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How Different Groups

Published on Feb 17, 2016

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How Different Groups

were affected by the Great Depresion
Photo by Tim Evanson
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The Farmers

Suffered, then went on Strike
Photo by Tim Evanson
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Farmers Suffered
They had huge debt
Farm prices dropped

Photo courtesy of http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/artifact_detail.cfm?aid=a_000075&oid=ob_00...

Farmers attending forelosure.
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Affects on Farmers

  • Struggled to pay bills
  • Tried to hoard products to force prices up
  • Some went on strike
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How Farmers Fared

  • Some farmers were better off than city people
  • They could grow own food
  • They could make clothes from old cloth or sacks
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Townspeople

and City Workers
Photo by Kieran Bennett
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Affects on Townspeople

  • Many workers lost jobs
  • Many were forced to take government welfare
  • Many went hungry, could not produce their own food
  • Soup kitchens popped up in cities
  • Many men left home to look for work
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Women

And Families
Photo by Tony Fischer Photography
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Women & Families

  • Marriage, Divorce rates declined
  • Desertion rates increased
  • "Disorganized" Families popped up
  • Many men left home to look for work
  • Women worked more in home, or
  • worked outside of the home
Women and the idea of "disorganized" families: http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow...
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Migrants

and Migrant Farmers
Photo courtesy of: http://newdeal.feri.org/nchs/docs02.htm

Beth Gryczewski