“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”-FDR. After a prosperous time referred to as the progressive era, many circumstances came about that affected the nation as well as the American citizens. From the start of the stock market crash of 1929, the United States was dragged into an abyss of economic crisis known as the Great Depression. The changes and transitions that came about lead the United States to a state of turmoil as numerous citizens became desperate. What President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said might have acted as a piece of relief for several people at some point but the problems that Americans faced during the Great Depression were just too unburnable. Additionally, the government could’t remain idle and watch the nation fall down thus it took several actions in an attempt to solve the problems brought about by the
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For instance, after the stock market crash (1929), the levels of unemployment gradually increased as seen in Document 1. The skyrocketing numbers of the unemployed meant that many citizens did not had a job thus they didn’t had money to provide for their family's needs To add on, many people started to get desperate and as a result they began to withdraw money from banks. This rapid rapid action taken by the people had a crucial effect on the economy because many “banks began to collapse and industrial production grounded to a halt.” as seen in Document 2. Additionally, people tried everything they could to survive this depression and some people responded by burning furniture to stay warm, trying to even eat their pets, and move in with relatives, Document 3. Finally farmers were also greatly impacted by the Great Depression, specially because of the Dust Bowl that created many droughts and made it harder for farmers to grow crops. This mostly impacted areas near the Great plains as the land was no longer fertile but
For instance, after the stock market crash (1929), the levels of unemployment gradually increased as seen in Document 1. The skyrocketing numbers of the unemployed meant that many citizens did not had a job thus they didn’t had money to provide for their family's needs To add on, many people started to get desperate and as a result they began to withdraw money from banks. This rapid rapid action taken by the people had a crucial effect on the economy because many “banks began to collapse and industrial production grounded to a halt.” as seen in Document 2. Additionally, people tried everything they could to survive this depression and some people responded by burning furniture to stay warm, trying to even eat their pets, and move in with relatives, Document 3. Finally farmers were also greatly impacted by the Great Depression, specially because of the Dust Bowl that created many droughts and made it harder for farmers to grow crops. This mostly impacted areas near the Great plains as the land was no longer fertile but