2006-12-03 12:46:10 · 3 answers · asked by STEPHANIE E 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They had some work programs and dished out some soup, but mainly they were powerless to help the people as the economy was in ruins.
http://www.thegreatdepression.co.uk/unemployment-during-the-great-depression/
Eventually it was the massive public spending in preparation for war that got people jobs building things for WW2
2006-12-05 06:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by gamesam43 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With Jobs. There were groups like CCC Civil Conservation Corps and WPA. My father was in the 3 Cs. His pay was something like $40 a month, but he only got to keep $5, the rest was sent to his family.
The US Census records were indexed by WPA workers, which today provides a lot of help for people trying to research their ancestors.
Several large hydro-electric dams were built during that time using that type of labor. The men lived in barracks like soldiers and ate in mess halls like servicemen.
2006-12-03 12:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Work programs, mainly, and soup kitchens.
Lots of men got work for food programs... Lots and lots of roads (but this is before the days of highways), ditches, etc. There were even allegedly instances where men are paid for digging ditches, and later filling them back up.
2006-12-03 12:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