President Hoover's Life During The Great Depression

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Life was hard on people during the depression. Gordon Parks quit school to try and find a job. He went to several places and asked employers if they were hiring and the employers responded with, “sorry were firing, not hiring”.(Hayes) A girl told what her family did in the depression. She explained what her family took away and disconnected to save money. She said the rules that they had to follow so they did not have to spend very much money. Although she explained the rough times of the depression she did include what they did for fun like, going to the theatre, playing games and singing songs. (Hastings)
People wanted to get a new president in office. President Hoover did not help with the depression very much. They wanted a president

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