The Depression Worsens
How groups coped with economic effects of the depression
Farmers
• Used crops as fuel to heat homes• Destroyed food shipments to try and raise
crop prices
Homeless
• Moved in with relatives• Set up Hoovervilles• Slept on streets, in rusted cars, sewer pipes,
and on park benches
Veterans
Unemployed
• Obtained food in breadlines and soup kitchens• Went on public relief, when it existed• Sold apples• Begged• Led hunger riots
Why do you think the American people were ready for a presidential
change in 1932?
• The lack of any consistent or overall governmental response to the Depression or direct aid to suffering people made Americans willing to take a chance
on a new administration
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