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- 3141: Causes of the Great Depression
- Causes of the Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one that spread to virtually the entire industrialized world. The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. Many factors played a role in bringing about ... that those whose needs were not satiated could not afford more, whereas the wealthy were satiated by spending only a small portion of their income. A 1932 article in Current History articulates the problems of this maldistribution of wealth: "We still pray to be given each day our daily bread. Yet there is too much bread, too much wheat and corn ...
- 3142: Immigrants In 17th Century United States
- ... Europe immigration very well. So I chose it among many topics. I know that I will find about aspect of immigration important and I will fall into interest of this history. A continuing high birthrate accounted for most of the increase in population, but by the 1840’s the tides of immigration were adding hundreds of thousands more. Before this decade ... future. Recent immigrants generally earn less than native Americans. There are many obvious reasons for this reduced income, including language difficulties, short American work experience, lack of funds and credit history to start their own businesses, and discrimination in employment. BOOK Dobbs Ferry. "The Jews in America", Oceana Publications, 1971 Page 105-116 William V. Shannon "The American Irish", The Macmillian ...
- 3143: To The People Of Texas And All Americans In The World: The Alamo
- ... state. I really enjoined learning about the Alamo. I never really knew what it was before this and was always wondering why it was such an important event in Texan history. The one thing that confuses me is why the State of Texas would choose a war that they were totally destroyed in as an event that is considered greater than most other events throughout Texan history. But for one thing I truly admire Travis and his followers for fighting to the death like heros in order to establish freedom and their rights they believed that in ...
- 3144: About Gettysburg
- ... the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia invaded Pennsylvania in 1863. The confrontation at Gettysburg became one of the most decisive as well as one of the bloodiest battles of American history. Almost a third of the Union army in the Battle of Gettysburg was from Pennsylvania. Important Men Mr. Meade (see picture One) was born in Cadiz, Spain, on the thirty ... their right, the following day an attack led by General Longstreet on the left and the last day General Pickett led on of the most well-known charges in American history that attacked the Union center. Only 5,000 of his original force of 15,000 charging survived the repulse. Lee watched the survivors return and confessed, "It is all my ...
- 3145: The Boston Tea Party
- ... tea is so bold, so firm, intrepid and inflexible, and it must have so important consequences, and so lasting, that I can't but consider it as an Epoch in History" (The Coming of the Revolution). The Boston Tea Party was a major event in the history of the United States. The Boston Tea Party was one of the first organized fights against the King and Parliament and it was extremely successful. The Boston Tea Party was ...
- 3146: The Battle Of Salerno
- ... Germans in Italy. BIBLIOGRAPHY Blumeson, Martin. Salerno to Cassino (United States Army in World WAR II). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969. Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt. The Military History of World War II: Volume 3 Land Battles: North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1962. Pp. 68-71. Wallace, Robert. World War II - Time Life Books - The Italian Campaign. Virginia: Time Life Books, 1978. P. 48. Hart, Sir Basil Liddell. World War II: An Illustrated History. Toronto: Purnell Reference Books, 1977. P. 1441
- 3147: Women In World War I
- ... Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, was accepted as the first woman in the House of Representatives. In 1920, women composed 23.6% of the labor force, more than ever in American history, and beside that, these women were married with families, and had taken over their husband's jobs in factories as well as in big business. Formed in June of 1920 ... amount of influence they had in governmental affairs. Women of the world before had put their fight for equal rights aside for wars (Civil War) and important events in American history (abolition). No longer would their cause stand aside, they had gained their influence in society and were ready to divert attention to their fight for recognition as political equals. During ...
- 3148: Labor In America
- ... unions to help their cause. They would endure violence, cruelty and bitter defeats. But eventually they would achieve a standard of living unknown to workers at any other time in history. GROWTH OF THE FACTORY In colonial America, most manufacturing was done by hand in the home. Some was done in workshops attached to the home. As towns grew into cities ... York stock market "crashed," and the value of stocks went way down. The crash, part of a worldwide economic decline, led to the worst economic depression in the nation's history. People lost their jobs, their farms and their businesses. By 1932, 13 million men and women were unemployed. This was one out of every four in the work force. Many ...
- 3149: Leo Szilard and the Atomic Bomb
- ... Leo Szilard was stopped at a red light he came up with an idea that would destroy two cities, kill hundreds of thousands of people, shock the world and make history - the atomic bomb. One hundred thousand people worked to build the atomic bomb, it killed over 130,000 people in one day at Hiroshima. Dr. Leo Szilard gave birth in ... Walter Tinn performed an experiment on March 2, 1939 in which fast neutrons were being omitted in the fission at uranium. The experiment meant the bomb was possible and that history would be made. Even with the U.S. government co-operation nothing happened. The cheque for $6000 dollars for the purchase of graphite to start the experiments that was promised ...
- 3150: The Jim Crow Laws
- ... Crow Law said that nurses cannot be forced to nurse in wards or rooms in hospitals, public or private, where black men are placed. Jim Crow Laws have a long history that includes many court cases and disputes. Southern legislatures passed these segregation laws to create a social separation system and to keep whites as the supreme race in the south ... a great effect on the African Americans in the south. These laws brought about the Civil Rights Movement, and were a very important part of both American and African American history.
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