Great Depression and World War II

By JWDM

  • Primary Source 2 Americas React to great depression

    The Great Depression began in 1929 when, in a period of ten weeks, stocks on the New York Stock Exchange lost 50 percent of their value. By 1932, one of every four workers was unemployed. Banks failed and life savings were lost, leaving many Americans destitute. With no job and no savings, thousands of Americans lost their homes.

  • Primary Source Dust Bowl

    Primary Source Dust Bowl
    Between 1930 and 1940, the southwestern Great Plains region of the United States suffered a severe drought. Many people moved away but some people did stay to face the hardships.