What Are The Tenements In America During The 1930's

During the 1930’s, the United States of America went through the largest financial crisis that the nation had ever experienced. This financial drought was called “The Great Depression.” The Great Depression resulted from the crash of the stock market in 1929. Every person who invested and owned any of the banks throughout America lost nearly every single dollar they had in them. This quickly cause the nation to go in a panic, leaving everyone in fear of what might happen next. As the Great Depression, progressed, everyday life for the average American changed drastically. The unemployment rates rose quickly, many people were homeless, and their families were starving. After losing their homes, most people during that time were forced to live in unsafe and unsanitary government complexes called tenements. The tenements became very overcrowded as more people became homeless. The tenements were very
Programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Works Progress Administration gave thousands of young men jobs by working on public projects. For example, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was designed to put jobless young men to work during the Great Depression. Young men worked in national forests and on conservation and road projects across the United States. They sewed grass, planted trees, fought forest fires, and built bridges and public swimming pools. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) built hydroelectric dams and provided cities with energy. The TVA also aimed to provide flood control through reforestation in the American lands. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) funded government projects such as building new schools, hospitals, and airports. The WPA supported the nation's arts by hiring artists to paint murals on public property, creating advertisements, endorsing plays, and building movie theatres in