Great Depression: The minds of others changed when the Great Depression occurred. ... The Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 precipitated the Great Depression; The worst economic downturn in the history of the nation. The depression had devastating effects on the country. The stock market was in shambles. ... At the time of the Great Depression, government intervention in the economy was higher than it had ever been and a special government agency had been set up specifically to prevent depressions and their associated problems, such as bank panics. ...

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However, all of these outstanding accomplishments occurred only to be overshadowed by the Stock Market Crash in 1929. ... The United Sates faced the Great Depression. ... The main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stock market speculation that took place during the latter part that same decade. ... The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes. These market crashes, combined with the misdistributio...

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The twenties were called the "Roaring Twenties- because of the booming industries, the rising stock market and the wealth of Americans. ... In 1929 a chain reaction from downward up to the crashing of the stock market began the Great Depression. The Depression made life even worse for the Germans who had a difficult time rebuilding after the war. But America was hit the worst by the Depression. ... Nazism brought Germany out of the Depression and prosperity back to the country. ...

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Its purpose was to overcome the depression. Following the depression there were many programs and acts to help the nation recover from the depression. ... The AF of L was a division of many craft unions, sanctioned by the teamsters that had great political influence in during the depression. ...

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In the early twentieth century there was a war Americans won and a Depression Americans beat, all of which catered the impression that government was an effectual force that could solve all and fix all. ... Those that were unfortunate to brave the Great Depression remember the decade the precluded it. ...

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Typically men and boys were responsible for doing the heavy farm work and working with the large stock animals, while women and girls worked in the gardens and homes. ... The economy continued to move towards a pure market economy in which money was viewed as the primary currency. ... African American men faced discrimination and a lack of marketable skills that lead to underemployment or unemployment. ... During the Great Depression, the women's labor force grew due to the fact that many men were unemployed and any means of income that could be generated was needed. ... This is vital...

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War on Terrorism Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. Terrorism is not just something that developed during the 1900s. Throughout modern history, terrorism has been happening around the world. During the 18th century, Russia catapulted corpses infected with the plague into positions held by Sweden. This was one of the earliest uses of biological agents as a weapon of terrorism. ...

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The federal progressive income tax has been an issue that has been argued on the floors of Congress, in front of the United States Supreme Court, in front of television cameras, and around the dinner table. The tax served its purpose in supplementing revenue during the Civil War and World War I, but continued taking from Americans" income in peacetime, allowing fewer dollars to be spent on goods and services. When the American government was in a deficit, it was harder to argue for the abolishment of the income tax, but now that Congress is looking at a government surplus for the first time in...

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Then the Great Depression came along and the countries that the Germans owed money to came to collect the money that was owed. The Great Depression was not only in the United States, but it affected the entire world. ... This would be the selling of "equipment, machine tools, ships, rolling stock, German investments abroad, and of any other enterprises" (Dept of State pg 44). ...

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