What is a brief summary of how American's coped with economic hardships and how the Great Depression affected them in the short and long term?

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The great Depression was the worst economic crisis of the world, and affected mainly the United States, it lasted over 10 years, from 1929 to 1939 and American families from all types of race, religion and social classes were forced to face harsh circumstances and to adapt in order to survive.

The American society before the Great Depression, was experiencing the Roaring Twenties, which made it even harder to adjust, because the Roaring Twenties were a decade of economic growth, there was too many wealthy people, women earned their right to vote, and people were enjoying prosperity and had a lifestyle full of excess, so when the Great Depression began it was a shock for many.

Unemployment came from being 3.2% to reaching 25% in 1933. This forced more women to work, and men to feel powerless, also children adopted adult responsibilities faster to help their families, and marriage rates fell because it was too difficult to start a new family. Many American families were forced to transform, and the men were no longer the main provider for their families.

About 10% of the American families had invested in the Stock Market during the twenties, so when the Market crashed they lost their savings, and resulted in debt. Many families lost their houses because they were no longer able to pay their mortgage. Suicides rates were really high as well as depression rates, since many couldn't take the pressure.

Because many families lost their homes, poverty and homelessness rates incremented as well, and health issues from living in harsh conditions were frequent.

The Great Depression hit the American society, mostly the middle class society, and forced families to adapt and adjust their way of living, although many people suffered, it also created a society capable to adapt to conditions and to adjust their beliefs and customs, family values were more important than in the twenties. New Deal programs benefited the population and helped decrease the unemployment rates and restored the trust of people in the government.

One of the most important effects on the long term, is the involvement of the Federal government, and the creation of programs to provide aid to the population. Another long term effect is the role of women in the family, it is now no longer seen as strange if women go out to work.


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Which entity has the power to exercise exclusive powers in the United States?A. state government
B. city government
C. national government
D. the people

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It would be the "C. national government" that has the power to exercise exclusive powers in the United States, since in federalist governments the national (or central) government has most of the power. 

Which of the following was NOT true of theBritish position in the American Revolution?
(A) The war was unpopular in Great Britain.
(B) The hit-and-run tactics of the Americans
made it difficult for the British to plan
and execute their strategies.
(C) The British were well supplied by both
their navy and by Loyalist farmers.
(D) Secure in their empire, the British were
able to focus their resources and
attention on the American Revolution.
(E) The British had a well-trained army led
by professional soldiers.

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If the question is talking about the way itself then the answer would be A, as the war was in fact a very popular event in Britain. The person who said it was C is incorrect as the British were very well supplied by loyalist farmers and the Navy, which was one of their advantages.

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If the question is talking about the way itself then the answer would be A, as the war was in fact a very popular event in Britain. The person who said it was C is incorrect as the British were very well supplied by loyalist farmers and the Navy, which was one of their advantages.

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Which Middle Eastern country would you expect to have an economy that is more command-based than market-based?

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The correct answer to this question would definitely be Iran.

Iran is a MiddleEastern country, that has, as they call it, a transition economy, that still has some characteristics related to a CommandEconomy, such as Price controls, subsidies and other rigidities that undermine the potential of the Iranian Private Sector.

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saudi arabia

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The tern "hispanic," created in 1970 by the u.s. government, groups together people from, or with ancestors from, 21 central and south american countries that were once former colonies of spain. now people from these countries must identify as "hispanic." this speaks to dynamics underlying

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The movement where people from or with ancestors from 21 Central and South American countries that were once former colonies of Spain were grouped together speaks to dynamics underlying involuntary ethnicity. This process divides people into racial classification where they are explicitly or implicitly ranked on a social worth’s scale.

Which is the most accurate description of songhai under askia muhammad

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The most accurate description of Songhai under Askia Muhammadwas a powerful trading empire that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean across much of West Africa along the Niger River. In the late 15th century Askia Muhammad became the emperor, military commander, and political reformer of the Songhai Empire. He was a devout Muslim where under his rule, Islam became an essential part of the empire. He was able to conquer much of the surrounding lands and was able to take control of the gold and salt trade from the Mali Empire. At its peak, the Songhai empire stretched over 1,000 miles from the current modern day country of Niger to the Atlantic Ocean.

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a powerful trading empire that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean across much of West Africa

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Who is considered to be Rome's first emperor?Gracchus
Hannibal
Lepidus
Octavian

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the answer is the third one 
hannibal 

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Octavian

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