THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Law that provided for 12 Federal Reserve Banks-failed to prevent collapse of banking system.
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Risky business venture on the chance that quick profit can be made.
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Basic items provided for those in need.
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1934-1935, Great Plains during drought (350, 000 families left the land)
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Dust Bowl exodus was the largest migration in American history. By 1940, 2.5 million people had moved out of the Plains states; of those, 200, 000 moved to California.
Detailed explanation-2: -The severe drought and dust storms had left many homeless; others had their mortgages foreclosed by banks, or felt they had no choice but to abandon their farms in search of work. Many Americans migrated west looking for work.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Dust Bowl was the name given to the drought-stricken southern plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a drought in the 1930s. As high winds and choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska, people and livestock were killed and crops failed across the entire region.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Plains and Southern United States were hit by a heavy drought in the summer of 1930. This drought dried the topsoil, which led the soil to become a powdery consistency. Because there wasn’t indigenous grass growing in these places, high winds picked up the powdery topsoil and created massive storms of dust.