The Great Depression By Daniel Vala, Michael Vesci, and Julianna Vass.
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About the Great Depression
• The Great Depression was a time where there was no money and jobs.
• Most people lived on the street• No money for food• Many people lost houses• The Great Depression was a horrible time to live through
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Women’s Struggles
• Meet their families needs• Redeem social advances made during 1920’s • Find good jobs• Take care of themselves
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African American’s Struggles
• Tried to improve wages• Improve working conditions• Get jobs
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Great Depression in Cities and the Country
Cities• Unemployment and
underemployment• 20% defaulted on mortgages • Foreclosure rate passed 40%
Country• Grasshopper plagues in 1930
to 1934• State aid was not good enough• Farmers that depended on
state aid received on average $24 a month
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The Great Depression, a New Time Period
• Production slowed down• Prices started falling • Countries lowered the value of their currency• Farm products fell about 40%• Share prices started falling rapidly
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What Made Life Difficult
• Unemployment• Grasshopper plagues• Not good enough state aid• Less production• Lower value of currency• Less money to loan• Wage cuts and less profit• Disease and malnutrition
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Overview
• The Great Depression was a horrible time• No money to pay for food or homes• Lets have all politicians work together to make sure this decade long tragedy does not happen again• During The Great Depression the was no Money and jobs
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Works Cited• Breitzer, Susan Roth. "Cities." The Twenties in America. Ed. Carl Rollyson.
Salem Press, 2012. Salem History Web. 10 Oct. 2013.• Katz, William Loren. An Album of the Great Depression. New York: F.
Watts, 1978. Print.• Miles, Lisa. "Women." The Great Depression and New Deal. Sharpe Online
Reference (2013): N. Pag. Web. 10 Oct 2013. Http://www.sharpe-online.com/SOLR/a/show-content/fullarticle/9/book009-PART1-article445
• Mitchener, Kris James. "Great Depression." World Book Student. World Book, 2013. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
• Moore, Patrick. "African Americans." The Great Depression and New Deal. Sharpe Online Reference (2013): N. Pag. Web. 10 Oct 2013.
• Sikula, Rae. "Daily Life." The Great Depression and New Deal. Sharpe Online Reference (2013): N. Pag. Web.