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- 1161: Labor Unions
- ... in the effectiveness of unions over the course of business cycles. On the average, unions have raised the wages of their members as compared to nonmembers by about 15 percent, somewhat more during periods of depression and somewhat less during periods of prosperity. Empirical studies have also indicated that the productivity of union workers has been higher than that of nonunion workers, largely because union workers have tended to have more ...
- 1162: The Themes in Of Mice and Men
- ... in Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck wrote a naturalistic novel that deals with three powerful and universal themes. His book Of Mice and Men is a story of two men living during the Great Depression in California. George Milton has taken care of Lennie Small since his Aunt Clara died, and they are now traveling and working together. Although both are uneducated, George has a natural wit which Lennie lacks ...
- 1163: FDR
- ... with the death of a loved one, Roosevelt always managed to keep himself on track and to persist towards his goals and those of the country. People remember FDR for his actions during the Great Depression and World War II, but those actions were preceded by and intertwined with a tough, yet interesting, life that prepared him for his future endeavors. On January 30, 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in ...
- 1164: Tennyson as a Victorian
- ... laid them down together. Such rapid change in industry destroyed jobs as it provided new ones. The population shifted and left thousands housed in urban slums with bad water, no sanitation, and little food. The depression left whole factories unemployed, and with no means of producing goods. Yet, some people believed that the only way to control population growth was through starvation or self-control. Men, women, and children accustomed to ...
- 1165: Karl Marx
- ... expelling the Bakuninists from the International and shortly, the International died out in New York. During the next decade of his life, his last few years, Marx was beset by what he called "chronic mental depression" and "his life turned inward toward his family." He never completed any substantial work during this time although he kept his mind active, reading and learning Russian. In 1879, Marx dictated the preamble of the ...
- 1166: Truth and Consequences: Taking Advantage of the Loser of WWI
- ... Instead of choosing to aim for long lasting peace by basing their treaty on the Fourteen Points, Clemenceau, George, and Orlando drew up a treaty that would cause Germany to go into a nation-wide depression and suffer for a whole generation. This treaty became known as the Treaty of Versailles. In looking at the treaty, one would think that the writers were completely biased against Germany... and they would be ...
- 1167: The Grapes of Wrath
- The Grapes of Wrath Background The novel The Grapes of Wrath took place during the depression in the United States. The Joad family is a family that is migrating from Oklahoma to California. They are moving because of more job oppertunities and more chances to make money. The family consits of ...
- 1168: Paul Edgecombe: An Excellent Character
- ... hearted man who cared about his job. I dont mean he cared about his job in the sense that he didnt want to loose it because it was the time of the Great Depression; he cared about what he did and who he worked with. He was a hard worker and seemed to care about all of the individuals on E Block, not just his co-workers, excluding Percy ...
- 1169: RISE AND FALL OF THE HITLER REICHT
- ... were also many reasons for lack of Nazi activity. The Allies had loosened their grip on the German economy. The French had left the Ruhr leaving Germany's industries intact, and the United St The depression in America caused the economic system in Germany to plummet. Because of the harsh times, Nazis got two million more votes then the Communist party. The election put them just under the Democratic party and ...
- 1170: Referring to the Spanish Civil War
- ... because the upper classes would not accept a overhaul in the taxation system. He also managed to encourage industrial growth, which did work to a certain extent because of many internal problems, and the big depression. These financial and political, as well as social difficulties led his regime to end in 1930 because it was unable to stop the attacks from the left, as well as attacks from the reluctant military ...
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