The decade of the 1930s can be defined in two parts: The Great Depression, and the restoration of the American economy. ... In the United States, despite the optimistic statements of President Herbert Hoover and his secretary of the treasury, Andrew W. ... In regard to the depression, they warned against the danger to business and the national finances if the social and economic philosophies of the Democrats were substituted for the sound and conservative ideas of the Hoover administration. ... With the election of Roosevelt came the New Deal. ... Paradoxically, the entertainment industry...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The 'Boom' was now over and depression had come. ... The majority of Americans actually blamed Hoover for the Depression, thus when Roosevelt came on the scene he stood in great contrast to Hoover. Roosevelt was enthusiastic and optimistic a man of great confidence. ... Roosevelt promised to fight the depression to bring prosperity once again. He planned to do what no other president had done before, interfering with economy creating jobs by spending more money. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

To what extent do you agree with this statement? Argue your case with particular reference Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and USA. ... The effects of unemployment were widespread throughout the world, affecting 14 million workers in American, 6 million in Germany and 2.7 million in Great Britain. ... However America did not succumb to political extremism despite being the most affected by the depression although Hoover's inability to ease the effects of the depression led to criticism. ... The CCC was set up to aid unmarried men by suppling them with jobs. ...

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With each system came rapid and fundamental changes punctuated by party realignment. ... Finally, the Great Depression marked the fifth party system. The Great Depression was caused by a stock market crash, causing the majority of working class people into poverty. ... Seeking economic reform, the nation rejected incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover, and elected Democratic candidate Franklin D. ... Due to great conflict about certain issues faced by the nation or economic standing the American two-party system is constantly changing with power and dominance swaying back and forth ...

• Word Count: 559
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Leutchenburg FDR: A President to Remember Out of a Great War, into a Great Depression, and onto a great recovery. ... The issues of the Depression were dealt with a change in attitude, an overhaul in the economy, the New Deal, WWII, and a combination of good and bad ideas. ... America, as I see it, is a country of greatness. ... Beside those inquiries, the book showed to be very informative with great aspects and angles of renovation of the economy and FDR"s strong philosophy toward success. ... Roosevelt played a huge role in helping to restore the economy during the Great Depress...

• Word Count: 1654
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• Grade Level: High School

The third and final was the great potato famine, which was the greatest mass emigration ever. ... The third wave of immigration was the great potato famine. It began with a blight of a potato crop that left acre upon acre of Irish farmland covered with black rot. ... Feelings of great pride in the Irish American community would soon turn to bitterness and shame, as religion became the issue of the campaign and Herbert Hoover rode the tide of anti-Catholicism into the White House. ... His influence on depression-era in America was enormous. ...

• Word Count: 1449
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School