... is important to understand why 1930's Britain has such a bad name in peoples memories. The Wall Street crash of 1929 America was a major blow to Britain. The economic crisis in America resulted in the recall of war debts from Britain. Taylor talks of the actions of the Prime Minister, "Baldwin, went ... more industrial, social and political growth than it had in many years. Reports of housing shortages were contradicted by the housing boom of 1931-39. During this time local councils built approximately 700,000 houses for letting, whilst private industries built two million for sale. Most ...

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... The labor force worked long hours with little pay. For example, saw mill employees made five cents an hour and textile mill employees made $2.39 for fifty hours. Children were forced to work as well. In Connecticut, children earned seventy-five cents for fifty-five hours of sweatshop work ... was Franklin D. Roosevelt. As soon a he became president he began to strengthen the financial system. He started a number of organizations to help the economy. The four most efficient projects were the WPA, the PWA,the CCC, and the NRA. The president also created the FERA(Federal Emergency Relief Adm...

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... on forever, so you better enjoy it to its fullest. Less than two years after Gehrig gave this speech, on June 2, 1941, he died in Riverdale, N.Y. at the age of 39. The public's reaction to Gehrig's sudden retirement gave rise to one of the most inspiring and dramatic episodes in sport. A man of only thirty-seven years of age and a sports ... possible. Another important aspect of this speech was its kairos and what was going on at that time in the nation. In the few years prior to Gehrig's farewell speech, America had seen itself have its biggest stock market crash ever and the nation wa...

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