During The Great Depression

The Dust Bowl was a series of devastating events that occurred in the 1930’s. It affected not only crops, but people, too. Scientists have claimed it to be the worst drought in the United States in 300 years. It all began because of “A combination of a severe water shortage and harsh farming techniques,” said Kimberly Amadeo, an expert in economical analysis. (Amadeo). Because of global warming, less rain occurred, which destroyed crops. The crops, which were the only things holding the soil in place, died, which then caused the wind to carry the soil with it, creating dust storms. (Amadeo). In fact, according to Ken Burns, an American film maker, “Some 850 million tons of topsoil blew away in 1935 alone. "Unless something is done," a government report predicted, "the western plains will be as arid as the Arabian desert." (Burns). According to Cary Nelson, an English professor, fourteen dust storms materialized in 1932, and in 1933, there were 48 dust storms. Dust storms raged on in the Midwest for about a decade, until finally they slowed down, and stopped. Although the dust storms came to a halt, there was still a lot of concern. Thousands of crops were destroyed, and farmers were afraid that the dust storm would happen

“People were destitute and frightened by the events that were sweeping the nation and this made it extremely difficult for Dust Bowl migrants to start a new life in places like California”. (30 Dust Bowl Facts: US History For Kids**) The dust bowl was a hard time, since it was all dark and the dust was killing main food sources and people. People couldn’t work,since the dust was so dreadful and people would try to move away from the dust into another state. Another problem during the dust bowl was, “So much static electricity built up between the ground and airborne dust” (Christopher Klein).

The Dust Bowl was a treacherous storm, which occurred in the 1930's, that affected the midwestern people, for example the farmers, and which taught us new technologies and methods of farming. As John Steinbeck wrote in his 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath: "And then the dispossessed were drawn west- from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico; from Nevada and Arkansas, families, tribes, dusted out. Carloads, caravans, homeless and hungry; twenty thousand and fifty thousand and a hundred thousand and two hundred thousand. They streamed over the mountains, hungry and restless - restless as ants, scurrying to find work to do - to lift, to push, to pull, to pick, to cut - anything, any burden to bear, for food. The kids are hungry. We got no place

The Great Depression transformed American society and the way people thought about themselves and their relationship to the country. During this horrendous time period, many people lost many important pieces in their lives like money and jobs. Millions of families lost their savings as many banks collapsed in the early 1930s. They were unable to make rent payments or mortgage and many were removed from their apartments. The Great Depression challenged American families in vital ways, placing great economic demands upon families and their members.

Former President Calvin Coolidge said, “In other periods of depression, it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which were solid and upon which you could base hope, but as I look about, I now see nothing to give ground to hope- nothing of man” and to some extent it was true. Americans lost all hope in life entering a deep dark tunnel with no light in the end. The Great Depression was not something that appeared out of thin air; it grew over time like a tumor and eventually plagued America with an excessive disease. No decade was more terrifying in the twentieth century than the 1930s. The stock market crashing, due to people buying stocks on load, the debts from WWI farmers and consumers in deep debt, and

The Great Depression affected many lives of americans and many others outside of the United States. The Great Depression first affected the people who were in the city. Then the depression reached the outsides of the cities and then the rural parts of the country. The wheat prices drop extremely. Then because of the poor farm practices from the many different plows used the Dust Bowl started. The Dust Bowl made it harder for farmers to survive in the Great Depression.

The Great Depression was a time period when the US economy was in bad conditions. It lasted from 1929 to 1941, 12 years. The Great Depression was caused by over producing supplies and the stock market crash. Before the New Deal many Americans lived in makeshift communities called Hoovervilles because they couldn’t afford living in their houses any longer. Some people starved because they couldn’t pay for food or the food wasn’t able to get to their towns.

The Great Depression in the U.S history was a time where there was very little jobs and some money. Banks had very little money so most people couldn’t get money out. It was a hard time in U.S history for people when this was going on. The stock market crash a horrible time for people when they had some money and very little jobs. Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to help by creating The New Deal. The great dustbowl affected farmers and the change in farming affected the economy. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee illustrates The Great Depression was a worldwide economic slump of the 1930’s.

“At one point in the Depression, the cupboard was literally bearing of money.” What effect did the Great Depression have on the people who lived through it? The jobs they had, how they had to use their money, and the help they had to get.

The Great Depression, was the worst economic downturn in American history. Many Americans believe that the only cause of the Great Depression was the stock market crash of 1929. There were several causes of the Great Depression.As it started to get worse and worse by 1933 it reached to rock bottom.Nearly 15 million americans were unemployed.Also at this time almost half of the banks were closed.Meanwhile lots of people blamed the president at the time,Herbert Hoover.Although all of the struggles the americans went through it really shaped our country now.We learned from the mistakes and overall we are a better country

The Great Depression time period took place between the years 1929 and 1939 and it affected millions of Americans through all its time. Several people like Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, and Dorothea Lange served an impact during this time. The stock crash of this time period left a decade of consequences for the lives of many Americans. The economic plumet of the 1930’s can also be related to our economic standings today.

During the Depression, society did without anything that they really didn’t need, to save money. Many, would go without gasoline, a water bill, sewer bill, telephone bill and no bank account. They would go without toothpaste and instead use something like baking soda and instead of toilet paper they would use any type of catalog or newspaper. But that is only the start of all that they did to bring enough money in. Robert J. Hastings was someone who went through the Great Depression.

The Dust Bowl did a huge amount of damage to animals and plants as well. While some people would have to tie a rope to themselves before they were able to leave their home. Lots of people left the area so that they could live in better conditions because not only was the dust storm windy with all the sand everywhere but it also had static electricity with in the storm . Around 2.5 million people had moved out of the plains and once they were out they were in search for dreams. There also was so many animals left behind when the storm was over these animals were dead and when cut open they had sand within them. There was a ton of cattle that was lost to storm. The plants weren't able to get the nutrients they need because of all the dust that was blocking the sunlight.

     The Great Depression was a huge economic downfall in North America and involved many other industrialized countries of the world. The Depression began in 1929 and lasted for about ten years. Millions of people lost their jobs along with many businesses going bankrupt. The common misconception of the Great Depression is people think that the stock market crash was the main cause for it. There were many causes for the Depression; unequal distribution of money during the 1920’s was the main cause of the Depression. This unequal distribution happened on many different classes of people. The imbalance of money is what created such an unstable economy. The stock market was doing much worse than people thought

The great depression was one of the worst economy issues we have ever had in history. It was a hard time for everyone. The great depression started in 1929 till 1939. Tons of banks closed down and about 9 million savings accounts were lost. Tons of companies and factories went under. About 15 million people were unemployed.