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    During what had seemed like the end for most families life stock of money, most families got very depressed and went into poverty and this time of the world was no laughing matter and the name of this time was called “The Great Depression”. During The Great Depression everyone was in deep trouble , even people that were rich , and especially farmers. The reason Farmers and rich people got it the worst is because most rich people would put their money in the bank and then farmers would go to the…

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    The impact of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression had an enormous effect on the economy and took a large toll on the people, as arguably the worst times this country has ever suffered through based on the widespread levels of poverty and death that occurred. The largest factor in the beginning of the Great Depression was the Stock Market Crash, but how did the crash ever take place to begin with? In the 1920’s also known as the Roaring Twenties, life was good, the U.S. was,…

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    migrant workers can be hard. During The Great Depression, there were job crisis and food shortages and that affected all U.S. workers making some people migrant workers so they can try to earn money to support their families. Because of the Dust Bowl, many people had to abandon their homes because of failed farmes. The Dust Bowl started as a seven year drought and lead to dust storms. Migrant workers now have to work extremely hard and they don't have great housing. Most migrant workers became…

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    After the Great War, the United States experienced a prosperous New Era economy that was built on sales and investments. As the stock market improved, many people saw an opportunity to make spectacular profits, which increased the amount of people making riskier investments. Bankers and brokers used the stock market as a way to aggressively market bonds to new investors during the 1920s . According to Ryan, one estimate claims the numbers of people owning stocks rose from half a million to…

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    It is well known that during the Great Depression there was a large population shift in Texas and other southern states. Specifically, Texas, at the time known most widely for agriculture, experienced a decline in the number of farms as well population. The question presented in this research paper is; how did this population decline affect Texas? Being a primarily agriculturally based economy, it could be argued that this population shift directly reshaped the traditional style of farm life,…

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    By 1932, the Great Depression was in full swing and America needed reassurance that there was hope; Franklin D. Roosevelt gave them this hope. In his inaugural address, he touched upon a tremendous number of the problems that had caused the Great Depression and briefly spoke on how intended to fix them. The exemplary part of his speech was not related to the current situation of the US, it pertained to hope, and courage. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”…

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    The Great Depression was a time for America that was in poverty. US citizens were homeless and jobless. Two long term effects of the Great Depression were the farming situation and bank. Before the Depression, a lot of farmers were over producing crops. This was for the war effort to support all the soldiers fighting. Farmers wanted to keep growing crops; they did this by removing all the weeds and grass to farm more crops. However the soil’s nutrients were all gone and unable to grow…

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    What was the Great Depression? The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downfall in the history of the western industrialized world. What were 2 long term causes of the great depression? 2 of the long term causes were Industry and Agriculture, railroads lose to trucks, buses, and cars. Coal loses 50% to hydroelectric, natural gas, and oil. Farms over-produced during WW1 to face europe. 40% declined after the war. What year did Hoover get elected, and describe the 3…

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    successes of the Stresemann Era add to the eventual failure of the Weimar Republic?men and women can vote over 20 years of age, freedom of speech because they are democratic, promote ideas, protected by the constitution. Finally, How did the Great Depression affect the Weimar Republic? the considerable despondency wrecked german hard. ,germany was most influenced by the considerable despondency.Stresemann 's demise couldn 't have come at a more regrettable time for the youthful republic.…

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    people and rejected by others. The Great Depression struck the nation in 1929 and ended in 1939, it was due to economic and social hardships. The stock market crash of 1929 caused high prices leading many people invest in stocks, and take loans from banks. Many banks closed due to the stock market crash on Oct 24, 1929. Farmers lost their farms between 1930 and 1934 because of the destruction caused by the dust bowl. The stock market crash and the Great Depression caused many people lack of…

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