What was the Great Depression?

"On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market the system that controls money in America plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost the...

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Main Author: Pascal, Janet B. (Author)
Other Authors: Putra, Dede (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2015.
Series:What was--?
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Table of Contents:
  • What was the Great Depression?
  • Time to have fun
  • The bubble bursts
  • The banks fail
  • Hoovervilles and hobos
  • Losing the farm
  • Roosevelt to the rescue
  • Big changes: the dust bowl
  • More big changes: war!
  • The power of the president
  • Timelines.