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    Roosevelt's New Deal played an active part during the hard times of the Great Depression. It was provided economical , political and social relief to the lives of many Americans. The Great Depression was one of the worst economic downturn crisis in the country's history, It left an unforgettable scar on Americans society and culture,causing millions of people to lose jobs and home, and were starving for nearly a decade. The Depression started in 1929 and lasted until 1939. This economic…

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    The Great Depression in 1929 was the longest financial downfall in history, this downfall tested the leadership of Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt and changed the lives of everyday Americans. The Great Depression of the 1930s was a worldwide phenomenon, composed of an infinite number of separate but related events. People believe that Black Tuesday was the only cause of the Great Depression but the crash did open the door to national economic issues. During the Depression there…

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    The Great Depression, an economic collapse of worldly proportions. Citizens all around the world were struggling to just make by. America also fell, even though it 's great economic boom during WW1. The Depression left millions of Americans without jobs. Many middle-class individuals found themselves in poverty. Even the wealthy fell victim to this economic collapse. It was a terrible time for everyone. During this time, there were some who were doing better than others, job and economic wise.…

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    The Great Depression was a critical time for the United States During the 1920’s-1930s. A big majority of the United States was effected. The unemployment rate rose to new heights from a mere 2.4 percent in 1927 to 25 percent. Millions of people were struggling to make ends met that many businesses laid off workers or started to underpay workers. People couldn’t use their savings due to banks giving too much money away without having enough money on reserve. Banks didn't have enough money in…

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    Was the New Deal Effective in Ending the Great Depression? The Great Depression was possibly one of the most influential time periods in American history, sending our country into a huge, seemingly unfixable financial crisis in the 1930s. The stock market had crashed, banks were failing, and farmers were overproducing crops and livestock, resulting in low prices. Combined with the overuse of buying on credit and margin, America’s economy collapsed, leading to massive (about 25%) unemployment…

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    The Great Depression affected the whole United States. Many Americans wrote to the President and the first lady during the Great Depression to describe what they needed. Also America was shifting from an economy built around heavy industry to a nation dependent on consumerism which was volatile. The stock market crash and Black Tuesday made the economy horrible, however president Franklin Roosevelt's New deal and the help of the Farm Security Administration things would change. Americans wrote…

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    1929, began on October 24, 1929, and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, When taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. The crash signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries. The 1920, had led to the stock market crash , was a time of agony and decrease since too many people used margins,or bank loans. Ignoring all signs. Despite the expected dangers, investors…

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    After the stock market crash of 1929, America went into a period of economic crisis known as the Great Depression. During this time, the political, economic and social institutions of America were disturbed. The young and the old suffered. Adults could not provide basic necessities for their children and themselves because no employer could hire since no one had any money. Even those who were in the high class were suffering. During this economic crisis farmers were also suffering because of the…

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    being done overseas. This annoyed foreign countries and caused them to raise tariffs on the US which cause international trade to significantly slow in the US causing overproduction and under consumption which is one of the problems during the Great Depression. Economic recession was global and the war debts were degrading nations economies. However, Germany couldn 't pay it’s forced reparations because it had it’s own debt and it’s money was next to worthless. The tariffs, debt, and reparations…

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    that their luck had shifted. Roosevelt established New Deal Programs in response to the depression, the policies carried out by the programs successfully addressed the three r’s; relief, reform and reform. Unfortunately, the programs did not help recovery from the crisis. Franklin D Roosevelt’s response gave relief to Americans, improved public welfare and expanded the power of the government. The great depression caused thousands of workers to become unemployed. Unemployment spiked early in…

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