hardship and suffering. depression = devastation many people became homeless soup kitchens and...
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CHAPTER 14THE GREAT
DEPRESSION
Hardship and Suffering
Depression = Devastation Many people became homeless
Soup kitchens and Bread lines fed the starving citizens
Hoover Hotel
Bankrupt Family
Bread Line
The Dust Bowl Great Plains = over-farming
No trees or grass – open soil
Drought + Wind = Dust Storms
All top soil was scattered, land became useless
Effects on the American Families Made Do Stayed Home
Families fell apart – men left
Women saved and worked as best they could – men became resentful
No federal assistance programs existed
Women often died of starvation – didn’t want to beg
Effects on the American Families Children: lack of food – malnutrition
No School – worked in sweatshops
11-17 year-olds crossed the country
Many children died, or were killed
Psychological Effects Suicide Rates increased by 30%
More people admitted to mental hospitals
People quit going to doctors and dentists focused on saving money