Azusa Street Revival

You’ve seen pictures of The Great Depression before, but do you know who actually took them? That’s simple, it was Walker Evans. Walker Evans was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 3, 1903 and died on April 10, 1975. Growing up, Evans always had an interest in arts like drawing and taking pictures. He would like taking pictures of his family and friends on his first camera, a small Kodak camera. Walker Evans is best known for capturing the effects of The Great Depression, his creative way…

Bennett insisted that the relief camps where fine and claiming the trek leaders were just communist agitators. There was a public meeting on July 1st where the police and RCMP tried to arrest the trek leaders. A riot broke out damaging property and street cars. Within a few days the trekkers were on their way back to where they came. The citizens attempted to make a change, but the government was unwilling to listen, harming many people who relied on relief camps. Throughout the depression the…

During the Roaring Twenties, an individual could get rich by investing in stock. Every day, more shares where bought than you can shake a stick at. In October of 1929, the Stock Market crashed, and it devastated the population. Americans who were used to good times were now greeted by misery. The American dream appeared dead, and prosperity was no more. With the Stock Market's collapse came a wave of unemployment. Millions were unemployed and seeking jobs and food and homes. Hoover felt…

After WWI, the United States was the only country to come out with a strong economy. The country quickly switched from wartime to peacetime along with relative happiness that followed. The new era of success became known as the Roaring 20’s. The Roaring 20’s was a decade like no other in American history. The opulence experienced by the people during those years was also due to the many changes that happened. New technologies were being invented, the market skyrocketed, our national economy…

The Great depression was a bad time for unemployed people in the US.The Great Depression was a time when there was one of the greatest economic downfalls in the history of the United States. The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck shows the life of a few migrant workers who worked for months to achieve the American Dream.The American dream was The opportunity to earn and make life delightful, regardless of your race or ethnicity. John Steinbeck shows the American dream as an Unachievable…

Hooverville is a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930’s. As the Depression worsened and millions of urban and rural families lost their jobs and depleted their savings, they also lost their homes. People are just trying to survive due to the Depression. Desperate for shelter, homeless citizens built shantytowns in and around cities across the nation. The Depression was a time of hopelessness all over the United States, and because of it,…

Farmers had problems at every single point, from getting the land all the way to selling the crops grown. In 1862 the Homestead Act was passed allowing people to get 160 acres of land for only $1.25 an acre. This was supposed to help poor citizen acquire land so they can start their own farms but speculators bought up the land by paying poor factory workers to buy western land and then sign it over to them. Now that they owned the land they could sell it for a profit to people who actually…

“If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.” Edmund Burke The chances of winning the lottery are slim to none. As a matter of fact, the Executive Director of the American Statistical Association, says, “The probability of winning the jackpot is 1 in 175,233,510” (Wasserstein). Most everyone in the world wants to be free and have cash money. Billions of people play the lottery in hopes of becoming that lucky winner. However, winning the…

The Countrywide Financial case study describes the “villainess” mentality of what had become the largest provider of home loans in the United States (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2013). Angelo Mozilo was a co-founding partner in Countrywide Financial in 1969 and in less than 30 years the mortgage provider had reached the $1 trillion mark by primarily on the back of subprime lending, which ultimately was at the heart of the economy’s collapse. The company focused its efforts and implemented…

The article “From Mercantilism to ‘the Wealth of Nations’” by Michael Marshall is about the global economic developments that occurred throughout the world’s history. Today the world is so much different in terms of the economy compared to most of human history. “We live in an era when continual economic growth is almost considered a birthright, at least in the developed world. It has become the benchmark of the health of a society, guaranteeing an ever-expanding prosperity.” Also economic…