Some Advice

[Guest]

Okay, so, I was posting some about this in the c-box, but I thought it would be nice to make a thread about it. Okay, so I think that you might want to do a bit more research about the era before you advertise too much. (Don't get me wrong, I think you've got a lovely site and all.)

The Great Depression did affect the entire world, however, the greatest impact was in the United States where it began. England was actualy doing okay during this time, although they were making recoveries from World War 1, and the depression had less impact here. You see, during the war the United States was selling food and supplies to Europe and were getting tons of moey for it. Then, the war ended and the United States began the problem there. During the 'Roaring' 20's people in America were spending and buying. They bought everything on credit and were buying everything that they could basically. They bought stock on credit as well. Sometimes they would put as low as 3% down on stocks. The stock market continued rising and rising and rising, so stock brokers assumed that they could be payed back soon. But then people started selling their stocks. This resulted in panic selling, where tons of people freaked out and they all started selling. With the decline of the stock market came the loss of jobs, of money, etc. With less spending that meant less buying and more people lost their jobs. In other words, the whole economy broke down. Back then people were confident and didn't keep saving accounts so they lost their houses and cars, etc.

The end, that's your history lesson for me. I can come back and post more on monday if you want. xD (We're learning this in school right now.)

[Reld]

...kind of like some of our American fools today, eh?

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Thanks for your little lesson. Really. :] I didn't know England had taken the depression as lightly as you say, I thought you people took it pretty hard. And I confess I haven't done much research. Well, at least not past the States.

Emily's gunna have to read this, my brain just fizzled out.

Certainly sounds like you'll do good on any history tests anyways. xD

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I do believe our wonderful staff appreciate the help, however not all sites are historically correct, mainly by location, or time wise. I have seen enough U.S. 1900s rpgs but never any British like this so it makes it interesting.

I learned about this last year. I do believe the British if effected by this would follow these rules, the dresses they wore are hard to ride horses with so it would be practically for any woman who wore them not to be riding horses, plus the fact they were expensive.

The Great Depression effected the U.S. the only way it effected anyone else was International trade plunged by half to two-thirds, as did personal income, tax revenue, prices and profits. Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent on heavy industry, because we weren't trading and buying as much, and didn't want to because we wanted what little money we had, which although hurting other places didn't actually make them suffer per say.

Their suffering didn't happen until the end of the war and Europe was mainly a pile of rubble at the mercy of communism. The reason the U.S. boomed after the war wasn't because they were selling produces, they sent that over for another price, that being that their allies wouldn't fall to communism. The produce of planes, weapons, armor, and the like was what brought in the money as all war does.

Part of the great depression also was the fact the president didn't want to help, saying we could do it ourselves, fearing we would become dependent. In the end it screwed him over seeing we elected a new president that attempted to help, although the real change up of power didn't happen until the allies side won.

The Roaring 20's was a time where people broke out, they bought expensive things, went out late, danced a lot, and rebelled having a great old time. Helping the economy grow, however when some people sold their stocks it didn't make people panic off the bat, it just made the stocks decline a bit, worried about their money some of the smarter people also tried to get out but as one or two three or four dropped out of the stock market the numbers kept declining until people indeed freaked out and started selling their stocks for as much as people would take them.

With the lack of a sympathetic president, the severe doubt known as the dust bowl, and the depression taking a firm grip we suffered through it for a long time. It wasn't until the war that power shifted into our favor again. However seeing the U.S. needed to help Europe I think bending the time, and the history behind the help you can get away with the plot we have here, this could be pre-U.S. help and post World War.

Besides the known factors there were a few hidden ones, or less visible rather, like inflation. It wasn't until after F. Roosevelt made some laws helping us the best he could and the post war that we came back on top as the most powerful. Those nukes helped until Russia got a lead on us, at least it was MAD, rather be even then blown up.

Anyways I would add more and explain the plot is pretty much find if you bend the truth and historical facts a bit, but its a Friday and as much as I love history I like to keep away from the school on weekends.

If I need to thought I can get some of my old homework and scan it up, I wouldn't mind gives me something to do.

[Emily!]

Um.. Interesting. I thought I had done enough research XD Shows how I don't like doing researching history in my free time (<

Thank you for your Impot, Guest (:
And I think as we go and get more members the site will grow and get more in the lines of the actual history base. Since right now the people are just not really taking effect. But yea, I'll look at some more research and hopefully update soem of the stuff. (ps; Thanks Angel! )

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Mmm... I'd definitely like to have everything historically correct, but this is just an RPG. Made primarily for fun. Not that I think we shouldn't try to make improvements, of course we should, I just believe it doesn't need to be stressed over. And like Emmy said, we're just starting out.

But thanks for typing all that out, Guest and Angel.

Oh, and about the horse riding... I can't see why women wouldn't ride as much as men, it would just be side saddle, because of their dresses. But I doubt there would be many people keeping a horse in London. The boarding would be pricey.
However, if you got out into the country... well, that's completely different. It's more then likely that the farms and such had them. And the girls didn't always wear skirts.

We'll have stuffs to discuss. ;D