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	<title>The Great Depression</title> 
	<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk</link>
	<description>Learn about the great depression, use our site to research causes and problems of the great depression </description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What is the best film about the great depression?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/what-is-the-best-film-about-the-great-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Information</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/what-is-the-best-film-about-the-great-depression/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	The great depression was an interesting period and their have been some great films about the hard times that people had to go through.
	Do you have a favourite film about the great depression?
	My favourite would have to be Cinderella Man. This is about a boxer during the depression called James Braddock and the film follows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Depression Posters</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/the-great-depression-posters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Information</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/the-great-depression-posters/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	The great depression was a with out a doubt one of the most significant periods in history and there are some really  great posters about the period.
	I think that the most moving poster is the one pictured above. It features the famous image of the destitute migrant mother with her children, travelling deparately in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will there ever be another depression?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/will-there-ever-be-another-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/will-there-ever-be-another-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Information</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/will-there-ever-be-another-depression/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	Nobody wants anything like the great depression to happen again, but will it?
	Thankfully we have been enjoying some very good years, economically speaking, but will this trend continue?
	The stock market has been doing very well, with all stocks rising, as the stock chart shows.
	But will there ever be another Wall Street Crash?
	From the above chart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Prohibition was repealed in December 1933</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-prohibition-was-repealed-in-december-1933/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-prohibition-was-repealed-in-december-1933/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-prohibition-was-repealed-in-december-1933/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	So in conclusion, the main factors that contributed to prohibition repeal in December 1933 were the lack of public support for prohibition, the role of organised crime, the problems of enforcing the law as well as the fact that some supporters of prohibition changed their attitudes to disagree with it and economic and political factors. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What was the most important factor in prohibition repeal?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/what-was-the-most-important-factor-in-prohibition-repeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/what-was-the-most-important-factor-in-prohibition-repeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/what-was-the-most-important-factor-in-prohibition-repeal/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I think that the most important factor that led to the repeal prohibition in 1933 was the lack of public support for the law. 
	
	If the vast majority of people had supported prohibition and had not drunk, then there would have been no market for organised crime to make huge amounts money from. 
	The gangsters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How did different factors combine to bring about the repeal of prohibition?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/how-did-different-factors-combine-to-bring-about-the-repeal-of-prohibition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/how-did-different-factors-combine-to-bring-about-the-repeal-of-prohibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/how-did-different-factors-combine-to-bring-about-the-repeal-of-prohibition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	So I have covered the main factors that led to the repeal of prohibition in December 1933. 
	
	However many of them are linked. The lack of public support for prohibition meant a large demand for liquor which brung in the role of organised crime to illegally bootleg the liquor. 
	As there was lack of support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics and Prohibition</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/politics-and-prohibition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/politics-and-prohibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2006 11:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/politics-and-prohibition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Political factors were crucial to the timing of prohibition repeal. This is because there was a presidential election in 1932 and Roosevelt and the Democrats stood for the repeal of prohibition. 
	
	Roosevelt promised a New Deal to put America back to work and restore to economy. By repealing prohibition Roosevelt could tax the liquor and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How important were economic factors to the repeal of prohibition?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/how-important-were-economic-factors-to-the-repeal-of-prohibition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/how-important-were-economic-factors-to-the-repeal-of-prohibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/how-important-were-economic-factors-to-the-repeal-of-prohibition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Economic factors were very important to the timing of prohibition repeal. 
	
	The Wall Street Crash of 1929 sent America into a economic depression and caused mass unemployment. One of the arguments for prohibition was that it would make America a more efficient work force. This was obviously no longer valid as the economy was in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People begun to change their views on prohibition</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/people-begun-to-change-their-views-on-prohibition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/people-begun-to-change-their-views-on-prohibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/people-begun-to-change-their-views-on-prohibition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Some of the same people that supported prohibition in the first place now began to change their minds. 
	
	After the St. Valentines Day Massacre, a former supporter of prohibition, Pauline Sabine, said she was “convinced that its failure”. 
	In May 1929 she formed the Chicago Women&#8217;s Organisation for Prohibition Reform. With weeks she had over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was crime crucial to prohibition repeal?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-crime-crucial-to-prohibition-repeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-crime-crucial-to-prohibition-repeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-crime-crucial-to-prohibition-repeal/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	The increase in crime and corruption led to people turning against prohibition and toward prohibition repeal as it had caused a huge increase in crime.
	
	Corruption in the authorities was one of the key problems of enforcing the law. The gangsters bribed the authorities and so it was very difficult to convict any of them. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was there a huge demand for alcohol during prohibition?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-there-a-huge-demand-for-alcohol-during-prohibition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-there-a-huge-demand-for-alcohol-during-prohibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-there-a-huge-demand-for-alcohol-during-prohibition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Prohibition was ignored by many people so the law was in effect almost useless as there was still a strong demand for alcohol, and people were still drinking.
	
