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getting 48 on the campaign translation prosperity and a chicken in every pot Herbert Hoover accepted Republican party's nomination to run for president he declared that the United States of America with nearer to the final triumph over operate than ever before and he predicted soon with a capital guy be in spite of the day when poverty would be banished from this land yet shortly after his election United States economy banks closed millions of people became jobless homeless and hopeless during depression The Roaring Twenties with drawing to an end so too was an era of relative prosperity for many Americans the construction blueprints businesses had too much inventory to fuel Myers nevertheless wanted to believe that some good times would last forever what is it on the action and stockbrokers readily agreed to sell shares, what are they win citizens money to buy stuff these investors figured the Stock's price was bound to go up and allow them to pay back the stocks original price Rising prices stocks over the name didn't distinguish Yale University of Commerce proving finishers made of bull speculation dirty but the simple fact was that the price paid for many stocks with andouille out of proportion to the actual profitability of the company which created the illusion of value on October 29th 1929 16 million shares in a single day many pennies in here millions of unsold entirely on that afternoon Black Tuesday  he just a matter of hours this one braces took sick enough to get any games made over the previous year the Market's collapse was the most distressing downturn in the history of the New York Stock Exchange service members committed Brandon and face the needle going what Tuesday May have signaled the start of the Great Depression but the carts of the stock market with the only cause of the nation's Financial woes the federal government of the 1920s what governmental regulation especially over the market Heights Terrace that accept American business owners happy because they products Drees wood products for instance Germany was barely able to pay World War 1 reparation geode at high Terrace like the Hawley Smoot Tariff Act passed by Congress in 1930 the church goal was to protect American farmers manufacturers but backfires America found its out of unable to sell her Farm good directions to Broad world trade in foreign countries he industries were struggling even before Black Tuesday throughout the boom times of the Roaring Twenties agriculture imitate open the text steel automobile in railroad dispatch the gap between the handful of wealthy Americans and the rest of the population got even wire even though American should not profit the 1920s many exciting new products and services during this era playgrounds  the banking industry to was hard bet some banks it invested heavily in the stock market helplessly stood by Vaporizer Pen Air  As Americans began to realize the pitiful state of the world economy and a Truck withdraw their savings from Banks medibank simply couldn't instantly reduce the cash demand and instead leaving deposit with bankfield wiped out nearly 9 million individual savings accounts 659 x 4 what was the 99 and 1933 quarter of American tanks for sale chameleon tell me what I can work lost their jobs only a handful of wealthy investors profit what President John F Kennedy's Father Joseph Kennedy or brilliant investor in residential advisor Bernard Baruch legendary as The Man Who Sold out before the crash performer and humorous Will Rogers probably put it best 10 minute our country could buy the whole world in 10 million can't buy enough to eat  so the millions of West fortunate American states rims and uncertain future  soup kitchens and bread lines became commonplace as the flappers and speakeasies of in the rainforest Sanford Hooters campaign promise of a chicken in every pot couldn't have been farther from the truth America's towns and cities to help this time the jobless became the homeless shantytowns makeshift communities of shacks extracted from wooden crates are paper and cardboard spring is NuVision citizens called them overfill after the president play slipped under Hoover blankets bites on foot card hoping they would be caught holding paid by the job approximately 2 million men VT Hobo's wandering the countryside looking for work  between 1925 and 1932 roughly 400,000 Farm North Fork load when Farmers couldn't pay their mortgages and Banks repossessed the property thousands of farm song with Crawford versus to Dickey's Auto Repair production of crops in Great Plains 1934 strong wind blew tons of down from the plane to California ships 500 miles out to sea in the Atlantic Ocean unemployment at the property heard everyone especially children menu school can work until their family survive donut related illnesses like rickets and scoliosis we came home to the company once again President Hoover tried to reassure the nation by saying recovery is just around the corner what it would need to be disenchant what is prostration  Secretary of the Treasury melon the beliefs of most of the important Hoover thought the government must take some the tears making government too strong and so he shows a conservative approach calling together business banking and labor leaders and avoid laying off workers or calling strikes  then he'll authorize the expenditure of federal funds for large Public Works blank Boulder Dam later renamed Hoover Dam to create jobs and wages for thousands of workers  Hoover don't forget too many Americans would food remind respect and look to private Charities to help the hungry instead he proved more billion dollars rather unemployment Roseman hire and it cost  Americans already tired is pessimistic and cautious approach he came by his treatment of a group of World War 1 battles in 1932 Congress you can book them bonus certificates for their military service for if you relieve $1,000 and you didn't 1945 dismayed by the economic Outlook of time the veterans demanded the immediate payment of their bonuses control in an attempt to satisfy their Texas Congressman Wright Patman government supportive Captain's plan between 10 and 40000 veterans and their families to Washington DC this so-called bonus inside of the Capitol building bushwhacked approximately 2,000 stayed behind hoping to meet with him. who recorded general Douglas MacArthur's role in 3/4 to remove the best shock American Subs use bayonets picture of gas before still gets delayed in MLA more than 1,000 people would get an eight-year-old boys blinded and in a little month old people skills  Shantytown burn to the ground  how much did Ford for who founded end with a Chance change direction Americans overwhelmingly