WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Potlucks and ‘thrift gardens’ were the norm. Many families strived for self-sufficiency by keeping small kitchen gardens with vegetables and herbs. Some towns and cities allowed for the conversion of vacant lots into community “thrift gardens” where residents could grow food.

Detailed explanation-2: -As stocks continued to fall during the early 1930s, businesses failed, and unemployment rose dramatically. By 1932, one of every four workers was unemployed. Banks failed and life savings were lost, leaving many Americans destitute.

Detailed explanation-3: -The consumer economy ground to a halt and an ordinary recession became the Great Depression, the defining event of the 1930s.

Detailed explanation-4: -Breadlines, in which poverty-stricken and hungry Americans queued for free food, were representative of the increasing unemployment and consequent hunger caused by the Depression.