Identify and Give the Historical Significance of Each of the Following

question 84

Essay

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-In the twentieth century, the 1970s was the only decade besides the 1930s in which Americans on average were poorer at the end of the decade than when it began. Compare the economic crisis of the 1970s with that of the 1930s. What were the causes of each? How did the government respond to each crisis? How was labor affected in each decade? What eventually turned the economy around in each case?

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The method through which creatures more suited to their surroundings are more likely to live and have a higher number of descendants, a crucial driver of evolutionary change.

Buoyancy

The ability of an object to float or rise when submerged in a fluid, due to differences in density.

Skeleton

The internal framework of bone and cartilage in vertebrates (including humans) that supports and protects the body while also aiding in movement.

Asymmetrical Body

A bodily form in which the left and right sides do not mirror each other in shape or size, uncommon among higher organisms.