“For the sake of a lasting peace,” General Sheridan told the Texas Legislature in 1875, the Anglos should “kill, skin and sell until the buffaloes are exterminated.’’
The Indians were hunted by the Americans and had all their buffaloes killed. The buffaloes were the Indians’ primarily source of food, clothes, and materials they used to build their houses. As long as the Indians had buffaloes, they lived a happy life since they had everything they needed. When the American broke the treaty between the Americans and the Indians, the first thing they did was to kill all the buffaloes from the lands where the Indians used to live. The Americans justified their actions by claiming they were only trying to do it for the sake of peace when in reality they had their own selfish motives. This quote also proves just how the Americans often mistreated the Indians under the pretense they were doing nothing wrong.
"Machinery is the new Messiah’’
In the 20th century, the automobile industry was booming. Automobiles became more and more of a common sight and their accessible price meant that almost every person who worked hard enough could one day hope to own a car. Automobiles helped farmers as well since they no longer had to rely on horses to plow their fields and they could do it more easily by using various machines. In this sense, many felt as if machines were becoming almost a new God, worshiped by many and seen as being indispensable. While the quote from above may have been considered as being controversial by many, it was partially true since many relied more on technology to survive than they did on religion.
"The consumer stopped consuming all but basics. The depression was now global.’’
Initially, the economic depression affected only the big cities in America. The big business owners saw the value of their companies decrees rapidly and many people remained without a job. Those living in rural areas, depending on agriculture believed themselves to be safe, thinking that the prices will rise since the produce they were putting on the market were indispensable for many. What many did not take into consideration was how the depression had the prospect of becoming global. After the First World War, every country who was involved in the war suffered financial hardship and had to impose certain measures that would control the economy. Because of this, the majority of the population could not afford only the bare necessities and they could not buy luxuries they didn’t need for their survival. The prices for the basic necessities dropped as well and this only made the financial situation even worse.
