The Great Depression and Impact on American Society

  • Beginning of the Stock Market Crash

    The stock market begins to rapidly fall
  • Stock Market Crashes

    The stock market crashes and the United States is thrown into a major depression in the economy
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    The great migration

    People moved to find jobs and food. They also moved to go live with family members after job prospects failed. This was a time of constant movement for many Americans to simply survive
  • Unemployment rate skyrockets

    With the stock market crash, jobs become scarce and the unemployment rate goes to an all time high.