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The Great Depression After World War I, the economy was very weak and people were poor. This was known as the Great Depression, and it lasted for about ten years (1920s1930s). In the South, the demand for cotton was low so farmers were selling cotton at very low prices. This meant they weren’t making very much money. The cotton plant took many nutrients from the soil so that farmers could not plant new crops. The crops were also ruined by the boll weevil, a cotton eating beetle. Other farmers were experiencing a drought. Everybody was affected by the Great Depression, not just farmers. Businesses and factories, including textile mills, started to close making it harder for people to find jobs.1/4 of the population was unemployed, or without a job. Without a job, people had to borrow money from the bank or use the money they were saving in the bank. Since people tried to get their money from the banks at the same time, the banks ran out of money and had to close. When the banks closed, people lost all of the money that they had saved. People could not afford to buy food or pay their bills. The New Deal had many different programs to help the economy. Programs of the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) - Men were hired to plant trees, build roads, and clean parks. Works Progress Administration (WPA) - People were hired to build and paint schools and public buildings. Writers were paid to write plays to educate and entertain people. New Deal Programs put people back to work so they could earn a paycheck. 3were hired to . More people workers earned 1. As the goods. They make these money, they spent it on
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The Great Depression After World War I, the economy
was very weak and people were poor. This was known as the Great Depression, and it lasted for about ten years (1920s1930s).
In the South, the demand for cotton was low so farmers were selling cotton at very low prices. This meant they weren’t making very much money. The cotton plant took many nutrients from the soil so that farmers could not plant new crops. The crops were also ruined by the boll weevil, a cotton eating beetle.
Other farmers were
experiencing a drought. A drought is when there is very little rainfall and there is not enough water to feed the plants and animals.
Everybody was affected by the Great Depression, not just farmers. Businesses and factories, including textile mills, started to close making it harder for people to find jobs.1/4 of the population was unemployed, or without a job.
Without a job, people had to borrow money from the bank or use the money they were saving in the bank. Since people tried to get their money from the banks at the same time, the banks ran out of money and had to close. When the banks closed, people lost all of the money that they had saved. People could not afford to buy food or pay their bills. Many people were homeless. A New President!
In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President. He promised the people that he would help create new jobs. He created a plan called the New Deal.
The New Deal had many different programs to help the economy.
Programs of the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) - Men were hired to plant trees, build roads, and clean parks. Works Progress Administration (WPA) - People were hired to build and paint schools and public buildings. Writers were paid to write plays to educate and entertain people.
New Deal Programs put people back to work so they could earn a paycheck.
3were hired to . More people workers earned
1. As the goods. They make these money,
they spent it on
would earn a groceries and in paycheck, too. stores.
2. Store owners
could buy more goods from
farms and factories.
