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Stock market crash
In October 29,1929 the stock market crashed. In september 1929, prices began to fall,causing people to sell their stocks. Stocks continued to fall,by November investors had lost over $29,000,000 because of their stocks. -
Unemployed Workers
As the economy worsened, people got cut back on their spending.Because they were buying fewer products,many factories closed and others cut back on production.With less production,companies needed less workers. -
The New Deal
In March 4,1933 Franclin D. Roosevelt became president, and he immediately urged congress to do more to try to help the country out of the geat depression. the programs started at this time came to be the New Deal. -
Dust Bowl
Farmers watched their soil turn into dust.High winds that scattered the soil,called dust storms,that left some farms unusable.More than 3,000,000 peoplehad to leave their farms. -
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath descibes the affects of a dust storm,and how they survived the dust. Also what they had to go through.
