America Suffering During The Great Depression By Jeneane 9A
Slide 2 First of all, what is the Great depression? Started banks
went bankrupt and couldn't pay their loan or people were unable to
pay back the bank, so people were forced to pay back the bank with
all they had, stripped of their belonging or the bank lost all
their money when going bankrupt and the people were left with no
money. Slide 3 The hardships of working class people suffering and
enduring during the Great Depression. Slide 4 Housing Slide 5 Here
is a comparison of Lebergott and Darbys unemployment figures: Years
Percentage of Employment Slide 6 Leasers/free time No employment
cause socializing at clubs and gambling for money If they had no
job, they spent time looking for a job Go begging on trains for
money and food Slide 7 food Millions of families went hungry during
the great depression. Slide 8 Source 1 "During the siege of
Leningrad, having a crust of bread was living high on the food
chain. Eating rats and even wallpaper to survive was common. Most
Americans think its crazy to believe it could ever happen here.
(www.foodshortagesolutions.com/) Slide 9 Source 2 After Only A Few
Short Days Without Food, Human Behavior Turns Ugly: -After 10 Days
With No Food, 90% of People Will Steal, Pillage and Kill. -But
Worse, Within 15 Days, Severe Hunger Transforms Ordinary People
Into Savage Human Flesh Eaters Slide 10 health Health conditions
were poor due to lack of money.
