The Great Depression and the New Deal Unit 9. The Great Depression.
The great Depression
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• Started on October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed.
• That means people lost a lot of money
• They also lost jobs. Without jobs people found themselves in debt
• Businesses closed and people were out of money
WHY IT STARTED
• People left South Carolina because life was so harsh
• Many families had to sell everything they owned
• If you were a farmer you risked dying of starvation
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HOW WERE PEOPLE AFFECTED?
On March 4, 1933 FDR was elected president
He had an idea called the New Deal
The New Deal provided jobs and money for the needy
Security provided a safety net so The Great Depression wouldn’t happen again
FDR THE NEW DEAL
People built houses with whatever materials they had
Some chewed there hands until they drew blood
Three mill ion kids dropped out of school because they didn’t have enough money
Luckily there has not been a depression as bad as the Great Depression again.
INTERESTING FACTS