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During the prosperous 1920's, people bought new goods on credit.

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The Stock Market Crash Kicks Off the Great Depression

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At the beginning of the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. People blamed him for the Depression, and named cities of shacks "Hoovervilles."

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In America's South, a severe drought called the "Dust Bowl" made growing crops difficult for farmers.

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By 1932, unemployment peaked, and record numbers of Americans were without jobs.

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In 1933, President Roosevelt took office, promising the American people a "New Deal" that would end the Great Depression.

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When the United States joined World War II, more jobs became available. Men went to work in the army, and women worked in factories building war supplies like planes and guns.

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People waited in "breadlines" like these for free food because they didn't have enough money to buy their own.