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FDR was concentrating on the economic problems for the workers, including minorities. But on the issue of civil rights, FDR was silent. No major civil rights laws were passed. The Democratic Party depended upon the "Solid South" for support and FDR overlooked things like the Jim Crow Laws of southern states. He even refused to give his support to an anti-lynching bill and he allowed segregation of work gangs on federal projects. Under pressure from the NAACP and Eleanor Roosevelt, and other minority leaders, the New Dealers made sure Blacks shared in relief programs. Black people moved into more than a third of new housing units constructed by the federal government.

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In what ways did the Great Depression affect peoples outlook?

Living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. A good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. This is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings. Life during the great depression also lead to a more conservative mentality as people learned to buy only what they needed and save the rest, just in case.


When Great Economic Depression started?

There was no 2nd Great Depression. Many thought the Great Recession would be a great depression but that was not the case. In reality, the economy was not even close to another great depression. The great depression included such things as wage fixing and pricing fixing by the government, excess public debt from WW1, Smoot-Hawley act, etc. The Great Recession was just a financial breakdown, which is bad, but not a GD.


What did white people be live during the Great Depression?

I assume that the question is supposed to be 'What were white people like during the Great Depression? If that is the case, I'm afraid there is not single answer. "White people" in the 30's would be a very different breed that what people would think of as 'White' today. In 2011, most people of Irish Catholic decent would consider themselves white , this was not the case during the early 1900's. Are Italians 'White'? What about Greeks, Turks, Jews? A 'white' person in the 30's could have fallen into any number of economic categories. All the jobs that Americans won't do, like being a maid or a migrant worker, well white Americans used to do those jobs. The average white person during the depression did the same thing as the average person did, anything to survive.


When did the Great Depression start?

The Great Depression started in about 1929, official start date of it considered as Black Tuesday on October 29, 1929. NBER says the recession started in August 1929. Many attribute the start to the stock market crash of October 1929, aka Black Friday, however that is not the case. The stock market rebounded by April 1930. Black Friday was just a symptom of a larger problem, but not the actual cause of the GD.


How was life in the city during the Great Depression?

Well they didnt because they played with their selfs Edit: People in cities lost their jobs and homes, lived in shantytowns, and got food from soup kitchens and bread lines.

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In what ways did the Great Depression affect peoples outlook?

Living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. A good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. This is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings. Life during the great depression also lead to a more conservative mentality as people learned to buy only what they needed and save the rest, just in case.


When Great Economic Depression started?

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Who was president when the depression ended?

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What did white people be live during the Great Depression?

I assume that the question is supposed to be 'What were white people like during the Great Depression? If that is the case, I'm afraid there is not single answer. "White people" in the 30's would be a very different breed that what people would think of as 'White' today. In 2011, most people of Irish Catholic decent would consider themselves white , this was not the case during the early 1900's. Are Italians 'White'? What about Greeks, Turks, Jews? A 'white' person in the 30's could have fallen into any number of economic categories. All the jobs that Americans won't do, like being a maid or a migrant worker, well white Americans used to do those jobs. The average white person during the depression did the same thing as the average person did, anything to survive.


Who would you go to for a case of depression?

A psychotherapist or psychiatrist. Family physicians are not trained to treat depression.


Can a mother get custody if she is on depression medication?

Laws can vary from state to state and by case to case. A mother can get custody if she is on depression medication, but it is best to seek the advise of a lawyer.


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When did the Great Depression start?

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What did the US have to gain by remaining in foreign affairs?

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