J. Edgar Hoover

greatly, lending money to many nations. However, that good fortune ended abruptly, beginning with Black Tuesday and worsening when the banks went bankrupt and closed, taking along much the the citizens’ money. The current president at the time, Herbert Hoover did nearly nothing, trying to adhere the the laissez-faire economic policy that the US had followed prior. Knowing better, Franklin D. Roosevelt threw the federal government into healing America, forming his different plans into a cohesive…

The era of "Roaring Twenties" in the United States often has another name - The Prosperity, and is characterized by rapid economic growth. The Roaring Twenties or The Jazz Age - French called it “années folles” (Crazy Years) – is a period of unprecedented change in all the spheres of life in North America and some European countries. During this period public life was to undergo dramatic changes: Victorian morality had become survival of the past, and America began to live according to new…

The Roaring Twenties, which lasted from 1920 to 1929, was all about fun and brought many new things, both good and bad. For the first time more families were living in cities and not on farms. The population in major cities went from around 200 thousand people at the start of the 1900s to almost 2 million in 1930. Because the living situations changed so much so did the culture. Youth culture was one thing that changed during the Roaring twenties. The youth was shocking the community with short,…

During his presidency, Hoover passed the Revenue Act of 1932, which raised these taxes. This has often been referenced as his biggest mistake. Raising taxes during a dismal financial time, such as a depression, is often a huge mistake and causes the "undoable" to occur (as Congress…

During the beginning of the 1900 's near the 1930 's the soil erosion and deleption had reached its highest peak. During this time gullies of soil had gotten so deep that it was exceeding the height of homes. Fertilization and the rotation of crops we not taught to the farmers who were used to fertile soil. The erosion of the land became so extensive that it was said within the documentary that “A series of boxcars could go around the earth seven times with the amount of soil that had eroded”…

The unemployment rate during the Great Depression reached a high of 24.9%! How do you solve such an issue? Well, the answer was certainly not Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. The Great Depression was a tragedy that started on October 29, 1929, and put millions of Americans out of work. Franklin Delano Roosevelt devised a plan to solve the problems of the Great Depression; this was called the New Deal. The New Deal provided American people with a series of social and economic programs that…

The Great Crash of 1929 led the World into a precipitating economic spiral for ten years. This calamitous decade is known as The Great Depression. The United States had never endured such a detrimental stock market crash as it did in 1929. Unemployment rates rose to unprecedented levels, crime rates skyrocketed and production plummeted. The Great Crash did not only impact the United States, but all western industrialised countries experienced the economic turmoil. This was due to their trade…

“Lucky Louie” Have you ever known someone that was incredibly fortunate and lucky? Perhaps they found a four leaf clover, or even won the lottery. Well, one of the most lucky people that has ever lived survived countless near-death experiences, persevered through a dangerous war, suffered trials that would mortify many, and lived to tell the tale. Fortune and skill has saved his life multiple times over and has enabled him to lead a successful existence despite all the trying circumstances he…

call in loans (PBS). The president at the time, Herbert Hoover, insisted “any lack of confidence in the economic future or the basic strength of business in the United States is foolish.” Despite his opinion, depositors panicked and rushed to banks to withdraw their money. Unfortunately, the banks did not have the necessary funds. Thousands of individuals lost their life savings and many people were left with no money at all, causing…

We live where there is greed, poverty, war, inequality and so much more. We seek the assistance of leadership to provide us with security, food, and happiness. But what happens when we leave it up to them to decide for us? In the book Brave New World, the author Aldous Huxley explores the possible answer, which was mainly influenced by the events that were occurring at the time. Brave New World was written in 1931 and published in 1932. During the time that Huxley wrote this book he had…