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- 491: Internation Monetary Fund
- Origins The need for an organization like the IMF became evident during the Great Depression that ravaged the world economy in the 1930s. Most of us are familiar with that era through dramatic photographs of farms eroding away in duststorms and of lines of jobless men waiting to enter soup kitchens. The Depression was devastating to all forms of economic life. Banks failed by the thousands, leaving bewildered depositors penniless, agricultural prices fell below the cost of production, land values plummeted, abandoned farms reverted to wilderness, factories stood ...
- 492: Herbert Hoover
- Herbert Hoover was president of the United States of America during the time of the great depression. His ideas of capitalism changed the way the government responded to the great depression. His view was that the government should not directly aid the citizens but the government should help out the businesses and the help would trickle down through the system and eventually help the people. Hoover ...
- 493: Fireside Chat
- ... the collapse, calling it a needed adjustment and stated that by his standards, the American economy was fundamentally sound. Hoovers hands-off policy towards the economy drove our nation deeper into the depth of depression. He felt that no federal action of any kind was needed to stabilize the economy. Hoover also felt that the federal government should never supply aid of any kind to the poor, unemployed, and the ... too little, too late. Our economy was in shambles and now we need someone to pick up those pieces. As your newly elected president, my administration will work to relieve the suffering caused by the depression, creating jobs and stabilizing the economy. One of my first concerns is to restore the American peoples faith in banks. I am ready to shut down all banks and only re-open those that ...
- 494: Fair Labor Act Of 1938
- ... Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 121 bills. Among these bills was a landmark law in the Nation's social and economic development -- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). Against a history of judicial opposition, the depression-born FLSA had survived, not unscathed, more than a year of Congressional altercation. In its final form, the act applied to industries whose combined employment represented only about one-fifth of the labor force. In ... added: "After years of fruitless effort and discussion, this ancient atrocity went out in a day."7 A crushing blow. On "Black Monday," May 27, 1935, the Supreme Court disarmed the NRA as the major depression-fighting weapon of the New Deal. The 1935 case of Schechter Corp. v. United States tested the constitutionality of the NRA by questioning a code to improve the sordid conditions under which chickens were slaughtered ...
- 495: China 4
- ... mountains, and fertile coastal areas. China also has one the world's highest plateaus. China's climate zones,range from alpine to subartic tropical,with the worlds highest mountain,and the world's second largest depression. A large part of China is made up of deserts. The Gobi desert is on the north of China ,and borders Mongolia. The Mu Us desert is located right below the Mongolian plateau in northern ... conditions for farmers and there herds. The Taklimaken desert is in the northwestern part of China ,and is near the Tarin basin. The world's second lowest desert is in China. It is the Turfan Depression. China also has one of the world's driest deserts. There are also many mountain ranges, including one the highest in the world - the Himalayas. The highest mountain in the world is in China, its ...
- 496: British Appeasement
- ... to rely on his own judgement and made some big errors. Another reason for appeasement was that Britain was not ready for war. She had spent less on arms in the 1930s due to the Depression. Chamberlain thought that the social problems should come first. Slowly coming out of the economic depression that followed World War I the British people wanted to avoid war at all costs. The wishes of the people were embodied in their leader. Chamberlain was after one thing: to keep Great Britain out ...
- 497: Birth Of Nazism
- ... not endured since the Thirty Years War. Everything familiar to Germany had been replaced by the Treaty of Versailles. This state was the "breeding ground" of Nazism, or National Socialism. At a time of severe depression, the ideas and promises of the National Socialists looked very promising. Many Germans lacked faith in the existing government and began to turn to political groups that called for extreme changes. Nazis had divined a ... Hitler made no secret of how he saw the future of the National Socialism, nor where he intended to take Germany. (Bullock, 1962). Nazism did not gain wide support throughout the nation until the Great Depression in 1929, which began with a worldwide business slump. Discontented Germans turned to Nazism in increasing numbers, drawn to it by the promises of economic help, political power, and national glory. Finally in the elections ...
- 498: Article Of Confederation
- ... money there was in circulation, the less a dollar was worth. Finally, there was just a financial collapse and a paper money was considered worthless. For five long years the colonies experienced the worst business depression. This inefficiency to deal with the regulation of currency not only caused one of the worst depressions the colonists had ever seen but also set the groundwork for a major rebellion called Shay s Rebellion ... in Shay s Rebellion considered cheap paper money as bad as taxation without representation. As you can see government under the Articles of Confederation lacked the ability to effectively regulate currency because it caused a depression and a rebellion. The U.S constitution attempted to solve the currency problem by making one standard currency for the entire country. This made it much easier to facilitate money between the different states. Now ...
- 499: Automation
- ... one for every 6.1 persons. Of these 6,221 cars, 41% were Fords. Henry Ford was not a greedy man, his sometimes unorthodox behavior and policies epitomized the success of the company. Throughout the depression he offered a sense of hope for his employees. By offering jobs to outcasts he became very controversial, but he had reasons. Ford wanted his workers to be moral citizens, people that could offer The ... Primary Source The Annals of America. New York: Encyclopedia Britannica. Co., 1976. A primary source referring to the financial success of the Ford Motor Company as well as the financial policies administered. Video The Great Depression (no other info available)An interesting presentation offered by past employees of the Ford Motor Company re-telling the triumphs and demise of the Ford Motor Company.
- 500: Andrew Carnegie 2
- ... new steel mill should be located at Braddock s Field near Pittsburgh, alongside the Monongahela River, and near two railroad lines. This allowed several ways to transport the steel. Carnegie continued his business during the depression, through his determination to succeed. He knew that his new steel industry would survive, because he remained a friend with the boss of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This company would be a major customer of the ... 1892, the union announced that the strike was over, but unfortunately it was too late. The organization of this union never recovered, and Carnegie s works never had any of these unions again. After the depression of 1893, Carnegie continued to be productive and gained an additional 36,000,000. Around this time, trusts were being formed, making several business monopolies. In 1900, John Pierpont Morgan was head of the National ...
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