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1402 Hardship and Suffering During The Great Depression
1402 Hardship and Suffering During The Great Depression
p. 472-477
Objectives
Describe how people stuggled to survive during the Depression
Explain how the Depression affected men, women, and children
Shantytowns
Unemployment higher
Pay lower
Soup Kitchens
A place where free or low cost food is served to the
needy
Bread Lines
A line of people waiting for free food
Dust Bowl
1929-1932
~400,000 farms were lost due to
foreclosure
Many have to turn to tenant
farming
Hobos
Migratory worker
Direct relief
Tramps
Bum
Canned food
Sewed
Pulled resources
School closures
Hoover tourist
1929 1939
Give up on college