	This large demand meant there was a lot of money to be made in the illegal liquor trade. Gangsters moved into bootlegging and began to get extremely rich. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prohibtion was ignored from the start</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibtion-was-ignored-from-the-start/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibtion-was-ignored-from-the-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibtion-was-ignored-from-the-start/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	From the very start of prohibition in 1920, the law against the drinking of alcohol was ignored by many people. The lack of public support for prohibition was one of the most important long term factors that led to its repeal in December 1933. 
	
	In 1933, 282122 illegal stills were seized. In 1925 there were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Explain why Prohibition was repealed in December 1933?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/explain-why-prohibition-was-repealed-in-december-1933/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/explain-why-prohibition-was-repealed-in-december-1933/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/explain-why-prohibition-was-repealed-in-december-1933/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	This is a great question which many people have tried to answer. Why was prohibtion repealed so soon after it had been introduced&#8230;
	Over the next few posts I will cover the reasons why it was repealed and I will try to answer the above question.
	
	Prohibition was repealed in December 1933 because of a variety of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why was Prohibition repealed in December 1933?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-was-prohibition-repealed-in-december-1933/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-was-prohibition-repealed-in-december-1933/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-was-prohibition-repealed-in-december-1933/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Here are some of the reasons why the American government was force to repeal the Prohibition Act of 1920.
	
	St Valentines Day Massacre of 1929. Seven of the Bugs Moran Gang were shot by Al Capone&#8217;s gang.
	There was a high demand for alcohol.
	Corrupt police and politicians.
	Police sometimes escorted bootleggers.
	There were 136 gang related killings in Chicago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why did Prohibition fail?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-did-prohibition-fail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-did-prohibition-fail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/why-did-prohibition-fail/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	There were two main reason why prohibition failed.
	
	Firstly there was not enough officials to enforce the law. America&#8217;s border is 32000 km long and its population was over 100 million.
	However there were only 4500 prohibition agents.
	Secondly, criminal gangs moved into the business and made a fortune. Therefore they could bribe officials and so the crime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prohibition Never Worked</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibition-never-worked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibition-never-worked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibition-never-worked/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Prohibition never worked.
	
	In 1925 Americans drank 200 million gallons of spirits, 685 million gallons of malt liquor and 118 million gallons of wine.
	By 1932 there were 200000 speakeasies in the USA.
	In New York alone there were 32000 speakeasies whereas before prohibition there were only 15000 saloons.
	Did prohibition ever work?

Tags: alcohol, spirits, usa, wine, new york]]></description>
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		<title>Did gangsters end prohibition?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/did-gangsters-end-prohibition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/did-gangsters-end-prohibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/did-gangsters-end-prohibition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Prohibition failed because gangs of criminals moved into the bootlegging business. They made so much money that they were able to pay off officials to kept themselves out of trouble.
	
	The biggest gangster was Al Capone.
	By 1927, Al Capone was making $60,000,000 a year from bootlegging alcohol.
	A racket was where gangsters threatened shop and business owners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prohibition Dictionary</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibition-dictionary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibition-dictionary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/prohibition-dictionary/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Prohibition was the banning of alcohol that began in the USA in 1920.
	
	Speakeasies were the secret bars and saloons that illegally sold alcohol usually in back rooms or cellars.
	Bootleggers were the people who illegally smuggled alcohol into the USA
	Moonshine was was special spirit made in home-made stills.
	If there are any other words that you dont [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was alcohol a source of evil?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-alcohol-a-source-of-evil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-alcohol-a-source-of-evil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-alcohol-a-source-of-evil/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Religious groups e.g. The Women&#8217;s Christian Temperance organisation believed drink was a source of evil.
	
	Some of the negative affects of alcohol argued by the dries were:
	Crime
Poverty
Immoral Behaviour
Inefficiency at work  
	Alcohol was said to be hindering the war effort by:
	Inefficiency in the workplace
Barley should be used for bread not alcohol
Many brewers were German. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was Prohibition banned because it was German?</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-prohibition-banned-because-it-was-german/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-prohibition-banned-because-it-was-german/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
	<category>USA 1918 - 1933</category>
		<guid>http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/was-prohibition-banned-because-it-was-german/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	The dries used World War One to try and get prohibition introduced. As many American brewers were of German descent, Germany and therefore alcohol was blamed for the war. 
	
	German drinking habits had led Germany to “brutality and cruelty” Also anyone “who works the land to produce drink instead of of bread” was considered to [...]]]></description>
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