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'''6. Describe a European colony in the 20th century, and what happened to it.'''

'''6. Describe a European colony in the 20th century, and what happened to it.'''

New Zealand,  

New Zealand helped Britain during World War I, by assisting with the Gallipoli campaign, which failed bitterly and left resentment from the colony behind. New Zealand was also asked to supply troops to aid the war effort. New Zealand has become a great country today and is fairly capitalistic.

'''7. Current events question: Do you think our economic problems today are -- or are not -- similar to the Great Depression? Explain by including some history about the Great Depression.'''

'''7. Current events question: Do you think our economic problems today are -- or are not -- similar to the Great Depression? Explain by including some history about the Great Depression.'''

The economic problems today are far from being as serious as the Great Depression, which began in 1929, when teh stock market crashed, and lasted until

The economic problems today are far from being as serious as the Great Depression, which began in 1929, when the stock market crashed, and lasted until the 1940s. The true Great Depression did not actually begin until 1932, when unemployment shot up to 13,000,000. The Great Depression was largely due to overreaction on the part of the government, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'New Deal' approach. This was also when the Welfare program was introduced, as well as public housing. I think history is repeating itself, in that President Obama's policy is eerily like F.D.R.'s, and I think this spells disaster for the future. So, no. I do not think the present economic situation is like the Great Depression, but I think it may be like that in the future, if Obama keeps on the same road he's on.