Franklin Roosevelt made a huge difference during the Great depression. Instead of just sitting back and watching America fall more and more into despair, he decided to make a difference. During the first 100 days of his election he set regulations on the banks so that they would never fail again. He also created new work projects, using the alphabet agencies. They aimed to create jobs while protecting the workers. He took jobs that needed to be done such as the building of the Hoover Dam and created job opportunities. He also used John Keynes economical theories to to get the US out of the Great Depression by spending money and helping companies. Which resulted in more jobs. This along with WWII created more jobs and got the US out of the Great Depression. Roosevelt was able to provide over 10000 jobs for Americans.
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In my opinion one of the main causes for the stock market crash was do to the agricultural recession and buying on the margin which lead to the banks also going broke. And without support from the banks, the economy wasn't able to bound back from the recession. It felt really good when you were doing well in the stocks. It encouraged you to continue to invest more and keep earning money. However, when the stocks crashed, it left you feeling hopeless and kinda lost. In most cases the owners of the stock lost everything and were so greatly in debt to the bank that there was no chance they could repay it. This caused the banks to go bankrupt which lead into the Great Depression. One of the first signs that the stocks were going to crash was the start of the agricultural recession. The price of bread was so low that farmers were considerably poorer. However, most people didn't know the signs or at least didn't see the signs.
The social changes during the 20's came about, partially because of the radio and with it music. Without the radio and the opportunities to own a radio, the first major social change would've never occurred. The radio brought with it jazz music that was not perviously listened to. The jazz music also lead to new clothes (mostly in women's). The clothes were shorter, looser and showed drastically more skin than before. These changes came about because of the radio, but the radio wouldn't be about or at least common is the US wasn't going through its economic boom. Because people believed that there was never going to be another war, they felt they could spend more money, and because people were spending more money, there was more jobs, which in turn started the circle again. People also felt invisible during this time, they had just won the war, women's rights were moving along and they were free from the thought of another war ever again. With this feeling of invisibility came social change. People felt they had the power, the right even to change. The economic boom vastly contributed to the social changes that occurred in the roaring 20s.
Cinderella Man was an amazing movie that was held in the 20s and 30s. It is about a man who gets a second chance as a boxer.The story takes place in New York during the Great Depression, a time when people experienced the worst economic hardship in U.S. history. Braddock was a light heavyweight boxer, who was forced to retire from the ring after breaking his hand in his last fight. His wife Mae had prayed for years that he would quit boxing, before becoming permanently injured. To support his family, Braddock works as a laborer at the docks, but he still wants to box. Several years after his last fight, Braddock's old manager wants him to be a last-minute substitute to fight against the second-ranked world contender. In this case, Braddock took the offer without contemplation because of the hungry fighter he is. He surprises everyone and he wins the fight. Braddock is back in the ring and begins to win all his fights against younger, stronger, and heavier boxers. In a sports article, Braddock is named the "Cinderella Man" for his miraculous comeback. Braddock gets a chance to fight the heavyweight champion, Max Baer, for the title. Max Baer had killed two men in the ring, and everybody believed Braddock would be number three. As the underdog, Braddock became the champion of the downtrodden masses
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