According to American political commentator Ben Shapiro, “it took capitalism half a century to come back from the Great Depression.” This sole event is widely known as one of the darkest times is United States history. Caused by the crash in the stock market, bank failures, and reduction in purchases nationwide, the Great Depression combined with the Dust Bowl to devastate Americans for years to come. They would also eventually be known as two of the most impactful events from the 1920s.
The Dust Bowl was a name given to all of the regions that were affected by the substantial drought in the early 1900s. The term “Dust Bowl” was actually first used by an Associated Press Reporter named Robert Geiger ( Moss and Wilson 46). One area widely impacted by the effects of …show more content…
High Schools were made a refuge for young women in the Depression, they were a warm, free place to go instead of work. In this time, barely fifty percent of young people between the ages of fourteen and eighteen attended high school. As years passed seventy-five percent now attended some sort of school (Moss and Wilson 154). In the Depression several blacks noted that it did not signal any change for them . “I’ve been in a depression ever since I have been in the world,” said one black man in Chicago (Moss and Wilson 154).
The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl have been an important events in the 1920s. Both of these events affected the way people lived for several years. It took a long period time for everyone to recover from this tragic event. One thing that led to recuperate from these events was rainfall. This helped regain crops because farming could now continue. Not only did this help farmers, but it also provided more jobs, helping the unemployment rate go down.
Several things led to the ending of the Great Depression. For example, World War II and the New Deal played a small role in
The Dust Bowl was a name given to all of the regions that were affected by the substantial drought in the early 1900s. The term “Dust Bowl” was actually first used by an Associated Press Reporter named Robert Geiger ( Moss and Wilson 46). One area widely impacted by the effects of …show more content…
High Schools were made a refuge for young women in the Depression, they were a warm, free place to go instead of work. In this time, barely fifty percent of young people between the ages of fourteen and eighteen attended high school. As years passed seventy-five percent now attended some sort of school (Moss and Wilson 154). In the Depression several blacks noted that it did not signal any change for them . “I’ve been in a depression ever since I have been in the world,” said one black man in Chicago (Moss and Wilson 154).
The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl have been an important events in the 1920s. Both of these events affected the way people lived for several years. It took a long period time for everyone to recover from this tragic event. One thing that led to recuperate from these events was rainfall. This helped regain crops because farming could now continue. Not only did this help farmers, but it also provided more jobs, helping the unemployment rate go down.
Several things led to the ending of the Great Depression. For example, World War II and the New Deal played a small role in