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The Great depression was a horrible economic devastating from the end of 1929 until the early 1940s. It Originated in the Usa but than Speeded Across The Worlds. During the great depression their were large declines in the sale of goods and the amount of unemployed people rise. A quarter of the united states had no jobs . When War World two was over the great depression Hit europe when the continent, struggled to pay war debts and reparations. However In the united states it is known as the black Tuesday when the stock market crashed. After Many Depended on charity to survive. The depression Was caused by fatal weaknesses in the usa economy. Most if not all spent more money then earned and was put in serious debt. President Herbert Hoover,
underestimating the seriousness of the great depression and stated it was “a passing incident in our national lives," and assured Americans that it would be over in 60 days.
How ever He Was Very mistaken on his evaluation it last about ten years.





I interviewed my grandfather Tim Steemly who was born in Clinton,LA. The great depression did not affect them as hard as it did other families because both his parents worked . The people that went to his school how ever were poor , and the school was too. When ask how did people survive the depression he replied” People Around Us survived the depression by going to church and we would help each other out ‘
When I asked him What did people do for entertainment he responded “ We Listened to the radio often and I played with my brothers and sisters .After I asked him How did life change after the life depression he told me “ My family was much wiser with their money and saved a lot of money .

2007-04-08 14:40:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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The Great Depression was a horrible economic devastation that lasted from the end of 1929 until the early 1940s. It began in the USA but then spread across the world. During the Great Depression, there were large declines in the sale of goods and the number of unemployed people rose. A quarter of the population the United States was out of work. (When War World II was over, the great depression hit Europe when the continent, struggled to pay war debts and reparations - this is incorrect). In the United States, the day the stock market crashed was known as Black Tuesday. Many had to depend on charity to survive. The depression was caused by fatal weaknesses in the USA's economy. Most, if not all, spent more money than they earned and fell in serious debt. President Herbert Hoover, underestimating the seriousness of the Great Depression stated it was “a passing incident in our national lives" and assured Americans that it would be over in 60 days.
However he was very much mistaken in this evaluation since it lasted over ten years.





I interviewed my grandfather, Tim Steemly, who was born in Clinton, LA. The Great Depression did not affect his family as much as it did other families because both his parents worked . The people that went to his school, however, were poor and the school was too. When asked how people survived the depression, he replied, "People around us survived the depression by going to church and we would help each other out."
When I asked him what people did for entertainment, he responded, “We listened to the radio often and I played with my brothers and sisters."
When I asked him how life changed after the depression, he told me, “My family was much wiser with their money and saved a lot of it."

2007-04-08 15:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1 0

The Great Depression was a horrible and economically devastating from the end of 1929 until the early 1940s. It originated in the Usa but than sped across the world. During the Great Depression there were large declines in the sale of goods and the amount of unemployed people. A quarter of the the people in the United States hadn't any jobs . When War World II was over the Great Depression hit Europe when the continent, struggled to pay off war debts and make reparations. However In the United States it is known as the Black Tuesday when the stock market crashed. After that many depended on charity to survive. The Depression was caused by fatal weaknesses in the United States' economy. Most, if not all, spent more money then they earned and were put in serious debt. President Herbert Hoover, underestimating the seriousness of the Great Depression stated that it was “a passing incident in our national lives," and assured Americans that it would be over in 60 days.
However he was very mistaken on his evaluation. It lasted about ten years.





I interviewed my grandfather Tim Steemly who was born in Clinton, Louisiana. The Great Depression did not affect them as hard as it did other families because both his parents worked. The people that went to his school however were very poor, and the school was, too. When asked how people survive the depression he replied, "People around us survived the depression by going to church, and we would help each other out."
When I asked him what people did for entertainment, he responded, “We listened to the radio often, and I played with my brothers and sisters. After I asked him how life changed after the depression he told me, “My family was wise and saved a lot of money."

2007-04-08 17:33:16 · answer #2 · answered by xxthespianxx 5 · 0 0

The interview with your grandfather indeed needs help with grammar and spelling, but it is hard to do it in the Yahoo Answers format. I advise you to keep the text carefully until you can edit it in a proper place.

2007-04-08 15:02:19 · answer #3 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 2 0

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