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What effect did the American great depression have on the poor?
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∙ 16y ago
In general, it is more difficult to be a poor person in a poor society, than it is to be a poor person in a prosperous society, because poor societies do not have the resources to offer very much help to their poor members, and prosperous societies do. Hence, the Great Depression had a bad effect on poor people, even aside from the fact that it caused many previously prosperous people to become poor. If this is not sufficiently informative, there is a wealth of literature dealing with this subject. Try reading "The Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agoAmericans rationed great amounts of food, sold apples, begged, and put children as young as 13 out to work, because many were unable to survive the Depression themselves.
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∙ 14y agoPeople lived in"hoovervilles" which were groups of shacks. they were titled this because they were blaming president hoover for their poverty.
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How did the great depression effect the countries involved?
the countries were poor and jobs and money were very rare
How did the great depression in the US affect Latin America?
The Great Depression had a major effect on Latin America. With unemployment high in the US, exports from Latin America were at historic lows.
What were the American values during the great depression?
Americans had many values during the Depression. Americans still valued family and experience despite the poor environment going on outside.
Who photographed the rural poor during the great depression?
Dorothea Lange
How many people went poor during the great depression?
a lot of kids
How did the great depression effect the countries involved?
the countries were poor and jobs and money were very rare
How did the great depression in the US affect Latin America?
The Great Depression had a major effect on Latin America. With unemployment high in the US, exports from Latin America were at historic lows.
In the great depression how many were poor?
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What were the American values during the great depression?
Americans had many values during the Depression. Americans still valued family and experience despite the poor environment going on outside.
Why were the Cunningham so poor?
becasue of the great depression
How were the poor affected by the Great Depression?
In general, it is more difficult to be a poor person in a poor society, than it is to be a poor person in a prosperous society, because poor societies do not have the resources to offer very much help to their poor members, and prosperous societies do. Hence, the Great Depression had a bad effect on poor people, even aside from the fact that it caused many previously prosperous people to become poor. If this is not sufficiently informative, there is a wealth of literature dealing with this subject. Try reading "The Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
Who photographed the rural poor during the great depression?
Dorothea Lange
How many people went poor during the great depression?
a lot of kids
How did the Great Depression work?
Lots of people didn't have jobs and money. Everyone was poor.
Why were blacks so poor during the 1960's?
Great depression?*whites were too
How many wealthy people went poor during the great depression?
a lot of kids
When did the Great Depression occur name one cause of the Great Depression?
The Great Depression started in October 1929 when the New York Stock Exchange crashed and everyone was poor instantly. Another cause of the Great Depression was over-farming in the Midwest which caused huge dust storms that ravaged crops.
