War brings a new light of sunshine to the US's economy. ... It is a shame that war is so dominant. War causes a nation to suddenly unite and produce so much. ... Leuchtenburg's book explains many different views of the Depression era. ... In the time span of ten years from 1929, the country experienced an era of hardship that saw the world through a new window. ...
WWI took its toll on the American citizens with war debts and manual labor. ... According to Jim Powelt, author of "Prosperity, Depression, and War", President Roosevelt's New Deal policies did not repair America's economy in the 1930's. ... There are so many eerie similarities these days to the era of the Great Depression that we must not ignore them. ... It was a trade war that exacerbated the downturn in the 1930's. ... There has never been a situation since the 1929 era, when conditions have been in place for a calamitous downturn in the economy as exists today. ...
This along with his militaristic alliances, plans made on a war footing and aggressive foreign policy convinced Europe that a war was inevitable. Prior to the Second World War the situation was similar. ... Nationalism can be seen as another likeness in the roots of the two wars. ... One can observe another parallel in the origins of the two wars in militarism. ... The alliances of the Bismarkian era were in fact a "system", a rigid series of complex and secret official agreements. ...
Through her personal views of the great depression, and the era, Lange endeavored to show the struggle and resilience of people enduring the events of the time. ... Dorothea Lange captured life with a camera; she wanted to depict the essence of suffering and enduring, to society during the era of the Great Depression. She had an attachment to the gravity of the issues, as she was part of that era and saw what chaos and misery is caused from the social and economic decline. ... This gives a sense of timelessness and adds realism and truth to the humanity of the era. ...
To say that the Depression era of the 1930's was a solely American experience for the public is a great misunderstanding, as struggle and strife was going on throughout the world during this decade. ... As such, films such as Gold Diggers of 1933, Vamonos con Pancho Villa, and The Crime of Monsieur Lange create a world in which not only is the narrative tied to struggles of the characters, but resonate with the audience in a way that create a form of storytelling that is unique to this era. ... It besides follows a group of friends that join Villa's Resistance and shows the comradery...
Mellon, that business was sound and that a new era of prosperity was just about to begin but by 1932 hundreds of banks had failed, hundreds of mills and factories had closed, mortgages on farms and houses were being foreclosed in large numbers, and more than 10 million workers were unemployed1. ... His 1938 radio version of War of the Worlds by English author H. ... Her bouncing blonde curls, effervescence and impeccable charm were the basis for a Depression-era phenomenon. ...
With that, the anxiety was collectively heard and felt with its louder voice and remembered to define an era. ... The common uncertainties we were left with after the Great War gave rise to many new ways of thought and practice that inevitably shaped the world we live in today. ... His work was a painting of his perception and reflection of a war, which he entitled Guernica. ... World War I seemed to play that part. ... The complaints were valid after World War I, and were much more productive than destructive. ...
The great depression had its roots in an era of prosperity. ... Roosevelt could have wanted the war. ... If he actually did, he probably wanted the war for two good reasons. ... But once we were at war, we had to face it. ... The fear of the war had overshadowed that of the depression. ...
"Growing Up" by Russell Baker One of the most critical economic periods in the United States history was the Great Depression, which occurred in between the two world wars. ... "Growing Up" by Russell Baker is an autobiography on the problems he and his family endured during this era. ... While the United States is vastly changing from war to war, Russell tells his story of growing up in an extremely devastating environment. ... Elders, such as Russell's "PaPa", talked about how growing up in their day was a beautiful thing and how the economy was functioning fine before the wars occu...
He lived through three wars and was apart of one. He lived through World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. Steinbeck was a war correspondent during World War II (Jones 78). ... Declared war on Germany starting World War II ( Schultz 30). ... The book is about how a family is forced from their farm during the dustbowl depression era and they migrate west to California for a better and more sustainable life. ...
From 1917 to 1919, farming prospects appeared good because after World War 1 Europe had to be fed. ... During the war the U.S. government paid farmers $2 a bushel for wheat, but after the war wheat prices fell to 6 cents a bushel as European agricultural production recovered quickly. ... During the 1920s while America was prospering European nations were struggling to rebuild after World War 1. During and after the War, the U.S. lent money to most European nations, including Germany, to rebuild after the war. ... "In their view the war was fought for a common objective, and the victory was...
The war had left Europe in shambles. ... The high profits seemed to confirm President Hoover's pledge of a new era of abundance. ... This feeling of revenge felt by Germany, in addition with the social atmosphere of Europe, led to a second World War in the September of 1939, just 11 years after the First World War. ... After its defeat in World War I, Germany was forced to give up land, demilitarize and pay war reparations. ... Germany was already suffering a post-war depression and was greatly affected. ...
One significant event was that Australia was at war with North Vietnam. ... People from this era would be able to relate to the events better than people from younger generations would. Australians views and values differed on the subject of Vietnam War. ... The historical aspects of the Vietnam War require the audience to make sense of them. ... One is trying to transcend the grief of a son's death in War while the other is trying to prepare for their sons death from terminal cancer. ...
The time period from the early 1930s to –in some cases – the end of World War 2 was the worst depression of the 20th century and is still used as an example of just how bad our economy can get to this day. ... Working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) between 1935 and 1942, Lange pushed aside older, less engaged approaches and directed to farmworkers and other mi- grants a form of humanistic, socially oriented documentary photography.... Of her work during this era Lange said: 'The good photograph is not the object, the consequence...
The Dust Bowl Storms also happened during a very bleak time for the United States because the country was going thru the great depression as well as dealing with the looming threat of World War II. I feel like that the dust bowls were even harder for the people to deal with from a psychological standpoint because the country was suffering thru a great depression and also dealing with an upcoming war and then you add the devastating dust storms to go along with the high temperatures, the wind and drought and you had a recipe for disaster. ... Also without the benefit of television in that time ...
With the affluence of the roaring '20's, and then the post war '50's, American cultural values of work hard - play hard seem to have been lost. ... By the 1950's many older Americans had grown weary of depression and war. ... Americans began buying goods that were not available during the war, which created corporate expansion and jobs. ... Thus, rebuilding the economies of post-war Europe and Japan would guarantee American prosperity by providing an outlet for the nation's goods. ... The Cold War contributed greatly to rivalry between countries. ...
The economic crisis in America resulted in the recall of war debts from Britain. ... So far the phrase "devils decade" is one that people of the era wouldn't question as a description of the 1930's. ... Not since before the first world war had Britain enjoyed such growth. ...
e)The Labor party were facing some difficulties in the depression era and the James Scullin government were trying their best to avoid the threat of division. The labor party was powerless since the fall of World War 1 and were not ready for the big depression effect was going to have on them. ...
It would take massive spending in preparation for World War II to completely close up this deep laceration in the American economy. ... It was an era of true American spirit, as Jim Casy said, "Maybe all men got one big soul ever"body's a part of," which tells of the Great Depression, people coming together to help each other even if they don't have much. ...
