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It was a form of escapism at the time, similar to Jazz Music and watching professional sports. It took people away from the grim depression days.
Unfortunately for the previous answer, radio was the mass media of the Great Depression. TV did not come in until after WWII.
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What group of people did not do well economically speaking during the great depression?
Farmers were not doing good during the Great Depression.
How many people jumped off of skyscrapers during the Great Depression?
Not very people at all jumped off of skyscrapers during the Great Depression. Building new skyscrapers were put on hold after the Great Depression but no because people were jumping off of them.
What did people smell during the Great Depression?
During the great depression people smelled tar paper from what they built when they became homeless and they smelled many cars that passed by.
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.
Did people die of hunger during the great depression?
Yes
Were there TV's during the great depression?
No. Television was invented before the depression, but did not come into common use until the 1950's.
How many people where Homless people during the Great Depression?
How many people were homeless during the Great Depression? Between one and two million people.
What cartoons aired during the Great Depression?
If you mean aired as in televised, none, television didn't exist in the 1930's. "Aired?" That's a television concept and television wasn't available during the great depression. Both of those answers are wrong. the silent films came out in th 1900's through 1928 and during the depression they already had cartoons, shows, and films.
What group of people did not do well economically speaking during the great depression?
Farmers were not doing good during the Great Depression.
Who lives in Hooverville?
homeless people during the great depression Over 1,200 people were homelss.
Did people have the freedom of speech during the great depression?
no
What did people have for dessert during the great depression?
They did not have dessert
What did people live in during the Great Depression?
HooverVilles
How many people jumped off of skyscrapers during the Great Depression?
Not very people at all jumped off of skyscrapers during the Great Depression. Building new skyscrapers were put on hold after the Great Depression but no because people were jumping off of them.
How many people committed suicide during the Great Depression?
The Great Depression was an important part of American History. Many people died due to illness, malnutrition, and suicide. It is estimated that about 40,000 people committed suicide during the Great Depression.
What did people smell during the Great Depression?
During the great depression people smelled tar paper from what they built when they became homeless and they smelled many cars that passed by.
Where there radios during the Great Depression?
Yes, radios were one of the main sources of communication between the government and the people during the Great Depression
