How Did The Great Depression Affect Society
Sierra McCoy
The Great Depression
Introduction:
The Great depression started in 1929 and lasted until 1939. Not only did it affect the United States, but it also affected Europe, and other areas in the world. This was the worst and longest-lasting industrialized experience ever. It was said that the depression started six months earlier in the US than in Europe. The biggest cause of the depression was the crash of the stock markets. The New York Stock Exchange was one of the markets that increased their prices. Only after three years, many banks in the US were unable to pay their debts. More than 3.2 million people became unemployed. The depression still has a huge impact on people living today. One of the causes that made the depression even worse was the dust bowl. The dust bowl happened because it was so dry, and the dust destroyed all of the farmers fields, so they couldn’t even make just a little bit of money.
Effects it has on today’s society:
The depression plays a role in this era because some …show more content…
These deals and promises consists of many things to get people back on their feet and be able to support their family. One of the programs was the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). In this program, the men would go work and food, clothes and their paychecks would get sent home to the works families. The CCC was a work force that would cut down trees to build fire lines and they also planted 13 million trees to create State parks and wildlife preserves. All of the other workers built buildings and schools as a job. The CCC also built Railroads in different areas. Another New Deal was called the Work Progress Administration, WPA. This job was for writers, researchers, and editors. All of these work industries were located in Florida. Florida was one of the first states to have banks reopen and have more and more work industries
The Great Depression
Introduction:
The Great depression started in 1929 and lasted until 1939. Not only did it affect the United States, but it also affected Europe, and other areas in the world. This was the worst and longest-lasting industrialized experience ever. It was said that the depression started six months earlier in the US than in Europe. The biggest cause of the depression was the crash of the stock markets. The New York Stock Exchange was one of the markets that increased their prices. Only after three years, many banks in the US were unable to pay their debts. More than 3.2 million people became unemployed. The depression still has a huge impact on people living today. One of the causes that made the depression even worse was the dust bowl. The dust bowl happened because it was so dry, and the dust destroyed all of the farmers fields, so they couldn’t even make just a little bit of money.
Effects it has on today’s society:
The depression plays a role in this era because some …show more content…
These deals and promises consists of many things to get people back on their feet and be able to support their family. One of the programs was the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). In this program, the men would go work and food, clothes and their paychecks would get sent home to the works families. The CCC was a work force that would cut down trees to build fire lines and they also planted 13 million trees to create State parks and wildlife preserves. All of the other workers built buildings and schools as a job. The CCC also built Railroads in different areas. Another New Deal was called the Work Progress Administration, WPA. This job was for writers, researchers, and editors. All of these work industries were located in Florida. Florida was one of the first states to have banks reopen and have more and more work industries