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Wednesday, January 29

Talked about the State of the Union Address. Gives address because talked about last year and setting goals for the next year, also written in Constitution that they have to give a speech every year to Congress. Partisan is when they don't work toget

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Wednesday January 29

State of the Union Address. The president gives a state of the union address because the constitution says every once in awhile they should. Bi-partisan is when two parties work together. artisan is when two parties don't work together. Obama says th

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Wednesday January 29 2014

Discussed the state of the union address- this is a speech where the president gives a speech and tells us what he wants to accomplish.

watched some of the state of the union address,

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1/28-29/14

Tuesday I was home sick.

Wednesday:

Iowa-prices dropped really low, blockades, the farm strike, burning corn, producing too much

Japan- economy shrank 8%, not directly affected

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1/28/14

Reviewed the map.

Communism

system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common. System of government that one person or group of persons controls everything in the country.  Its the way Karl Marx had thought a country should b

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1/27/14

ELDERLY 

  • social security act
  • fiscal year= tax year
  • old age assistance = payments to old people
  • per centums = percent
  • >65 your family would get 3 percent of your total money

POOR PEOPLE

  • breadlines, soup kitchens provided food for the poor
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Wednesday, Jan 29

Great Depression in Iowa

  • Iowan Farmers
    • Overproduction was a big problem
    • People began to burn corn instead of coal
    • Farmers wanted the government to step in and help but they weren't
    • Farmers would set up blockades so cities could not get their food from the
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Wednesday, January 29th

I presented on the impact on Iowa and the Great Depression. Here is my presentation.

Jake then presented on the impact on France and Japan.

  1. World
    1. Japan
      1.                                                           i.    Economy shrack 8%
      2.                      
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1/29/2014

Iowa and the great depression

  • WW1 caused prices on 
  • problems with the farmers in Iowa was that they were producing more than they could sell
  • started buying and burning corn instead of coal because it is cheaper
  • farmers wanted the government to stop forec
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Wednesday, January 29th

Impact of Great Depression on Iowa

-WW1 caused crop prices to drop

-Dust Bowl caused some farmers to lose crops

-Over production of crops and livestock

-Farmers couldn't afford the necessities

-Farmers stopped sending their goods into towns and cities so

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1/29

Depression in Iowa

  • Prices dropped low in the 20's for farmers
  • People tried to produce more thinking people would start buying but it ended up the prices dropped even lower
  • Decided to stop sending their product into town
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act- sets
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Wednesday, January 29th

Effects the great depression had on Iowa-

Prices dropped very low in the 1930's. People started burning corn instead of corn because it was a lot cheaper. Agricultural adjustment act- set limits on the size of their crops and herds they could produce.

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Virgina State Senator stabbed twice by son.

Creigh Deeds, a Virginia State Senator got stabbed in the back twice by his 24 year old son, Gus. Gus stabbed his father a bunch of times before killing himself. Gus had a severe mental illness. Creigh was out in the barn feeding his animals when it

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Decapitated by belt?

A man from Whyoming was found shot to death. But not only was this man shot but his head was also decapitated from his body. When the authorities found the man they found the belt on him as well. 

Do you think that who ever shot this man also used the

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Italy- Blog assignment #1

Most people know Rome as the country that looks like a boot. Italy’s beautiful sites also attract tons of tourist every year. Although Italy is a popular, thriving place now; they have had to go through many wars to have the country they have now.  

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Tuesday January 28, 2014

POOR:

cont. - Hoovervilles=placement housing(had a stove or a bed), started disappearing in the 1940's; Agencies=HOLC and FCA; 

HOMEOWNERS:

Hoe ownership rates fell sharply and housing prices plummeted; National Housing Act = designed to stop bank forec

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