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Great Great DepressionDepression

Hardships & Hardships & SufferingSuffering

-During the Depression -During the Depression Americans did what they Americans did what they had to do to survive.had to do to survive.

-Depression brought -Depression brought hardship, homelessness hardship, homelessness and hunger to millionsand hunger to millions..

How did people struggle to How did people struggle to survive the Great survive the Great Depression?Depression?

How did the Depression How did the Depression affect men, women and affect men, women and children?children?

What was the Dust Bowl?What was the Dust Bowl?

The The DepressionDepression DevastatesDevastates

HardshipsHardships

SufferingSuffering

Depression In the CitiesDepression In the Cities Lost JobsLost Jobs

Evicted from Evicted from HomesHomes

People slept People slept in parks and in parks and sewer pipessewer pipes

HooverblankeHooverblankett

HoovervillHoovervillee

Soup Soup kitchenskitchens

BreadlineBreadliness

HoovervillesHoovervilles

Soup kitchens and Soup kitchens and BreadlinesBreadlines

HooverblanketsHooverblankets

African-Americans and African-Americans and LatinosLatinos … …

Highest Highest UnemploymentUnemployment

Lowest paidLowest paidRacial ViolenceRacial ViolenceLynchingsLynchingsDeportationsDeportations

Depression in Rural Depression in Rural AreasAreas

Falling Crop pricesFalling Crop pricesRising debtRising debt400,000 farm 400,000 farm foreclosuresforeclosures

Had to tenant farmHad to tenant farm

The Dust BowlThe Dust BowlOverproduction of landOverproduction of landUnsuitable for farmingUnsuitable for farmingDroughtsDroughtsWindstormsWindstormsKS,CO,TX,NM,OKKS,CO,TX,NM,OK

Farmer ExodusFarmer ExodusFarmers and Families Farmers and Families pack –uppack –up

Head West on Route Head West on Route 6666

CaliforniaCalifornia““Okies”Okies”The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath

FamilyFamily LifeLifeEmphasis on Family Emphasis on Family Stayed at homeStayed at homePlayed Board GamesPlayed Board GamesMonopoly ( 1933)Monopoly ( 1933)RadioRadioNeighborhood helpNeighborhood help

Men in the StreetsMen in the StreetsMen could not support Men could not support their familiestheir families

Some even abandoned Some even abandoned themthem

300,000 became “Hoboes”300,000 became “Hoboes”No Direct relief from the No Direct relief from the Fed. Gov, NYC $2.39 per Fed. Gov, NYC $2.39 per FamilyFamily

Women StruggleWomen Struggle Many Women canned food or Many Women canned food or sewed clothes to make money.sewed clothes to make money.

Faced resentment that they Faced resentment that they had it easier than men.had it easier than men.

Many thought married women Many thought married women should not hold jobs with men should not hold jobs with men out of work.out of work.

Received less money than Received less money than men.men.

Children SufferChildren Suffer Poor Diets =MalnutritionPoor Diets =Malnutrition Rickets, other diseasesRickets, other diseases 2,600 schools closed2,600 schools closed 300,000 out of school300,000 out of school ““Hoover Tourists”Hoover Tourists” ““If I leave my mother, it will If I leave my mother, it will mean one less mouth to mean one less mouth to feed.” Eugene Williams 13feed.” Eugene Williams 13

Social and Psychological Social and Psychological EffectsEffects 1928-1932 Suicide rate rose by 1928-1932 Suicide rate rose by

30%.30%. 3x admittance to mental 3x admittance to mental

hospitalshospitals No doctors or dentistsNo doctors or dentists No college for young peopleNo college for young people No marriage, or childrenNo marriage, or children Distrust of banks and the marketDistrust of banks and the market Habits of Savings and ThriftinessHabits of Savings and Thriftiness

The EndThe End