The Great Depression would come and take the U.S. and the world by storm, leaving ruin and despair in its wake. ... October 29, 1929 is the day that began Americas descent into the Great Depression. ... When October 29, 1929 finally arrived the sale of stock was so great that the ticker fell behind because it could not keep up with the volume. ... The failure of banks during the 1930s is considered another reason for the Great Depression. ... These are the main factors that are commonly attributed to causing the Great Depression. ...

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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 depression lasted over a decade, with hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their jobs, businesses failing, and financial institutions collapsing. At the time of the Great Depression, government intervention in the economy was higher than it had ever been and a special government agenc...

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The United Sates faced the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which spread to virtually the entire industrialized world. The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. ... The weakness of the international economy certainly contributed to the Great Depression. ... As countries began to meet the Great Depression, powerful leaders arose from the cloud caused by it. ...

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Crowder points out in an article in the December 1977 issue of the Western Journal of Black Studies, "it is no longer sufficient to devote the entire month to the celebration of great Negro contributions to the American mainstream." ... The month of February is significant and recognized in African American history for the birthdays of great African American pioneers and institutions. ... There are plenty of greatest african american people, for me was difficult choose only one biography do I decided to make a litlle biograpy of all ones that i considere inportant: Armstrong, Louis Danie...

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The governments were more often in a state of disarray than not, the populace was disillusioned and scared, and the Great Wall Street stock market crash of 1923 saw the economy crumble before the population's eyes. ... This familiarity was significant for the Nazi's and Hitler, as public recognition was a building block for greatness to come. ... October 1929 marked a worldwide slide into the "Great Depression" due to the famous Wall Street Crash in the United States. ...

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After World War I, the United States went back to their old principle, "We shun political commitments which might entangle us in foreign wars,"" as FDR said in 1936 during the Great Depression . ... In 1929 a chain reaction from downward up to the crashing of the stock market began the Great Depression. ... But America was hit the worst by the Depression. ... Nazism brought Germany out of the Depression and prosperity back to the country. ... This caused other countries disturbance, but they were all busy with their own affairs "getting through the Great Depression. ...

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Roosevelt promised to act to end the Great Depression. He urged programs to deal with what he referred to as the "forgotten man- during the depression. ... In fact, between 1929 and 1939 cotton acreage in America was reduced almost in half. ...

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This fanatical political system was to gain popularity in the Old German Empire that was defeated in World War One and later by the great world economic depression. ... In 1929, the German industry had been hit by the great world depression and by 1932 six million people were un-employed. In despair the German people turned to the numerous and varied political parties that come forth during this time of social upheaval who said they had answers to the complicated problems and questions the people had about the economic depression. ... These people from these Five tribal origins inhabi...

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The great depression of the 1930s affected a majority of the world population. ... This depression started with the Stock Market Crash of 1929. ... The great hegemon was not leading the world out of the depression. (DFAIT, "History-, p. 1) Other countries also followed US's path and the result was a decline in the world trade from monthly average of 2.9 billion $ in 1929 to 1 billion $ in 1933. ... These were the reasons why countries agreed to join GATT after the WWII; they didn't want depressions to happen again. ...

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Profit margins had grown thinner through the years and the situation worsened as the country struggled through the Great Depression. ... (In the 1929 catalogue, that number was 44,200.) ... Catalogues and Counters: A History of Sears Roebuck and Company (Boris Emmet & John Jeuck) states that sales of Sears Homes also dropped, from their peak of $12 million in 1929 - to $8 million in 1931, $6 million in 1932 and $3.6 million in 1933. ... Future generations would rediscover these Sears homes our great grandparents bought and built. ...

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The great majority of them would not. ... The factory system that began around 1800 brought great changes. ... Their conditions became desperate in times of business depressions. ... Probably the most violent confrontation between labor and employers was the Great Railway Strike of 1877. The nation had been in the grip of a severe depression for four years. ...

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Potentially, there were great financial rewards to whoever could provide the stream of illegal beverages required to satisfy demand. ... In 1929 the Wall Street stock market crashed, having a devastating effect on the nations economy. Thousands of businesses were forced to close, causing huge job losses. 15 million people became unemployed (the highest in American history) and the ensuing recession placed America in a state of depression. ... They concentrated on bleak narratives that tackled issues that were affecting the 'every-man' during this period of depression. ... This noti...

