Herbert Mullin

During the 1920’s America had experienced an economic growth in which not only did it made the Nation rich but the people were able to obtain more luxuries such as cars, jewelry, events, and even afford buying a house. By the time it had become popular for people to possess items of high value and even value them more than anything. The time during this period was suitable; People were earning more money and consuming more, which also meant that people were investing great amounts of money into…

Though it would come to be known as one of the most trying times in American history, President Hoover and other leaders initially underestimated the depression. Hoover called it “a passing incident in our national lives,” and assured Americans that it would be over in 60 days.21 The only difference at the end of those two months was the unemployment rate, and it was going up. During the years following the Stock Market Crash consumer spending and investing dropped. These declines lead to less…

The Great Depression of the 90’s refers to the economic collapse of the American economy which initially occurred between the years 0f 1929-1932 but went on from 1929-1939. President Hoover acted as president between the years of 1929-1933 and was succeeded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt who served from 1933-1945. Not only did it affect the United States but it also had a negative on countries such as Germany, France and Canada . Due to the Depression occurring so soon after World War One it…

According to Gene Smiley, an economics professor at Marquette University, during the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in 1933 was at an all-time high of 25%. In the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the main characters, George and Lennie, face tough times during the Great Depression as they try to find work. It’s even more difficult for them to find work because Lennie always creates trouble for himself, which causes them to repeatedly lose their jobs. Throughout the book,…

once and there was no enough money to pay to those people, so the stock market crashed. Millions of people lost their job, home, and most were unemployed. All of the pressure was on the two presidents to handle the problem. While the first president Herbert Hoover believed that people should come together in order to the the problem, but the next president, Franklin Roosevelt, believed that the involvement of the government if very important to help the people. Therefore, in 1933 The…

diagram is showing. The People's Side Herbert Hoover thought wrong when he thought that the economy would get better by itself. It got tremendously worse. Many people lost their jobs, sell them their houses, and some even sell their children . It was a very tough time for everyone young, old, short, tall. Everyone was affected tremendously. People put the very little amount of money that they still had under their mattresses because in the time period of Herbert Hoover mattresses were safer…

many Americans obtained stocks. However, the stock market prices declined until the Stock Market crash of 1929 which set off the Great Depression. With an economic downturn, Americans were jobless, homes foreclosed, and banks and businesses closed. Herbert Hoover began to lose popularity with the public because of rising unemployment, and he did not take enough action to combat the conditions. America was desperate for a new society and a strong leader. The elections arrived, and America elected…

Dear esteemed members of the committee of the Righteous Hall of Fame, In your quest to find a new Hall of Fame inductee, I offer up a viable candidate: The American Temperance Society. At a time of uncontrollable drunkenness, the American Temperance Society worked to do what seemed impossible, to restrict alcohol consumption. Many women and church members found the effect of alcohol on American at the time very unsettling and therefore worked to form the American Temperance Society. By forming…

After reading the chapter “Project Classroom Makeover”, readers may have spotted that expert knowledge and collective knowledge, as well as crowd sourcing, were mentioned in the story, and more importantly, were being labeled as two completely different forms of knowledge acquisition that are in constant battle with each other. In fact, Cathy Davidson, the author of the story, stated how “crowd sourcing is suspicious of expertise, because the more expert we are, the more likely we are to be…

The collapse of the stock market propelled the United States into the Great Depression this had a drastic impact on average Americans. Some families were thrown out into homelessness or on the brink of losing their homes. Unemployment rates were overwhelming high forcing many Americans into starvation, homelessness. Countless letters were sent to President Roosevelt between 1934 and 1936. These letters express the misery and poverty American people were enduring on a daily basis. Based on these…