How did USA came out ahead from the Great Depression in the late 20's? What did they did?

Question

How does this event harmed a typical American family? How does Gangsters or Flappers were involved in this event?

Answer 1

This gibberish isn't even English.

Answer 2

Because the Great Depression began in Sept. 29, 1929, the U.S. could not come out of it until the late 1930's. Flappers flapped in the 1920's but did not contribute to the depression. Gangsters added entertainment in the 1930's, but they could not ease or worsen the depression. The efforts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to pull the U.S. out of depression beginning in 1933 are recounted in three books by Arthur Schlesinger Jr., "The Crisis of the Old Order," "The Coming of the New Deal," and "The Politics of Upheaval." There is a school of thought that Roosevelt did no good, that the U.S. recovered slowly and naturally, and that the real recovery came with economic activity of World War II beginning in 1941.

Answer 3

The thing that got the United States out of the Depression was World War II. Building 100,000 airplanes (plus tanks, jeeps, guns, ships) creates a lot of jobs. We finally reached pre-Depression levels of employment in 1942.

The average family was staggered by the Depression. Unemployment was as high as 25 percent, meaning almost every family had members who were out of work. Many families split up as male heads of households traveled to seek work.

Gangsters made their profits off booze until 1933. FDR figured if people were going to be broke, at least they should be able to drink.
Flappers were a phenom of the 1920s. Conspicuous displays of wealth became unfashionable around 1930.

Answer 4

Some people give total credit to WWII. I disagree. The stock market crashed in 1929. Real GDP actually decreased for four straight years. It started going back up after FDR became president and started signing New Deal legislation into law.

Here are the percent increase in real GDP for various presidents:

FDR 177.51% (from 32' to 45')
FDR 88.14% (from 32' to 41', without WWII)
KEN/LBJ 46.00%
CLINTON 33.81%
REAGAN 30.63%
BUSH JR 16.55% (from 00' to 06')

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