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For the average family during the Great Depression, luxury foods such as expensive cuts of beef were certainly out of reach due to its cost. Staples such as potatoes and rice became a major part of the common family's diet.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoWe didn't get a lot of food because the money was scarce. People ate what they could and survived the best they could. Most people, survived, however.
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How were the hoovervilles important to the Great Depression?
Hoovervills were important to the great depression because when people's homes went to foreclosure, they had no where to go. Hoovervills gave people shelter and food during the great depression when people had no where to go.
What problems did people have during the Great Depression?
No Jobs,No money,no Housing,No food,and no vehicles :(
How did people preserve their food during the depression?
Preservation techniques were the same during the Great Depression as they were prior to it - canning, smoking, freezing during winter, drying.
How the Great Depression affected the basic needs such as food and shelter?
Many people were out of job during the Great Depression...-this effected the poor in many ways so maintaining a shelter and food was very difficult to them
During the Great Depression what was the term for the lines formed by people waiting for free food?
bread lines
What was the term for the lines formed by people waiting for free food during the Great Depression?
Bread Lines
During the Great Depression of the 1930s the national government?
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the national government was in debt. They had to increase their spending for public services, such as food assistance because people were too poor.
What were Bread Lines?
Bread lines were where people lined up to get government-supplied food during the Great Depression.
Why was sport important during the great depression?
food hunting
How is dust bowl and Great Depression alike?
The dustbowl is a nickname for the Midwest during the great depression. I is one factor that causes the great depression because of the shortage of food.
Did school enrollment drop during Great Depression?
yes school enrollment drop during great depression, because there was no food to eat and there were riots everywhere.
What food did the people in the Great Depression eat?
the great depression people didn't eat alot.