bracelets in Franklin Roosevelt what is a landslide election to become governor of New York I lost my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear parrot sounds TJ  wishing pot with the best positive and the Democratic majority in both houses hinders his first 100 days in office and Congress approved more than 15 pieces of blades came to providing relief for the needy recovery for the faltering economy and reform of the American Financial system just one day after becoming president FDR declared the bank, dates closing all banks in preventing any further withdrawals of money by depositors wood scene from the bank and he persuaded Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Relief act authorizing the US Treasury Department constrict the country's banks that allow only those that were financially solvent to reopen  the ACT offered loans to those Banks which needed and with the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for FBI which provided federal insurance for Bank depositors Gentoo cautiously trust the banks was more  the federal Securities Act help to restore public confidence in the stock market as did the establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission which prevented the manipulation of stock prices  Freedom Smoke inspired by the new day after his inauguration Roosevelt took to the airwaves as Millions radios for his first fireside chat explained in simple terms this taken to reform the American economy Roosevelt's direct person approach to the American people would reassuring and help them Garner the support of American to Annex or policies push toward recovery Conservation Corps the CCC was formed to put young men to work CCC a million trees in the Great Plains to prevent soil erosion roads parts and flood control system  he was only $30 a month for almost the federal emergency relief Administration 100 million dollar ginger ale  the New Deal also created the public attrition which provided funds to the states so that they can open schools libraries in order to Community Building when does pwa Famous begin on an appointment with Granada Roosevelt launch the Civil Works Administration and workers build 1937 ministration and Ira varies Industries and set prices to ensure Fair competition recommended meanwhile the Tennessee Valley Authority was organized Dam raising circles under States taxi near Roosevelt also submitted the agricultural adjustment act which limited product production we're doing free scrap prices and help me do Surplus despite launching all these wide-sweeping new pieces of legislation trumpet ministration still hadn't gone far enough and help the poor and reform the economy  some fear the New Deal was most benefiting already world government leave an extra Hood River over what is a vocal critic New Deal watch your home federal employment codes cultural rules and regulations should be decided by individual states made in the Supreme Court the New Deal FDR proposed Bill to Congress  Roosevelt's so-called Court Reform Bill would have ended 6 justices to the Supreme Court Justices he has president would nominate it was obvious that FDR when he was little to his new deal policies the bills failed Roosevelt's image regardless because import resignation fcr hadn't seen the last of his critics Roman Catholic priest and radio broadcaster Father Charles Coughlin reached over 40 million listeners each week as he challenged the New Deal for Americans instamatic it's cost him both of his supporters  dr. Francis Townsend another Spoken Reasons section plan is money to be collected in the form of Pancham three days admissions Run for the presidency and Champion Edition wine social share our wealth  but we heard the promises from the president in a minute I'm not what it wanting a fulfillment know afterwards I know kind of like give them home and comfort and education to our people in the Americans agree with the kingfish the 1935 at the height of his popularity long was that animated Puerto Rican outspoken Critics on newly added as much as you help for entrenched with the help of his team turnagain arm the second new deal  this is Roosevelt from coast to coast in the pop urging her husband to provide even more help than me. personal friend thousands of children raped her asking for help convince Congress to pass legislation conservation Transformers  the Second New Deal most biggest program what is the WPA the works progress administration WPA created more than 8 million jobs 1935 1943 Ford Bremen unskilled workers and professionalism the WPA2 can 3858 build or repair 650000 miles of America's roads so it would more than 300 million articles of clothing Minecraft schools and hospitals artist monkeys in musicians found wood can a WPA2 painting murals and public buildings writing for for me and composing  a National Youth Administration was also created to provide and part-time employment in need of also helped reform labor laws with the passage of the Wagner Act which supported workers rights establishment of the National Labor Relations Board to prevent unfair labor practices from 1931 workers Rose from 3 million to 8  wrist also passed the Stamp Act requiring minimum wage maximum hours for workers is the administration pro-labor policies and stripes with prevalent and often led to violence 1737 Plainfield Rd to 300 steel strike in Chicago perhaps the most important Legacy of the second what's the Social Security Act of 1935 for the first time insurance jobs with children can I take 35 only get about 30% of American Farms had electricity so conflict with Roosevelt surgeon patient Administration with organized latest news on Republican Margie elected as president in 1936 voted for a Democratic Party candidate Frances Perkins became the first female Secretary of Labor Mary McLeod Bethune was avoided head of the office of minority affairs demonstration American Revolution different color in the midst of Labor unrest poverty and hardship American still managed to find fun at the movie fortunate recorder they could forget their troubles and one of more than two picture of Alice's radio to entertained already America and Families Atlanta Burns and Allen and frill to the drama of Orson Welles Mercury Theater on the air  buy 1939 mansions going to be on the road to economic recovery in the New Deal unemployment programs the economy started doing who let the Republican Party Block any further relief efforts the younger and America this right we shouldn't even be neutral. War was inevitable in Europe and very soon if you can when was the World War II first investment in manufacturing airplanes drinks and shots with one leave the country out of the Great Depression

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