What Social Problems Have Been Linked to Higher Rates of Unemployment

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What social problems have been linked to higher rates of unemployment?

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Billy Sunday

An influential American evangelist during the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his fiery sermons and mass conversions.

Theatrical Style

A manner of performing on stage that involves specific techniques, gestures, and conventions unique to theatrical art.

Prohibition

The period from 1920 to 1933 in the United States when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were illegal, as mandated by the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act.

Fordney-McCumber Tariff

A set of tariffs introduced in 1922 that raised American import duties to protect factories and farms, leading to increased international trade tensions.