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3. Effects of the First World War
Have a go at these 25 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge on the Versailles Settlement and the effects of the First World War...
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e. Roosevelt and the New Deal
Roosevelt introduced a series of proposals which tackled the problems of the Depression in a radically different way to any previous actions of a US government. For the first time, the federal government...
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1. The Great Depression in the US
America in the 1920s was a confident country with a booming economy. The new President, Hoover, who was elected in 1928 announced that 'We in America are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than...
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November Blog: New resources, new books and Armistice Day Free
We have discussed Armistice Day several times over the years and the opportunity that this gives for History IB students to play a role in explaining to the rest of your school the significance of this...
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b. Why did Wall Street crash?
The 1920s saw many Americans trying to 'get rich quick' by buying shares in companies. This was called 'speculation' - gambling that the value of companies would keep increasing and so they would be able...
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3. The impact of the Depression on Brazil
The Great Depression severely affected the countries of Latin America; indeed a League of Nations report highlighted Chile, Mexico and Bolivia as countries worst hit by the Depression. The IB recommends...
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2. The Great Depression in Canada
The Depression that started in the US spread to many countries; Canada – with its strong economic ties to the US suffered particularly badly. Between 1929 and 1939, the Gross Domestic Product fell 40%...
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c. Why did the Crash cause a depression?
On Black Thursday, 24 October, panic began as it became clear that shares were being valued higher than the actual value of companies. 12,894,650 shares were sold on this day. On 29 October, Black Tuesday,...
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3b. Feminist movements in Canada
Canada’s feminist movement after 1945 achieved a higher profile than its suffrage movement at the beginning of the 20th century and it had a significant impact on the lives of women bringing greater political,...
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Topic 17: Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945 Free
This section examines the search for equality by those groups in America who experienced forms of discrimination and the extent to which they challenged established authority and attitudes. There is overlap...