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Week 10 Reflection; Depression "A Bad Tuesday"
Hey class, I hope everything is going good and I hope everybody and their families are safe. However, we still have to learn and we have already reviewed some wars between Americans and Native Americans. The Spanish-American War along with World War 1 and the movement with racism between the blacks and whites. Then we got into the "Roaring 20s" where life was good, people were increasing their wealth building companies and buying stocks. After the 20s decade the United States and the Americans were in for unfortunate events. The unfortunate events lead the US into a great depression, which is where the stock market crashed and banks were not doing as well as money was flowing out and not flowing in. We will need to look at the president during this time, what the great depression is, and how were the people were affected during this time.
A definition provided to us about the Great Depression states: The Great Depression started in the United States after a major fall in stock prices that began around September 4, 1929, and became worldwide news with the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, (known as Black Tuesday). Some of the causes of the great depression was foreign debt, to much faith in the stock market, and the stock market providing false profit numbers. A lot of people recognized this and begin pulling money from the banks leaving the banks dry and not enough equity to continue to function. 
The presidents during this catastrophe was Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hoover was the president while the stock market crashed and times were rough. People begin to move out of the city and move to rural areas so that they could farm and provide for their families. Just like the gilded age were house accommodations were so bad, these people built tints and makeshift house and had to create villages called "Hooverville". Then Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected and he constructed this "New Deal" to get everything back in order. The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. It responded to needs for relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression. The New Deal did not end the Great Depression but it provided us with things today that we know the federal government to be responsible for such as healthcare.
These events also caused for a political shift in the country and among the black people. Blacks were considered Republicans because of the efforts from President Lincoln.But with the efforts and progress from the President Roosevelt the shift of the blacks was considered democrats and that is what most blacks are considered today.
Hey Braxton,
ReplyDelete"Back at it again" i love reading your reflections so i'm back again ! The picture defintly represents what your discussion and the take you took on it. However i do think it was a good idea for roosevelt constructed a New Deal, def needed a change in things.
Hey Braxton,
ReplyDelete"Back at it again" i love reading your reflections so i'm back again ! The picture defintly represents what your discussion and the take you took on it. However i do think it was a good idea for roosevelt constructed a New Deal, def needed a change in things.
Nice reflection Braxton, this situation that occurred back in this day so many things went on about the United States with the economic struggle but Roosevelt was able to give more great ideas to recover the economic struggle.
ReplyDeleteHey great post i love how you worded everything i totally agree with what you posted. I like how you said Just like the gilded age were house accommodations were so bad, these people built tints and makeshift house and had to create villages called "Hooverville". Then Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected and he constructed this "New Deal" to get everything back in order.
ReplyDeleteHey Braxton, your post was very entertaining to read this week. I loved how you did a brief review of what we covered thus far, before diving into this weeks topic. Also when you dove in you actually dove all the way providing details of the stock market, the actions leading up to the crash and the response.
ReplyDeleteHey Braxton! Nice reflection! I think you basically touched on everything that was going on at the time, which was a lot. I feel like black people suffered the most during the depression and it is barely even talked about how they experienced inequality even during the darkest of times.
ReplyDeleteHey Braxton! his was a great post to read. It was entertaining and I absolutely was drawn to how you began your reflection. It was communicated precisely and you made sure to capture everything that occurred in the time period. What also caught my attention in your post was the focus put on the relief and recovery from the economic struggle going on at the time.
ReplyDeletehey i love the way you worded this its very well written. you made sure to talk about everything that went on and how people were affected. i think that this all couldve been stopped but it happen and they made strides to make it better =. its crazy that we still feelings affect from it today.
ReplyDeleteHey Braxton! and once again, Amazing post! I loved how detailed you were and also how interesting you made your post throughout its entirety. The way people were affected is really depressing, Im really sad about how long people were going through this depression . sheesh .
ReplyDeleteEvery week I am very intrigued to read your post ! I like how you put emphasis on what people endured during this era . Continue the great work .
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