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A Look Back On The Great Depression Of 1936
305 Words - 2 Pages.... the treatment necessary for
them to get better. Because of the Great Depression, the cost of many items
went up to an extreme amount if money, thus, even more people could not afford
simple everyday things.
Though there were many factors that helped cause the Great Depression,
the main cause of it was the huge stock market crash that occurred in 1929.
Many people lost a lot of money when the market crashed.
Herbert Clark Hoover was president at that time and many people blamed
him, and were very upset about his decisions involving the economy. They dealt
with their anger by not reelecting Hoover, but instead, electing Franklin Delano
Roosevelt for president the n ....
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Ham Vs. Laertes
1079 Words - 4 Pages.... love and concern for Ophelia. Prior to his departure to France, Laertes provides advice to Ophelia concerning her relationship with Hamlet. Laertes voices his concern of Hamlet's true intentions towards Ophelia and advises her to be careful of Hamlet's love. Laertes also constantly reminds Ophelia that Hamlet will have probably have an arranged marriage and that Ophelia will be wasting time with Hamlet. Hamlet's strong love for Ophelia fades after she rejects his closeness. Hamlet's broad love for Ophelia caused Hamlet serious suffering after the affection toward Ophelia was rejected. Hamlet's appearance changes accordingly with this rejection of love from Ophelia, "Pale ....
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Anti-Vietnam Movement In The U.S.
2765 Words - 11 Pages.... practically forced the
US out of Vietnam.
Starting with teach-ins during the spring of 1965, the massive
antiwar efforts centered on the colleges, with the students playing leading
roles. These teach-ins were mass public demonstrations, usually held in
the spring and fall seasons. By 1968, protesters numbered almost seven
million with more than half being white youths in the college. The teach-
in movement was at first, a gentle approach to the antiwar activity.
Although, it faded when the college students went home during the summer
of 1965, other types of protest that grew through 1971 soon replaced it.
All of these movements captured the attention of the White Hou ....
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Terrorism As An International
2706 Words - 10 Pages.... action.
In order to comprehend the following paragraphs one must have a knowledge of the terms which may be used when discussing espionage, international terrorism and intelligence agencies throughout the world. First is the spy, agent or combatant. This is the person who carries out a mission. He/she does not necessarily work alone. Depending on the mission one or many spies may contribute in various ways. The entire team of spies, combatants or agents is called a “pod”. These pods can act in a plethora of ways. One such way is a clandestine operation, where the actions are taken on foreign soil, specifically in the State, or Country where the result will occur. ....
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The Twenties And Thirties
613 Words - 3 Pages.... only car he made was a black
Model-T. Almost everybody in
the United States had a car. Three-out-of-four families owned
one or more
cars. With the assembly line they made a lot more cars in one day than they
did
before. Instead of paying for the cars with cash, people could now use
credit to purchase items.
Since most families didn’t have the money, they
would buy the car with credit and pay off the
debt later.
The thirties was
a bad time for the automotive industry. By now Ford had made a
Model-A and
had three new colors: tan, purple and black. All of the companies were making
more
cars than they could sell. Nobody had enough money to buy a car because of
all ....
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Modern European History
889 Words - 4 Pages.... war broke out and crushed all the hopes and
accomplishments that the people had established. This shocking reality was
unbearable and uncomprehending to the people's hopes and dreams. And as this
lasted over the years, the age of anxiety was created. People didn't know or
what to expect anymore. They did not know what was going to happen after the
war. They're so devastated by the war that many who were still alive lost faith
and all hopes. Many intellectuals began to doubt the Enlightenment and even the
future of Western civilization. This state of uncertainty and unpredictability
brought out many modern philosophers of that time. One of them was a French
poet and critic Pa ....
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The 1920's
1236 Words - 5 Pages.... robbery and murder that had taken place in a shoe factory. Nicola Sacco and Bartelemeo Vanzetti went on trial, were convicted, and spent seven years in prison while appeals went on, and while people all over the country became involved in their case. The pair had been ably defended by a Massachusetts lawyer named Thompson. He had argued to the trial judge that these men were being sentenced to death because they were anarchists and foreigners. Actually, there was evidence presented that Vanzetti was insane at the time of the crime. Commonwealth v. Sacco and Vanzetti, 255 Mass. 369, 151 N.E. 839 (1926). However, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the Sup ....
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A Comparison Between Roman Soc
412 Words - 2 Pages.... of these cultures. In Pompeii, many of the citizens were literate and schooling began at an early age. In Achen, even Charlemange couldn’t read or write, although he made repeated attempts to revive learning. The people who were literate were mainly monks.
Religion is another difference between the cultures. In Pompeii, religion was based on polytheism, whereas in Achen it was monotheistic because most were Christian. From religion comes another aspect, that of tolerance. In Achen, there was no tolerance or acceptance of other religions. In Pompeii, they mostly were accepting.
Materialism consumed people of Pompeii. For example, during the eruption of Vesuvi ....
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