The most significant event in the 1930's was the Great Depression. ... The Great Depression of the 1930's had many devastating impacts upon the lives of Canadians because it caused massive unemployment, slowed the Canadian economy, ravaged the prairies, and it challenged Canadian politicians. ... The start of the Great Depression was triggered by the stock market crash on October 29, 1929. ... The Great Depression devastated many businesses in Canada as well as impacted foreign trade. ... During the Great Depression of the 1930's, the western agricultural and prairie wheat in...

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The Grapes of Wrath: A True Depiction of a Terrible Depression The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930's drove many farmers west in search for jobs and put many others on the streets. ... Right along side of the Great Depression the Dust Bowl struck with full force. ... But not everyone was directly affected by the Great Depression. ... Typically, before the Great Depression women mainly did household chores such as cleaning, sewing and cooking. ... The Grapes of Wrath not only has an interesting plot following the Joad family in the times of depression but is very accur...

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During the 1930's, the major effect of the Great Depression resulted in the New Deal. ... As the Depression became worse, calls grew for increased federal intervention and spending due to the rise of the unemployed and drop of income, tax revenue, profits and prices as well as international trade. ... The New Deal also attempted to reform the mistakes that had led to the great depression. ...

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The New Deal Throughout the 1930's Roosevelt created a government that took part in an increasingly popular role in the economy and the well being of the country. ... There were many farm economic problems to deal with in the 1930's; production surpluses and low prices put the agriculture business in shambles. ... This boosted the American Economy because the people new that their money would be safe without the worry of a second great depression. ... In Conclusion FDR was an amazing president and without his brave and gutsy new deal the great depression could've destroyed...

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In the early 1930's, the Great Depression left an astounding number of Americans stranded in a sea of economic collapse. ... After Roosevelt was inaugurated, he promised a "New Deal" which would rid the effects of the depression. ...

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The program did not prosper and folded in 1919, but the idea was not lost, later being re launched by the first Labour led government in 1930's. ... Although looking at a historical point of view over all, I aim to look in particular at the distinctive approaches of the first labour government in 1930's, compared to the fourth National government in the 1990's. ... With the Great Depression and World War 11 in 1930's, leaving the living conditions in New Zealand at an all time low. ... Savages hoped by provide new suburban homes for those who were living in un-kept inner-...

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Influential American photographer and photojournalist, Dorothea Lange, captured society and humanity in the 1930's. ... Through her personal views of the great depression, and the era, Lange endeavored to show the struggle and resilience of people enduring the events of the time. ... Dorothea Lange captured life with a camera; she wanted to depict the essence of suffering and enduring, to society during the era of the Great Depression. ... Social Realism was the art movement in which she was part of during the Great Depression from 1930 to 1940. ... Works such as the compelling Migrant M...

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Then in 1930's came the Great Depression. ... Up until the Great Depression, problems in the economy were small and eventually work themselves out. ... However, once the Great Depression hit this policy became inadequate which gave rise to Keynesian economics. ... Keynesian economics dominated the study of economics for Western nations since the Great Depression for roughly 40 years4 . ... Keynesian economics was first used on a large scale during America's darkest time, the Great Depression. ...

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This is what Keynes came up with in the midst of the Great Depression of the 1930's, when unemployment rates in the U.S. exceeded 25% and the growth rate of real GDP declined steadily for the next decade. ...

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