How did people manage to survive in the great depression?

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Even though a lot of people were unemployed and homeless they managed to survive by showing courage, bravery, kindness,


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Even though a lot of people were unemployed and homeless they managed to survive by showing courage, bravery, and kindness. Times were hard for families but they survived by sticking together and supporting each other.



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Answer 1

It depended a lot on where you lived and what your occupation was and what family ties you had. Certain people kept right on working-doctors, teachers, telephone operators, printers--my relatives held these jobs during those years, and none stopped working, though the printer lost his business and had to go to work for a newspaper. Most people didn't like having to go "on the dole" as welfare was called back then, and would work any job, or a series of jobs, to keep afloat. Folks relied on their families for shelter and food, and everyone would "pitch in" to pay rent and get food on the table.

People in the Dust Bowl (OK and KS mainly) had it really bad, because the farms just wouldn't produce. Many heard of jobs to be had picking fruit in California, and packed up everything and left. Many were exploited by unscrupulous farm owners in California (see "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck for a fictionalized account).

Most of the people "riding the rails" (hitching rides on freight trains) were single men. They would go from town to town, looking for work--or a handout. Homes where the housewife was good for a meal were marked by hobos so others could find it. These fellows didn't cause much trouble, mainly because they were escorted out of town at sundown if they couldn't prove they had work.

But there was crime--many bank robberies took place at this time, with John Dillenger and Bonnie and Clyde probably being the most famous. Many people felt they were folk heros, because the banks had a bad reputation back then--many of them had closed, and the depositors had lost everything--and others forclosed on mortgages. Regular folks would be deputized to help regular law enforcement try and find them.

But places where the farms didn't blow away didn't have it so bad. Farmers were still able to grow food for themselves and their families. They would even trade a chicken or a bushel of beans for medical services (my mother told me about this-her father was a doctor in a small town). Small towns tended to band together to help each other out; at my grandfather's funeral, the minister told of a time when my grandfather donated a side of beef to the church so that hungry people could be fed--but he insisted that no one be told he did it--and the minister only told it some twenty years later.

Hope this information helps. I got most of it from listening to my family members talking about the Great Depression when I was young.

Answer 2

I don't want you to think I'm trying to be nasty, Kasia, but that's pretty lame.

Try for some hard facts and details. If you're asking about the American Great Depression, check out the New Deal.

Here are a couple of links to get you started. In fact, the first link to Wikipedia.com will help you with information about the world-wide Great Depression. Depending on how detailed you need to be, and your age and grade level, you might also want to check out some of the sources at the end of the Wiki article.

The second link is to the Wiki article on the New Deal.

The third link is just a general overview, if you just need some very basic information.

Answer 3

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