The Great Depression and Society in California - 1930s.
In this case, it has great facts and a great description on the 1930’s for the US, and how the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl hurt our country greatly. The information was very easy to read and understand, as it was compiled in a way that almost anybody would comprehend it very easily. It didn’t use vocabulary that I didn’t know, as well as all of the information flowing together.Great Depression worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. Although the Depression originated in the United States, it resulted in drastic declines in output, severe unemployment, and acute deflation in almost every country of the globe. But its social and.Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939.It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory. Although it originated in the United States, the Great Depression caused drastic declines in output.
The Great Depression: California in the Thirties. California was hit hard by the economic collapse of the 1930s. Businesses failed, workers lost their jobs, and families fell into poverty. While the political response to the depression often was confused and ineffective, social messiahs offered alluring panaceas promising relief and recovery.Following the global economic crash of 1929, the country was in state of mass unemployment. It became clear that the unemployed had to be supported from national taxation and not local rates. In order to qualify for dole, a worker had to pass a means test. In the Jarrow Crusade 1936, 200 men began a 300-mile march to London to present a petition to the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin.
When the U.S. stock market crashed in October 1929, it brought hard times to California, the nation, and the world. For businesses and millions of individuals, fear and failure became as commonplace as optimism and prosperity had been before the economic collapse. The Great Crash soon became the Great Depression. Owners of manufacturing plants could not sell their goods, so.
