Effects of The Great Depression
How did the Great Depression affect the lives of the American people?
The Great Depression affected the lives of the Americans greatly. First and foremost, thousands of Americans went about from street to street in search of employment. Due to hunger, men and women roamed in the significant cities street seeking something to quench their thirst and eat. The young ones lined up for bread every day as they also tried some food. Further, many households were chased from their residential places, moving to neighboring towns and parks.
To worsen the situation, mayors of some cities like Chicago forced the then unemployed population to pay taxes duly. The long-existing migration from rural to urban centers reduced significantly. People began to migrate from the cities back to their rural areas and indulge in politics. Many people became subsistence farmers than ever noticed in the history of America. The migration, however, reduced productivity as the daily meals became a nightmare causing an increase in the suicidal incidences as they could not bear with the situation as well as the birth rate dropped.
Besides, the slogan “The American way of life” began to fade away as the commoner group became unsafe. The brokers in the stock market and bankers reregulated the large business image presented created in the 1920s, according to investigations by congressional. The outstanding wall street stakeholders withdrew their investments while encouraging the small and medium investors to retain them. These incidences convicted the president of the New York Stock Exchange of stealing from their customers and the needy funds, which resulted in his imprisonment.
What was the goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?
For some time, the feminists’ groups in America had suffered in coping with the then political conditions since the nation had become conservative as minister Reinhold Niebuhr stated. These scenarios came along as the equality feminist got eliminated in their search for freedom. That saw some women lean on some political sides that could promote security for the vulnerable ethnic groups in the society.
The main aim of the involvement in the Equal Rights Amendment debate was to foster freedom for women from homesteads to working places. The Amendments further, aimed at elimination of distinction on sex accounts that were legal then. Also, the debate looked forward to encouraging the voting rights for women as Paul, the campaigner, stated that the exercise would eliminate the lawful provision for women’s protection.
Paul insisted that women required similar accessory to job opportunities, education, and every other chance enjoyed by the ordinary residents. The ERA also focused on eliminating the laws that hindered women’s labor time and encouraged the issuance of pension for mothers. However, the debate and proposals failed terribly; some of the motion had minimal support and massive opposition even from fellow women organizations.
References
Foner, E. (2017) Give Me Liberty: An American History. Retrieved May 19, 2020, from https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/university-of-north-florida/dir-readings-american-history/other/give-me-liberty-an-american-history-seagull-fifth-edition-vol-2-5th-edition/3616575/view#pf48