great depression

History Coursework 2 - The Great DepressionThe Great Depression, 1929 - 19331. Source A is an election poster for the democrat party which was published during the time of the Great Depression in the USA. It is basically saying that the Republican government , who are in power, are not doing anything to stop the depression. It says " smile away the depression! ". This is a sarcastic statement directed at the American people. It is saying if you smile, the depression will go away. It is meant to make them realise that if they rely on a Republican government who just tries to sweep the problems under the carpet then these problems will still be there.From my own knowledge I know that probably the Republican government were not doing enough to stop the economic depression in the USA. This was because they believed in, and put into practice the policy of laissez - faire. This policy meant that the government left the economy alone and did not interfere with the running of businesses. This ...