The Making of a Historian: My Pursuit of a PhD in History

  Keynesianism: Rise & Close of The Great Depression Abstract The Great Depression left a legacy on the role of the government in economics; it was a dark period in United States and global history that people have strived to avoid reoccurring. It was a severe economic downturn that had both national and global implications; it consisted of a period of widespread unemployment and poverty as well as the collapse of international trade and by some is considered to have led to the outbreak of World War II. It has become a fascinating subject for both historians and economists alike and both have questioned if we can analyze the causes for both the beginning and end of the depression and make parallels to the economy today in order to prevent a future economic catastrophe from occurring again. One of the largest reasons for this fascination, as Robert Samuelson points out in the article “Revisiting the Great Depression”, is that “there is no precise definition of a depression [...

 Henry Ford: Early Nineteenth Century Economic Influence Abstract It is nearly impossible to discuss the evolution of industry and economics in the early nineteenth century without mentioning Henry Ford, best known for pioneering the assembly line and creating and making the Model-T a mass-produced vehicle that became available to the masses. Not only did Ford have a profound economic influence on industry, but he fundamentally changed the way that people lived through, as put by Vincent Curcio, his “democratization of prosperity.” [1] Ford found new ways to improve materials, make products that were enjoyed by all, even the working-class people who produced them, and strived to create a living wage that was not only a benefit to those earning it but to the company employing them as well.   Ford Motor Company The Ford Motor Company was started in 1903, the company was capitalized at $150,000 which was divided amongst 15,000 shares [2] of which Ford owned twenty-five ...