When one thinks of The Great Depression, they would think of millions of people depressed. ... The K.H.S. history book by McDougal Littell agrees with this definition of the Great Depression by stating that there were countless causes to this great event that grasped the entire world. ... But probably the most crucial cause of the Great Depression was the substantial unequal distribution of wealth. ... President Hoover could not cope with the sheer madness of The Great Depression. ... According to Jim Powelt, author of "Prosperity, Depression, and War", President Roosevelt's New De...

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The great depression of the US not only affected people domestically, but internationally as well. ... The most influential event in world history after the 1900's is the great depression because of the decline in international commerce and stock markets around the world, the rise of Hitler, and Franklin D. ... The crash of the Stock Market led to the Great Depression. ... The Dust Bowl of North America refers to a catastrophe in the early 1930's when vast areas of the Midwestern and Western farmlands of America became wastelands. ... From 1925 to 1930 Hitler built a network of local...

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The decade of the 1930s can be defined in two parts: The Great Depression, and the restoration of the American economy. ... Paradoxically, the entertainment industry took off at rapid rates during the Depression. ... The most popular film star of the 1930's was Shirley Temple. ... These stars represented fantasy lives for the average American in the throes of the Depression. ... But the Depression brought on the invention of a new art form: the comic book and the superhero. ...

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However the great bridges of our nation were not built today. They were built at the direction of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) of the 1930's. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal of the great depression put millions of people back to work and built our nations infrastructure, as we know it today. ... During the Great Depression at least three quarters of the population throughout the United States lived in the cities. ... It did not bring about radical change conducive to ending the Great Depression. ...

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The family spend summers in Michigan, were Ernest became a great lover of the outdoors. ... Key West was a laid-back place and Ernest spent a great deal of time deep-sea fishing with friends. ... Besides high blood pressure, he was treated for depression at the Mayo Clinic. ... In 1930, Mondrian showed with Cercle et Carré and in 1931 joined Abstraction-Création. ... This was the Great Depression and it hit its peak in 1932. ...

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At a time where several of his relief and recovery programs were in place and starting to effectively, yet gradually, raise the American public out of the Great Depression, FDR felt the urge to address his critics, who believed the expansion of government control over the economy was an infringement on American private life, and, subsequently, on classical American ideals and principles. ... During this time of crisis, in the middle of the Great Depression, with the threat of totalitarianism spreading across Europe, the American public was hesitant, yet hopeful of FDR's presidency and use...

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The Great Depression was caused by a number of things such as the stock market crash of 1929, bank failures and drought conditions. Roosevelt tried to combat the Great Depression through the New Deal. ... Throughout the 1930's drought conditions turned fields into dust. ... Prior to the depression the vast majority of African Americans were republicans but during the depression the vote went from republican to democrat. ... The new deal did not end the Great Depression what ultimately ended it was World War II. ...

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During the 1930's the New Deal was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's program to help the United States pull out of the great depression. While the New Deal did not end the depression, it did relieve a lot of economic hardship as well as restored faith in the democratic system, which was very important at a time when many countries affected by the Depression turned to dictatorship. ... The early 30's saw the depression worsen, banks, small businesses, and factories closed. ... During this session, congress passed numerous laws aimed at providing relief for victims of the D...

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America had just recovered from an economic depression and now World War II took Americans by surprise. ... "Initially as in World War I, they (Black soldiers) were assigned to non combat duties, in accordance with policy and tradition with the war department."1 African American soldiers during the 1930's and 40's not only struggled through adversity of justice and equality during civilian life, but also at the beginning of their respective draft days even during wartime. ... During the Great Depression, education for Negroes had not disappeared but was over prioritized by the fac...

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America had just recovered from an economic depression and now World War II took Americans by surprise. ... "Initially as in World War I, they (Black soldiers) were assigned to non combat duties, in accordance with policy and tradition with the war department."1 African American soldiers during the 1930's and 40's not only struggled through adversity of justice and equality during civilian life, but also at the beginning of their respective draft days even during wartime. ... During the Great Depression, education for Negroes had not disappeared but was over prioritized by the fac...

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