Monthly Archives: April 2011
Burdens from the Past
The Great Depression that hit American cities in the 1920’s to 1930’s only exacerbated the financial problems incurred from the earlier years of the 1900’s. American cities expanded immensely and borrowed a lot of money through bonds issues which were unfortunately due … Continue reading
Entertain the Masses
During the Great Depression, a time of need and despair, there were still ways to keep the masses entertained. The radio’s importance during this time greatly increased. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chats” reached out to many American families while in … Continue reading
The Financial Burden of The Great Depression
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/RJpLMvgUXe8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Every economy goes through an economic cycle which is various stages: peak, contraction, recession, expansion, and boom. The 1920s was the expansion period where the country’s economy experience tremendous growth. Chudacuff explained Growth in … Continue reading
Social Security Act
Due to the Great Depression many people were crying out for jobs and security. In August 1935 the Social Security Act was passed. It was favored by the people over other relief agencies. It basically created programs for the elderly, … Continue reading
Depression
Around 1929, the American nation was experiencing a problem, which is the Great Depression. It was not surprising that the nation had to face this crisis because the economy was treated irresponsibly, and a lot of unnecessary excesses were … Continue reading
Housing & Great Depression
“Between 1926 and 1933 the number of annual mortgage failures quadrupled, and by the latter date home mortgages were being foreclosed at the rate of one thousand per day. In New York City alone, 186,000 families were served eviction notices … Continue reading
Working For Uncle Sam
The great depression was one the most historic collapse in a country’s economy possible. It was terrible ,people were losing jobs , governments couldn’t receive tax returns , and unemployment rates were skyrocketing. How bad were these unemployment rates you ask? Well … Continue reading
Irish gangs are always ready to fight
For the most part, the Irish Gangs were not particularly like those shown in the movie. They did not spend their time fighting with gangs of “natives” who were trying to run them out of town. They actually spend most … Continue reading
Three little Pigs in The Great Depression
Because of the main problems has already covered in the blog, i decided to say something about the government problems that should help people in such difficult period. When the Great Depression started, Herbert Hoover was the president of the … Continue reading
How many books can You put in your backpack?
Without computers and internet our ancestors from 17th Century even couldn’t t imagine what is now our regular life. Before we read paper books, magazines and newspapers, but now technology of 21st Century has innovation such as Ebooks. Depending on … Continue reading