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The Great Depression
Q: What caused the Great Depression?
A: There were many factors to what caused The Great Depression. One of them would be when the stock market crashed, people trusted banks and all of a sudden werent able to get their money back. Many people lost almost all of their money and didnt know what to do after that. (Blackman 18)
Q: What caused the Stock Market Crash?
A: They were high during 1920 through 1929 but soon people started taking their money out of it and the price of the stock dropped and that made people panic. They soon all started taking their money out till there was barely anything and most people werent able to get their money. Most people also used a loan to put money into the stock, knowing they would get more than enough to pay back the bank. The bank then ran out of money. This causing the banks to fail and the stock market crash. (Depression of 1929)
Q: How much changed since the 1920s?
A: The 1920s were like the party stage, having fun doing whatever. The 1930s were the hangover that the party caused the next morning. The unemployment rate went up to at least 20% by 1930. Many people were becoming poor and sad. (Depression of 1929)
Q: How did peoples lifestyle change?
A: Divorce rate dropped because no one wanted to spend money on a legal agreement when they had barely any money to buy food. The birth rate also dropped lower then it needed for replacing the older generations. They didn't want to ask the government for help unless it was a last resort. They didn't know what to do and how to make money anymore since all their jobs were closing. (The Great Depression)
Q: What did people do for a living?
A: Many men relied on the women to provide for them as much as they could since they lost their jobs. Most didn't bother even looking for a new job. Many men just left their families because they didn't know what to do. While women were starting to work more and become higher in their roles. (The Great Depression)
Q: Where did people go?
A: Soon after the depression took control the government made Civil Works Administration (CWA). It was an emergency relief program to get people to start working again. It was mostly for younger people so they didn't end up in a longer depression. The CWA started in 1933, it had them work on federal, local, and state projects. Other projects included: schools, airports, parks, waterways, and sewers. (Civil Works Administration)
Q: What was the "Dustbowl"?
A: Several years of drought, combined with over-farming in the midwest. It was where nothing could grow in farms. (Blackman 19)
Q: What did women start wearing during this time?
A: They started wearing hates during the day time, they were placed on the side of the head. Also the hemlines had dropped, and waistlines had returned to their natural level. (Blackman 20)
Q: One random fact about the 1930s?
A: The Biggest hit song during 1932 was "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" By Bing Crosby. (Interesting Facts)
Q: What caused the Great Depression?
A: There were many factors to what caused The Great Depression. One of them would be when the stock market crashed, people trusted banks and all of a sudden werent able to get their money back. Many people lost almost all of their money and didnt know what to do after that. (Blackman 18)
Q: What caused the Stock Market Crash?
A: They were high during 1920 through 1929 but soon people started taking their money out of it and the price of the stock dropped and that made people panic. They soon all started taking their money out till there was barely anything and most people werent able to get their money. Most people also used a loan to put money into the stock, knowing they would get more than enough to pay back the bank. The bank then ran out of money. This causing the banks to fail and the stock market crash. (Depression of 1929)
Q: How much changed since the 1920s?
A: The 1920s were like the party stage, having fun doing whatever. The 1930s were the hangover that the party caused the next morning. The unemployment rate went up to at least 20% by 1930. Many people were becoming poor and sad. (Depression of 1929)
Q: How did peoples lifestyle change?
A: Divorce rate dropped because no one wanted to spend money on a legal agreement when they had barely any money to buy food. The birth rate also dropped lower then it needed for replacing the older generations. They didn't want to ask the government for help unless it was a last resort. They didn't know what to do and how to make money anymore since all their jobs were closing. (The Great Depression)
Q: What did people do for a living?
A: Many men relied on the women to provide for them as much as they could since they lost their jobs. Most didn't bother even looking for a new job. Many men just left their families because they didn't know what to do. While women were starting to work more and become higher in their roles. (The Great Depression)
Q: Where did people go?
A: Soon after the depression took control the government made Civil Works Administration (CWA). It was an emergency relief program to get people to start working again. It was mostly for younger people so they didn't end up in a longer depression. The CWA started in 1933, it had them work on federal, local, and state projects. Other projects included: schools, airports, parks, waterways, and sewers. (Civil Works Administration)
Q: What was the "Dustbowl"?
A: Several years of drought, combined with over-farming in the midwest. It was where nothing could grow in farms. (Blackman 19)
Q: What did women start wearing during this time?
A: They started wearing hates during the day time, they were placed on the side of the head. Also the hemlines had dropped, and waistlines had returned to their natural level. (Blackman 20)
Q: One random fact about the 1930s?
A: The Biggest hit song during 1932 was "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" By Bing Crosby. (Interesting Facts)