Coping With the Challenges of The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the aftermath of the roaring twenties. “The Depression transformed American life. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the road in search of work. Hungry men and women lined the streets of major cities” (Foner, 751). Even “thousands of families [were] evicted from their homes, moved into ramshackle shanty towns, [and] dubbed Hoovervilles that sprang up in parks and abandoned land” (Foner, 751). In the “Great Depression Memories” film, Bob Arnold speaks of his and his families experience during the Depression and how they dealt with their troubles. He described his living conditions and said how most of the homes he lived in didn't have carpet. The homes he lived
The Great Depression was the aftermath of the roaring twenties. “The Depression transformed American life. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the road in search of work. Hungry men and women lined the streets of major cities” (Foner, 751). Even “thousands of families [were] evicted from their homes, moved into ramshackle shanty towns, [and] dubbed Hoovervilles that sprang up in parks and abandoned land” (Foner, 751). In the “Great Depression Memories” film, Bob Arnold speaks of his and his families experience during the Depression and how they dealt with their troubles. He described his living conditions and said how most of the homes he lived in didn't have carpet. The homes he lived