.... declined by 87 percent to their trough in 1932. The performance of the economy over this period was equally disheartening. Real economic activity declined by about one-third between 1929 and 1933; unemployment climbed to 25 percent of the labor force; prices in the aggregate dropped by more than 25 percent; the money supply contracted by over 30 percent; and close to 10,000 banks suspended operations. Given this performance, it is not surprising that many consider these years the worst economic trauma in the nation's history. Policy makers did not stand idly by as the financial markets and the economy unraveled. There are questions, though, about the appropriateness and ....

.... mythology, where it is said that the gods, Kajima and Kadori, used Jujitsu to discipline the lawless and wild inhabitants of the Eastern provinces. Therefore, by definition, the art is nearly 2000 years old, however records do exist which show that the art was being practiced as far back as the 8th Century, over twelve hundred years ago. Jujitsu was formalised and most popular during the Edo period of Japan. This was the era of the Samurai. Jujitsu was the Samurai’s main set of combat techniques, after the sword. Jujitsu was a part of the Samurai’s fighting skills, something he could use when he was unable to use his favourite weapon. There are many different st ....

.... emergence of violence as a political means. Once this had occurred the end of the old republic was heralded an autocratic dictatorship was born. The republic was born out of a collapsed monarchy and was specifically geared to prevent a centralization of power. The mechanisms to this end were contained in the Cursus Honorum, a document that outlined the ladder of offices. It demanded, among other things, 10 years of military or legal service before any magistracy could be held, annual election and two years between consecutive offices. This system was designed to ensure that no individual could become too powerful by dividing jurisdiction between several groups and allowing ....

.... Only the rich could have the luxurious accomadations for those long journeys. Many jobs were available to most people but you were under constant scrutiny while working and would have to be willing to do any thing the boss wanted. I believe my friends and I would most likely resent and despise it if we had to live in the 1900's. During the 1900's horses played a significant role in the Everyday life. A horse drawn carriage would bring a docter to the house of where a baby would be born. A hearse was pulled by horses to the cemetery when somebody died. Farmers used them to pull their ploughs while town dwellers kept them for transportation around town. Horses puled delivery w ....

.... like the president's. A few hours later, the people found out that these were not actual reports, but just a play being performed on the radio. What caused a civilized group of people to act in such a crazed manner? At the time, Franklin Delanor Roosevelt was the president. Over in Europe, Adolf Hitler had taken control and was looking towards invading more countries and terrorizing more people. President Roosevelt was debating whether to go to war or not. Most of the American people did not go to war, but some of them did. Many Americans had relatives in Germany or in Czechoslovakia. Everyone was extremely worried and stressed out due to war threats and viewed ....

.... offer my own insight on the current state of affairs and the possible resolution to the dilemma plaguing 5 generations. The recent history of the land dispute has its origins in 1882 when President Chester A. Arthur issued an executive order creating the ˜3.5 million acre Hopi reservation; one degree latitude by one degree longitude, hence its original square shape. The executive order was intended to alleviate local land conflicts among the tribes and to establish a protected homeland for the Hopi. Instead, it effectively set the stage for a convoluted century-long dispute. From 1882 on, no real problems occurred until one of the world's densest deposits of accessible ....

.... the capital city of Prague) is Vltava - which is said to come from the Celtic "Vlt" meaning wild, and "Va" meaning water. The Czech Celts were in part chased out of the region and in part assimilated by the next peoples to inhabit the area: the Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi tribes from the west and the Romans from the south. (The Romans didn't actually occupy Czech territory - they only got as far north as the Danube River, which flows from Germany - through Austria along its border with Slovakia - and then over to Hungary before continuing on to Yugoslavia, and so just misses the Czech lands.) During the Migration of Peoples - roughly from the 3d to the 7th centuries ....

.... market towns were developed in the middle colonies. Farmers traveled to the market town to trade farm produce which is grains, fruits, and vegetables. A general store sold imports which were goods brought to the colonies from other countries. The farmers carried their produce to the market and brought back imports in Conetoga wagons. A Conestoga wagon is a big covered wagon. The county seats were developed in the southern colonies. A county seat is a main town in each county. A county is a large part of the colony. Colonies with cash crops would take their crops to the county seat several times a year to sell them and buy imports. The cities were developed in the m ....