The+Great+Depression

**The Great Depression** **Click on the podcast and study guide below** **to learn more about this difficult time in American history.**
 * The Great Depression was one of the worst economic times in American history. On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed and prices went down so low, there was no chance of recovery. This caused many Americans to lose their jobs and become unemployed.
 * People who tried to take out the money from their bank accounts were turned away, and many lost everything they had.
 * One man who had spent 40 years saving up $1,000 dollars, spent two whole days banging on the locked doors of the bank, trying to get his money. When he realized he would never get anything back, he went home and hanged himself.
 * One woman described the depression as "a dark cloud hanging over America."
 * People were forced to sell off their clothes, valuables, and even their homes.
 * Many packed up what little they had and moved. Some moved north to look for jobs in cities, and many moved west towards California. Most of the time however, these people ended up homeless on the streets, begging for money.
 * Children dropped out of school to try and find work. Many children succumbed to starvation or illnesses because their families couldn't afford medication or even earn enough to keep food on the table.
 * Many people lived in tents or on the sides of roads.
 * The decade known as "The Great Depression" lasted until 1939. It was ended by the New Deal, passed by Roosevelt.



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