USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Often, people chose to spend time at home. Neighbors got together to play cards, and board games such as Scrabble and Monopoly-both introduced during the 1930s-became popular. The radio also provided a free form of entertainment. By the early 1930s, many middle class families owned a home radio.

Detailed explanation-2: -What were the major causes of the Great Depression? Among the suggested causes of the Great Depression are: the stock market crash of 1929; the collapse of world trade due to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff; government policies; bank failures and panics; and the collapse of the money supply.

Detailed explanation-3: -To save money, families neglected medical and dental care. Many families sought to cope by planting gardens, canning food, buying used bread, and using cardboard and cotton for shoe soles. Despite a steep decline in food prices, many families did without milk or meat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Roosevelt eventually created several public works programs to build roads, dams, and public buildings. These and other New Deal programs helped increase economic output and reduce the unemployment rate from nearly 25 to 17 percent by 1936.