The+Great+Depression

The Great Depression The Great Depression started in 1929 when the stock markets crashed. This made the economy so bad that be could not survive properly and have the essential nutrients they needed. Many people died because of the harsh conditions they were in and did not get the vital things they needed. Some people died of the common cold because their antibodies could not fight back and their immune system shut down

The Great Depression lasted for about a decade. It was a terrible time where people had no money and had to live on the streets. This is not the first depression the US had had. This depression was by far the greatest and by far the worst.

Life in rural regions in the Great Depression was hard because the price of crops were really low, ergo, farmers received very little for their efforts. Many lost their farms and homes because they weren't able to pay off their loans they had taken out on there.

The cost of everything all dropped and decent employers could not give jobs or keep up with he demand. Businesses went out of business because everything was so cheap. For example, a bushel of wheat cost $2.57 in 1928 and now it cost $1. Almost everyone lost their job and now had to live off of what people gave them for pity and other things.

Because of the Great Depression, October 24 is known as Black Thursday. Everything on the market dropped to such a low price it was ridiculous.


 * What Matthew's grandma has to say about the Great Depression:**

"My dad was working at Dow Chemical in Midland, Michigan, but a lot of people were out of work. Many men would come to our door and ask for something to eat. They were looking for work, so they would hitch free rides on the trains. They were hungry. My mother would always fix them something to eat, and they would sit outside on the porch and eat. One man came, and he had carved a cigar box and made it look attractive. He tried to sell it to us to make some money. My mother bought it. She was very generous and felt sorry for people. She was very thankful for what we had. They would try to make crafts and anything to sell to try to make money. We were fortunate that we always had enough to eat, but we didn't have a lot of clothes. I needed new shoes, and I remember the sole coming loose, and I put a canning rubber ring on to hold the sole on until my neighbor, Mr. Fall, could fix it. They were the only pair of shoes I had."