Friday, February 8, 2013

Atlantic Charter

   The Atlantic Charter was a policy issued in 1941. It was made by Britain and the United States of America . It stated the goals of the war. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is similar to the Atlantic Charter because the GATT was made afterward and took some of the same ideas . I think that the most important principle is the no territorial gain as result of World War II because if they hadn't agreed to that upfront , we might have another war on our hands. "They believe that all of the nations of the world be guided in spirit to the abandonment of the use of force " is the most important sentence in the Atlantic Charter in my opinion. It made the war alot less violent than it could have been. Without the Atlantic charter , I honestly have no clue where we would be today and I would be afraid to find out .

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Most depressing of the depression

       When it comes to what is the most depressing part of the Great Depression it comes down to a lot of different opinions . It was centered around the economic slump in america. I think that was definitely the most depressing thing to happen during the Great Depression mostly because of the fact it domino effected across our economy slowly reaching its way through the areas of the world that were industrialized . It started in 1929 with the collapse in prices in the New York stock exchange and ended in trade between the blocs being limited , with world trade in 1939 . 
        This time in history , not only made our economy depressed but also a majority of the individuals involved , losing their money directly or by family and friends , losing everything they had left . It brought down the happiness of everyone and the economy itself . In my opinion , this directly shows how this is definitely the most depressing time of the Great Depression.