The Great Depression - Hardships & Suffering

Reading: www.goo.gl/Kfx2J Essential Q's:

1. Describe the dust bowl; what caused it?

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- The Dust Bowl begajn in the early 1930's, in the middle of the United States which caused dirt to be exposed due to the removal of the layer of prairie grass. This also caused a drought between rain and their crops they had prier to the dust bowl.

2. Describe how TGD affected: a) Children, b) Families, c) Women, d) Men, e) Ppl of Color

- The Great Depression affected many people like how The Great Reccesion affects us today. Families back then also struggled from making ends meet. Many moms and dads lost their jobs which led to a domino effect of being evicted, living on the street, in a box or even in your car. Along with not having a house, back then you would have little to no food, digging in garbage cans. It was especially harder for little kids because this led to poor diets and lack of money for health care. For the color it was even worse, they suffered through high unemployment rates, racial violence against the whites for competing jobs. Hundred of thousdand mexicans relocated or was deported by the government. Many men literally felt depressed because they weren't able to play the role of a real bread winner for their family. Because of this, a lot of families seperated. This also led to many of them leaving to the streets becoming hoboes.

3. Who were "Hoboes," & how did they travel?

- Hoboes were also known as transients who wandered the country hitching rides on railroads, sleeping under bridges (300,000 of them)

4. What was an enduring effect on people because of TGD?

- The enduring effect TGD left upon people was that they did not want to be poor again, so this led to them saving!