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Causes of the Great Depression
1. Lack of diversification within the economy
2. Excessive Corporate Mergers
3. Stock Market Speculation
4. Maldistribution of Wealth Resulting in Weakness In Consumer Demand
5. Problem with Credit Structure in teh Domestic Economy
6. Poor management of economy/currency by the federal reserve system
7. America's position in international trade
8. International debt structure
Dust Bowl
In the Midwest area, especially Oklahoma and Arkansas, the territory was in a drought
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinback
A book talking about the Okie migration to the West due to the drought in the "Dust Bowl" area.
Scottsboro Boys
Nine black teenagers who were on a train and were accused by two Southern white women of rape, even though they were lying, the boys were sentenced to death.
Dorothea Lange
She was an artist who displayed the Great Depression's impact on the farm families and human toll.
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