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The Great Depression

Rebecca Johnson

Created on July 4, 2021

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Transcript

The great

depression

1929-1933

&

wall street crash

the dust bowl

The finanncial markets in the USA fell catastrophically in October 1929 which resulted in a worldwide economic collapse. In the USA jobless figures rose to 25%

Bad farming practices and no rain turned the agricultural centre of the USA into a dust bowl. Desperate people migated looking for work and food but there was little to be found during the depression

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This iconic photo which was taken by Dorothea lange shows a worried mother during the depression. The title is "migrant mother"

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1933

1929

1932

Franklin D Roosevelt was elected president. His policies of government investment created jobs and brought an end to the Great Depression. His legislation allowed Unions to become more influential

This is considered to be the worst year of the Great Depression

Wall Street Crash Banks failed and savings were lost. People stopped spending money and there were huge job losses