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Unemployment rates soared, reaching 25% in the United States.
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Marking the beginning of the Great depression
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Crop yields plummeted leading to widespread economic hardship for farmers and rural communities
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They swept across the plains, burying homes, farms, and towns.
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Many farmers and families were forced to abandon their homes and farms and migrate to other parts of the country in search of work and better living conditions.
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Thousands of banks collapsed as people lost trust in the financial system and rushed to withdraw their savings
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A severe and prolonged drought hit the Great Plain region, leading to widespread crop failures.
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Raised tariffs on imported goods, leading to a decline in international goods.
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Intensive farming practices depleted the soil of nutrients and left in vulnerable to erosion.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a series of programs and reforms to provide relief, recovery. and reform to combat the effects of the Depression