The Great Depression and It’s Effects on General Society The Depression of the 1930’s was a very hard time for the middle and lower classes in America. Due to the depression‚ both classes had to struggle to survive and give up many of their favorite pastimes due to lack of monetary funds. Blacks had to give up low paying jobs to upper class white males who had lost their higher paying jobs. Mexican workers were sent out of the country. Many people‚ especially farmers‚ were evicted from their houses
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auses of the Great Depression Introduction The Great Depression was a global financial crisis that consumed most of the developed world throughout the 1930s. While the first real indications of its onset can be seen at the end of 1929‚ most countries did not feel its true effects until 1930 or later. When it ended also varied from country to country but signs of recovery were seen in the late 1930s‚ with things looking up for most economies by 1940. Importantly‚ although the Wall Street Crash
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Daily life Daily life during the great depression wasn’t easy. Many people were unemployed and without decent clothes. Children ran away and “Rode the rails” to loosen the burden on their families‚ because they wanted a better life or just because they wanted an adventure. Other kids got jobs to support their families. During the depression‚ people ate whatever they could afford or whatever they could find. Some examples of food during the 1930s were: Potato soup – water base‚ not milk Dandelion
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Causes of the Great Depression Introduction The young man shivered as the wind ripped through the large wooden crate‚ his temporary home as he searched for work in Toledo. Three months ago he defaulted on his mortgage loan and the bank seized his farm in Indiana. As his wife and kids lived with his in-laws‚ he ventured to the city in hopes of a job. He wondered how his fortune and that of his country could change so drastically. The Great Depression was a worldwide
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The great depression left its mark in history with being the biggest global economic situation we have ever had‚ it started late 1929 and ended during 1939. The great depression began because of many different reasons‚ like unemployment‚ the credit installment plan‚ as well with the stock market crashing; World War 2 was the reason for it to end. For instance‚ at the start of the depression the unemployment rate was only at 3.2 percent which is to be considered average‚ as the years went by the
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House - May 7‚ 1933‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt considered the economic and society problems faced in 1933 were because the government did not interfere in American businesses such as industries‚ transportation‚ and farming which led to the Great Depression. The American economy’s trade and commerce had declined as the value of the dollar was unstable to the point where houses and businesses were being foreclosed and banks could not give out loans. If the government did not get involved‚ it would
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The Great Depression was the longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In the United States‚ the Great Depression wiped out millions of investors and American spending which resulted in high rates of unemployment and crime. Most historians consider the stock market crash of 1929 to be the start of the Great Depression; however‚ in the state of Iowa‚ the Great Depression started years before the stock market crash. The depression effected Iowan families
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of 1929 to 1939 while The Great Depression was taking place marked some of the worst periods of poverty‚ stock market crash‚ and hardship. The west experienced one of the most intense and longest lasting battles to ever be fought. It began in the United States‚ but it spreaded quickly to countries throughout the world. In the United States‚ banks collapsed‚ businesses started going downhill‚ and millions of people lost their jobs. The result was a major level of poverty‚ hunger‚ and homelessness
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1. Describe life and conditions during the Great Depression. If you have relatives who have shared stories of the Depression‚ please include these. The great depression affected everyone differently depending on where you lived‚ how much money you had saved‚ and your job. Everybody at some point needed help from an outside source. Many people tried to get their saving out of the bank but couldn’t‚ others had their saving outside the bank so they did have somewhat of a cushion but it soon disappeared
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Background Information: Causes of the Great Depression (This article is an excerpt from the Social Studies Eleven: Student Workbook written by Yvette Plante and Jorda Miller‚ and edited by Jerry Falk) On October 29th 1929‚ the economic boom of the twenties abruptly came to an end. The stock exchanges of New York‚ Toronto‚ and Montreal “crashed‚” and North Americans were plunged into the Great Depression. By the time the Depression was over‚ Canadians had suffered through massive unemployment
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