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Variously known as the New Negro movement, the New Negro Renaissance, and the Negro Renaissance; the movement emerged toward the end of World War I in 1918, blossomed in the mid- to late 1920s, and then faded in the mid-1930s with the beginning of the Great Depression. ... During the Great Migration, hundreds of thousands of black Americans moved from an economically depressed rural South to industrial cities of the North to take advantage of employment opportunities created by World War I. ...

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With the return of his sight ended the depression and mental instability Professor Edmond Foster believed was caused by the blindness. ... Rumors of revolution and a government take over by the communist shattered Hitler. " I lay there broken with great pains, although I did not let on how I felt; for it was repugnant of me to cry out at a time when you could feel that a collapse was coming." ... The surrender of Germany on November 11 overwhelmed him as he believed it was a great shame. ... In April 1929, he felt his position as chief propagandist for the party. ...

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It was often violent due to the great amount of people in search for gold in the same areas. ... The gold rush was a great reform in United States history. ... Despite all this success, in October 1929, the New York stock market crashed, and the value of stocks declined. ... In the past, depressions had usually hurt unions. ... Nonetheless, the Great Depression of the 1930s, in spite of it all, benefited the unions. ...

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In 1929 the American Stock Market crashed, a powerful symbol of the growing depression. ... Since the German government suffered badly in the depression, the existing Weimar government, put in place by the victorious allies, was blamed (John). Throughout the depression the government became more and more disliked since it was indecisive and no central power, but is not where Hitler entered the picture. ...

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HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS The trends in immigration throughout the history of the United States are clearly written on the "Immigration Timeline" (www.fofweb.com). What began as a business venture for several European countries, developed into much more. People all over the world maintain the viewpoin...

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The movie theater was opened in Pittsburgh in June of 1905 showing The Great Train Robbery. ... The movie was a great hit, but it was also an upsetting time for the Warners when their brother, Sam died of cerebral hemorrhage on October 5, the day before their movie premiered. ... Even in October 1929 when the stock market collapsed, the Warners still kept their momentum going. ... Out of the majors in Hollywood, MGM and Warners were the only studios that did not go bankrupt because of the Great Depression of 1933. Paramount, Fox, and RKO however, had no trouble recuperating after the depressio...

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Reports regarding the collectivization of peasants policy did not accurately reflect the detramental effects of the Great Leap Forward. Instead, exaggerated reports of the success of policies hid the disasters created by Great Leap Forward. ... At a conference of China's leaders in 1959, Peng attempted to censure mao for the extremism of his plan for the Great Leap Forward. During this meeting, Peng criticized the Great Leap's major problems. ... Because of voiced concerns regarding the Great Leap, Mao bitterly attacked Peng. ...

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Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. Italy was on the winning side, but the war had cost nearly 700,000 Italian lives and over $15 billion. Moreover, Italy had received secret promises of specific territorial gains during the war, only to fin...

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Herbert Hoover who would eventually become president in 1929 was quoted saying "I don't think its possible for a person to get drunk on 2.75% alcohol." ... With all of these great new inexpensive beasts of cars on the market the things that separated average moonshiners and great moonshiners was all about the modifications you could put on the cars. ... With all of these great upgrades being put on these cars you would need very special and very skilled drivers to be able to tame these wild beasts. ... " With all of these great drivers Bill France, who was another moonshine runn...

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It was a great concept envisioned by extraordinary men, a system in which the people of the land reign, governing through democratically elected representatives. ... 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. ... Great thinkers such as Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, his student Nobel economist F.A. ... Despite the fact the since 1968 Americans have elected the every presidential candidate that pledged to support a smaller govern...

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The depression worsened, and violence in the street became common. ... Papen was a rich and elegant aristocrat, an expert jockey in his spare time, and a great socialite. ... Hitler renewed his acquaintance with a young woman he had first met in 1929. ...

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And these theories managed to remain almost intact until the great depression of 1929-1931, after which most countries abandoned them because they were seem to be losing their international competitiveness. ...

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The depression worsened, and violence in the street became common. ... Papen was a rich and elegant aristocrat, an expert jockey in his spare time, and a great socialite. ... Hitler renewed his acquaintance with a young woman he had first met in 1929. ...

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