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Making America by Carol Berkin

The writer analyzes Carol Berkin's book Making America: Changes at the Turn of the Century, and relates such events, eras and peop...

1930s' UK and Economic Recovery

In five pages this paper examines how during the 1930s the United Kingdom was able to recover from the Great Depression in a consi...

Economic Development and Roles of Investment and Savings

In three pages this paper discusses how economic development during the Great Depression was influenced by the roles played by sav...

A Saga of the Great Depression in 'Riding the Rails'

This is a 7 page paper that analyzes Errol L. Uys' text that considers how the Great Depression influenced American culture during...

Reviewing the New Deal

The programs of the New Deal have been in place since the 1930s. This research paper examines differing opinions on their success ...

Was Huey P. Long a Villain or Hero?

In five pages the life of Huey P. Long is examined within the context of Glen Jeansonne's biography Messiah of the Masses Huey P....

Great Depression Causes and its Significance

In eight pages this paper discusses the 1929 stock market crash in a consideration of the Great Depression, its causes and its imp...

Depression Humor

Comedy was even more important during the Great Depression than at most other times in history, when entertainment was most people...

Working Life in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

held a dance as a means by which to temporarily relieve their minds of the perpetual anxiety that intrinsically accompanies povert...

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Ini six pages this paper first examines the playwright's life and effects of the Great Depression on Miller and his writings and t...

The Depression of the 1930s and Black American Artists

noted that in historic cultures that functional objects, often had a decorative component. The works of these artists f...

1929 and the 2000s: Comparing Economic Crises

compare the economic crisis that began in the 2000s to the stock market of 1929, which led to the Great Depression of the 1930s. T...

World Wars I and II

Resulting from a variety of causes, World War I spanned a four year period between...

The Causes of the Second World War

The writer argues that the basic cause of World War II was World War I. The paper also argues that the Great Depression did not ca...

FDR's New Deal Programs

were beginning to lose faith in the entire banking system, and to prevent a catastrophe, Roosevelt ordered the banks closed ("The ...

California's Marginalized Migrants

truly present itself as a state that truly marginalized such people. While California had always been a state, not unlike any othe...

The Great Depression - A Macroeconomic View

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the Great Depression. A review of literature explores macroeconomic causes. Paper u...

Discussion Questions on American History

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at American history. Discussion questions are answered in short essays about civil righ...

Foreign Policy Decisions Leading to US Involvement in WWII

This paper addresses foreign policy decisions made by Roosevelt and relevant to Great Britain that lead up to a certain involvemen...

The Argument that "Oil Won the War" - World War II

This 7 page paper argues the U.S. oil production was a vital resource that contributed to the Allied victory in WWII. The writer e...

Unemployment's Impact Upon Poverty

the strong effect that a four percent unemployment rate and wage growth among low-wage workers can have" (Jaffe; Bazie, 2001; 9-25...

Unemployment's Impact

This research paper/essay discusses the effects of unemployment on individuals and society as a whole. Three pages in length, thre...

The Great Depression History Firsthand by Dennis Nishi Summary and Review of Dennis Nishi's “The Great Depression (History Firsthand)”

the stock market crash of October 1929 that blindsided everyone even though there had been disturbing warning signs surfacing week...

A Comparison of the Economies of the U.S. and Brazil

shown in table 1 Table 1 GDP for Brazil and the US in year 2000 US dollars (billions) (Shane, 2006) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990...

US Economy 200 - 2003

there were quarters where there was negative real growth, indicating a recession. In 2002 the growth rate increased to 2.2% and th...

THE POLITICS OF JOBLESSNESS: HOW A HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CAN DERAIL A PRESIDENT

At the time of the election, the U.S. was in a recession with unemployment starting to tick upward. Clinton was able to focus on B...

1970s' 'Stagflation'

These individual factor owners would then purchase the goods that would be produced. While excess of certain goods could certainl...

U.S. Economic Condition

such as the weak Euro has also increased the strength of the dollar (Walker, 2000). However, the suspicion of an economic downtur...

Anticipating Inflation Advantages

In fifteen pages this paper discusses anticipating inflation advantages in a macroeconomic consideration of Brazil and the U.S. wi...

An Examination of the Economy In Depth

are average weekly hours of manufacturing production (work week), average weekly unemployment claims, manufacturers new orders fo...