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What were the economic effects of the Great Depression on the United States?
What were the economic effects of the Great Depression on the United States?
The United States economy contracted severely, with production being cut in half and investments falling by $15 billion.
How many financial institutions in the United States were closed by 1933?
How many financial institutions in the United States were closed by 1933?
Roughly half of the financial institutions in the United States were closed.
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
Unemployment reached an unprecedented 25%, which translated to an estimated 13-15 million unemployed Americans.
According to historian David Kennedy, why did Americans believe they were the root cause of the Great Depression?
According to historian David Kennedy, why did Americans believe they were the root cause of the Great Depression?
What was the impact of the New Deal on unemployment during the Great Depression?
What was the impact of the New Deal on unemployment during the Great Depression?
During the Great Depression, what were some of the challenges faced by white Americans?
During the Great Depression, what were some of the challenges faced by white Americans?
Which ethnic groups faced deportation from the United States during the Great Depression?
Which ethnic groups faced deportation from the United States during the Great Depression?
How did the Great Depression impact African Americans?
How did the Great Depression impact African Americans?
What were some of the measures taken to curtail the voting rights of African Americans?
What were some of the measures taken to curtail the voting rights of African Americans?
What event marked the end of the suffering for individuals during the Great Depression?
What event marked the end of the suffering for individuals during the Great Depression?
What were some of the ways that unemployed Americans tried to compensate for the lack of income during the Depression?
What were some of the ways that unemployed Americans tried to compensate for the lack of income during the Depression?
What were some of the hardships faced by unemployed Americans during the Depression?
What were some of the hardships faced by unemployed Americans during the Depression?
What were 'Hoovervilles' and why were they named as such?
What were 'Hoovervilles' and why were they named as such?
What were some of the challenges faced by farmers in the Midwest and central United States during the Depression?
What were some of the challenges faced by farmers in the Midwest and central United States during the Depression?
What were some of the labor upheavals that occurred during the Great Depression?
What were some of the labor upheavals that occurred during the Great Depression?
