La grande dépression de 1929 aux États-Unis

2 Juin 2014 , Rédigé par Laurence B Publié dans #Histoire

1920s: The Great Depression

The 1920′s could be described as economic boom gone bust*. The early* 1900′s began with an advancing industrial revolution and ended with the Stock Market* Crash* of 1929. The trigger* that caused the great depression began with the boom in sales* of stocks* in a bull market*. It continued for six months into the start of the Hoover Administration in January 1929. Two market crashes within a short* period of time in October 1929 leading* some economists to refer to* Thursday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 29, 1929 as the “Dead Cat Bounce” that initiated the great depression of the 1930′s. By 1932, stocks* dropped to* 90% of their values. A decade* of overpriced* stocks took two years to create the great depression that followed.
Bust = le fiasco
Early (ici) = début des années...
The Stock Market = la Bourse, le marché financier
Crash = faillite, fracas, effondrement
The trigger = détonateur, déclic
The boom = la forte progression, la montée en flèche
Sale = la vente
Stocks = les actions
Bull market = le marché à la hausse
Short = court
To lead = amener, mener
To refer to = se référer à
Bounce = bond, rebond
To drop to = chuter, faire une chute libre
A decade = une décennie
Overpriced = excessivement cher

The Great Depression – The End Of An Economic Boom

For two decades, the US enjoyed an unparalleled* economic boom as a result of widespread* business growth* and a general freewheeling* attitude. World War I was over*. Women were given the right to vote* in 1912, Lindbergh was making strides* in aviation and the 1920′s “roared”* with jazz, bootlegged* liquor and women shockingly smoking in public. Stocks continued to spiral upward* in price. Suddenly, a “Dead Cat Bounce” occurred* on two days in October 1929. Stock prices hit rock bottom* and wild selling* left* banks with little in reserves to stabilize. A depression in an economic phase is referred to as a “depression”. Due to* the severity of the economic depression in the 1930′s, this period was referred to as “the great depression”.
Unparalleled = sans précédent, incomparable
Widespread = très important, considérable
Growth = croissance
Freewheeling = insouciant, libre
Over = terminé
The right to vote = le droit de vote
Stride = grands pas, grandes enjambées
To roar = rugir, hurler
Bootlegged = de contrebande
To spiral upward = s’élever en spirale
To occur = se produire, arriver
Rock bottom = des prix sacrifiés
Wild selling = la vente sauvage
To leave – I left – left = laisser, partir, quitter
Due to = dû à, à cause de

Hard* Times For The Whole Country

The great depression lasted* almost* ten years. Millions of jobs were lost*, all debt* was called in for payment* by banks scrambling* to create financial reserves, until* banks closed one after the other during the great depression. This brought on* the emergence of “Hoovervilles”, shacks* fashioned* by the homeless*, heated* by old newspapers and charities providing* food with bread lines and soup kitchens. The era of the great depression was echoed in the song*, “Buddy/ Brother, can you spare* a dime?”
Hard = difficile
To last = durer
Almost = presque
Lost = perdu
Debt = dette
To call in for payment = réclamer le paiement
To scramble = se ruer, se précipiter
Until = jusqu’à ce que
To bring on – I brought – brought = provoquer, causer
A shack = cabane, hutte
To fashion = façonner, fabriquer
The homeless = les sans-abris
To heat = chauffer
To provide = fournir
A song = une chanson
Buddy = mon pote!
To spare = épargner
A dime = une pièce de dix cents (un clou/ un radis)

From us-history.com

1920s: The Great Depression

http://us-history.com/1920s-the-great-depression/

Al Jolson - Brother can you spare a Dime

Al Jolson sings the song that has become the anthem of the great depression. "Don't you remember, they called me Al; it was Al all the time. Why don't you remember, I'm your pal? Brother, can you ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4yT0KAMyo

Venez découvrir de très belles photos de l'époque avec, en fond, la chanson qui est devenue l'hymne de la Grande Dépression