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GABRIELLE DOUCET
INTRO
The biggest hit song of 1932 was "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" by Bing Crosby.
John Steinbeck wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men" about the lives of these people and the devastating effects of the Dust Bowl.
1920s
1929
The Stock Market Crash was on October 29, 1929 President Hoover was blamed for the beginning of the Great Depression.
1930
1939
Frank D. Roosevelt was elected president FDR encouraged the nation with speeches over radio
1939
*Productions increased by 50% but wages were not increased therefore workers couldnt buy goods as fast as industries produced them. *People invested a lot into the stock market which caused it to crash. Then the banks loaned money however the savings werent insured.
*The U.S passed the Hawley Smoot act and instituted high tariffs and other nations retaliated and there was a lack of world trade.
A LITTLE MORE OF THE STOCK MARKET CRASH AND THE DUST BOWL. Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the rest of the industrialized world spiraled downward into the Great Depression (1929-39).
The Dust bowl Dust blew everywhere uncontrollably though out northern Texas, south-western Oklahoma, and Kansas. A lot of these people moved to California in the hopes of a better life. Living during the Dust Bowl was harsh. People suffered not only from the Great Depression, and also lived with tons of dirt, covering everyone.
Route 66 played a significant role during the period of the Great Depression. Due to the hardships of Great Depression and Dust Bowl many families were forced to leave their homes and migrate in order to seek a better life. They usually migrated west to California through the Route 66
They are proud people who choose to do backbreaking labor than depend upon charity or welfare.