Depression

Depression The 1920’s was a time of great prosperity in the lives of most Americans and our natural human ignorance made us think it would stay that way forever. We had just come out of the Great War and business was booming, along with agriculture and the stock m arket. The outlook for the future was great, but people failed to understand that economies can’t be on the upswing forever, it has to come …showed first 75 words of 600 total…

…showed last 75 words of 600 total…Deal relief measures were essentially color blind, and gave non-whites a small but significant chance. Women also made their way into the workforce during and after the Depression. America, as I see it, is a country of greatness. Out of a Great War, into a Great Depression, and onto a great recovery. My only hope is that we continue this tradition in the future and not let the mistakes our ancestors made hurt us again.