The Great Depression of the 1930's was not the first depression in American history, but it was by far the worst. It lasted for most of the decade, and during that time millions of Americans lost their jobs and sank into poverty. In cities and in rural areas, many people suffered from hunger, homelessness, and despair. Life was not all bleak during the depression, though. Movies, radio, and popular fiction helped lift American spirits.
Your Assignment:
1). How did unemployment affect Americans in the 1930s?
2). What were urban and rural living conditions like during the Great Depression?
3). What did Americans do for entertainment during the period?
Due: Sunday by no later than 11:59pm
1.lost their jobs and sank to poverty
ReplyDelete2. many people suffered from hunger, homelessness,and despair.
3.movies,radio,and popular fiction
1. It affected them greatly. Americas were hungry and living in shacks.
ReplyDelete2. It was horrible. They were living in shacks and starving.
3. They watched movies if they could afford it. Listen to radios if they had one. Most read books.
1) Lots of people were out of jobs, so there were less people investing, and more people in soup kitchens.
ReplyDelete2) Urban housing was cramped and dirty, with many people living on the streets. Rural living was dirty due to the dust bowl, and people from both were hungry.
3) Went to motion pictures, listened to radio, read fiction novels.
1. Unemployment affected Americans during the depression because they lost their jobs. One fourth of the work force lost their jobs. Many had to seek work wherever they could find it.
ReplyDelete2. With little help from the federal government, urban communities struggled to provide for the hungry and homeless.
3. During the 1930s Americans enjoyed many forms of popular culture, including movies, radio programs, and literature.
1- Many people became poor and they had nothing anymore.
ReplyDelete2- Urban life was not that different from rural life. In both places there were people suffereing from hunger, homelessness, and despair.
3- Movies, radio, and books helped with things to do.
1. Many people were unemployed during the depression. unemployment was at an all time high around 25%. Many Americans lived in poverty and lost everything.
ReplyDelete2. Life in both rural and in urban settings were harsh. People were in bread lines, they lived in shanty towns, and people had no food. Life on the farm was just as bad farmers could did not make enough money because people could not afford their crops. All over the country people were poor and losing money.
3.For entertainment people who could afford it listened to the radio. Music became very popular and movies were a big hit.
1.During the Depression on fourth of the work force lost their jobs. Many had to seek work wherever they could find it.
ReplyDelete2.Rural farm workers faced increased hardship durng the depression. Some were forced to leace their land.
3.During the 1930's Americans enjoyed many forms of popular culture, including movies, radio programs, and literature.
1)It actually increased the percentage of women in the work force. It made African Americans often the first to be laid off.
ReplyDelete2) Urban communities struggled to provide for the hungry and the homeless. In rural areas some were forced to leave their land.
3)Movies, radio programs, and literature
1) Many people were layed off and looking for work, often times in the slave markets.
ReplyDelete2)With people unable to buy farm products in the cities prices on products fell, forcing the people to face hunger and homelessness.
3)People watched movies and listened to the radio.
1. Not very many people had jobs, the families didn't have very much left.
ReplyDelete2. Urban life and rural life were very similiar they were horrible. Most sides were suffering from hunger, they were homeless and they stuggled.
3. Movies radio programs, and literature were the forms of popular culture.
1) Almost everbody lost their jobs, and even those that could manage to keep their jobs had their wages drop drastically. Immigration to the U.S. decreased for the first time in years. African Americans were the first to lose their jobs. However the number of women in the workforce increased during this time, because they could be hired more cheaply than men.
ReplyDelete2) Both urban and rural life were hard. People in the cities struggled to feed their families because they had no money to buy food. That caused the farmers to lose money as well. Some farmers had to let their crops rot in the fields and had to slaughter livestock that they couldn't afford to feed.
3) Movies were a big attraction in the 30s, especially since talking pictures had begun to replace silent films. Musicals and comedies were a big hit too. Cartoons, such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, also helped to brighten the 30s. Radio programs like the Lone Ranger, Little Orphan Annie, and Shadow were very popular as well.
1. Many Americans fell into poverty and started lining up in bread lines.
ReplyDelete2. Urban and rural living conditons weren't all that much different. Both conditions were dry, no money, and very scarce on food.
3. They watched movies, listened to radio and read books.
1. Americans lost everything and fell into poverty.
ReplyDelete2. Ruralnand urbqn life were mainly bad. The scarce supply of food and money was devastating.
3. For entertainment they watched t.v. and listened to the radio,