove to be a tremendous factor...
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...The Great Depression In the beginning of the book “The Making of Economic Society,” Heilbronner (2012) explains that the market system is “a complex mode of organizing society” (p. 12). But, it is until chapter six that the author examines how complex this mode can be. In this chapter some of the limitations of the market system and the relation to the Great Depression are noted. The Great Depression was not caused by one single event. It was caused by unstable credit systems, a deterioration of farm purchasing power, technological unemployment, and a bad distribution of income. But, most interesting is the significant impact of the Great Depression, which I believe is that it changed the relationship between government and economics and politics. I believe that there were a series of events that triggered the Great Depression. A shift in society’s attitudes perhaps was an invisible trigger. During the boom of the stock market many everyday people were enticed to use all their savings to invest in the stock market. Society’s attitudes changed to a “get-rich-quick” attitude. In the meantime, according to the author there were signs of a weak economy. For example, unemployment was rising, residential construction falling, less investment in saving accounts, and wages had decreased. Perhaps then, when these facts were finally visible that is when the Great Crash was triggered. I find it interesting though that the author notes that “no one knows exactly what final event was...
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...Unemployment rates were at nearly ¼ the population in the Great Depression. Poverty was also a huge issue, as many Americans were making an annual income below the poverty line. FDR created more programs to solve these issues. These include but are not limited to the Public Works Administration, Civilian Conversation Corps, and the Works Progress Administration. In Document A, it shows how poor people were not being helped by the government. The point of view in this article from someone who realizes the ills of not aiding the poor and how the US needs to do something about it. To help this issue, FDR implemented the PWA to supply jobs to jobless people to do, well, public work things, such as building roads or buildings. The PWA was extremely successful because it addressed the isssue of unemployment and provided jobs for people, but it also improved the condition of structures in the country. However, this increased national debt. The CCC was very similar in the sense that it offerred many jobs to people who lacked one. The Federal Emergency Relief Program was also created to give funding to local relief programs. The New Deal also took into account the lives of blacks. “For the first time in their lives, government has taken on meaning and substance for the Negroe masses” (I). The purpose of this document is to illustate how black lives were finally being taken into consideration. According to Document J,...
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...The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is not an ordinary book, Steinbeck contrast normal chapters and intercalary chapters to depict the relationship between American farmers at that time and the Joad’s family. The story takes place during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck also used intercalary chapters to portray the impact of the Dust Bowl, reform in agricultural industry, Great Depression, and the effect that large corporations had on the rural farm families. Throughout the intercalary chapters, Steinbeck uses many rhetorical devices such as syntax, diction, and parallelism to create a tone or attitude of how the midwestern farmers were mistreated and to make readers feel the emotion that the midwestern farmers were going through back then....
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...STATES: THE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS Prepared for Kaplan University GB512 Business Communication Dr. Sue Pettine Prepared by Katherine M. Moore Student September 22, 2011 Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………… 3 Introduction …………………………………………………………………. 3 Background……………………………………………………………………. 3 Potential Problems and Solutions ………………………………………………. 5 Conclusion and Recommendation ……………………………………………… 7 References ……………………………………………………………………. 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this research proposal is to take a look at the economic crisis in the United States. Our country is currently facing one of the worst crises since the Great Depression. Because of this financial crisis many people are facing many anxieties today. In order to work on a solution for this dilemma, we must first admit that we are in a dreadful predicament. This is not the time to disregard the economic setback. We must take a look at our financial situation not only in the United States but globally as well. When a nation is in a crisis there is a tendency to shift the responsibility on just one person. In this research proposal we will look at the economy as a whole. We will tackle the many hard questions that arise when a crisis hit. Some of the hard questions that we will embark upon are the unemployment rate,...
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... an industry. Did this deregulation lead to the 2008 financial crisis? This is a hot button topic that is highly debated and causes a great deal of controversy. The financial crisis of 2008, known as the Great Recession, impacted the entire country and practically every individual citizen. Many politicians, such as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, look for an easy blame or a scapegoat, for example, the deregulation by the Bush Administration. Pelosi has been quoted saying " the Bush Administration's eight long years of failed deregulation policies have resulted in our nation's largest bailout ever, leaving the American taxpayers on the hook potentially for billions of dollars" (Gattuso). The issue with that statement is that the economic deregulation she speaks of did not take place during the Bush Administration, but many years prior and the laws of that time are not controversial in today’s economic situation. Rather more recent regulatory laws are to blame for the financial crisis of 2008. Why did we Regulate in the First Place? The Great Depression is unopposed when it comes to economic downfalls in the United States. The financial hardships that took place during the 1930s rocked this country to its core. But what caused this large scale economic collapse? The Great Depression produced a sweeping misinterpretation that market economies are intrinsically unstable and are in need of maintenance and regulation by...
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... photographs, paintings, etc. They are created by witnesses who had experienced events during the period. I have looked into several sources, and music from the great depression interests me the most. The lyrics, melody, and tempo expressed the musicians’ subtext profoundly. By looking at the lyrics from the great depression, I have identified the most frequent topic, which was money. Even though the lyrics came with cheerful tones of melody, but the words deeply strikes my heart. Money can’t buy happiness but you can’t survive without money; people during that time were so desperate for a better life, thus they think about fortune all the time. Desperate lyrics along with ‘happy go lucky’ melody made up the music culture of 1930s American history. Primary sources are very interesting to investigate because they contain real historical evidences that bring people back to the old times. One of the strength of using primary source to understand American history is that unlike secondary source, primary source prevents deformation from the original source. It is a first person point of view from that time and place. The music delivers a strong emotion towards the great depression. Music is already an influential art; music from that period could express the feeling much greater than other primary sources. The purpose of communication is very clear in music, it combine words that described the experiences of being poor and helpless; it also indicates the economic and social status...
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...United States History 2 Final Review Guide Part I: Multiple Choice Chapter 20 ● Results of the Treaty of Versailles: - The Treaty of Versailles was signed after WWI in the palace of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Its goals were to "clean up the mess" after the war. The Treaty reestablished many boundaries and borders. Colonies, namely Germany's, were split among the Allied nations. Germany was disarmed since they were considered to be a threat by the rest of the world. Germany was also forced to take full responsibility for WWI, and were charged billions of dollars, which destroyed their economy. In the long run, the Treaty did more harm than good. Due to all the problems the Treaty caused for Germany, the country was left in a bad mood and was definitely looking at the rest of the world with a vengeful eye. In a way, it could be said that the Treaty of Versailles indirectly led to WWII. ● Explain the policy of Imperialism: - Simply put, imperialism is the quest for colonial empires. Countries go to other places in the world and claim them as their own. Countries imperialized for many reasons. Some countries wanted to establish military bases. An example of this is Hawaii, which the United States took over and used as a naval base. Other reasons countries imperialized were to gain global prestige, as well as to expand their territory. ● President Wilson's rules for peace after WWI: - After the war, President Woodrow Wilson sought to repair...
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...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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