1930s-1940s by Jolia Williams

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Known as Black Thursday, the 1929 crash was attributed in part to a vast imbalance of wealth between the rich and poor

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worst economic depression in the history of the United States.

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" Not everyone lost their farm in the Dust Bowl and not everyone lost their life savings following the stock market crash; the Great Depression did, however, touch everyone's life."

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The Stock Market Crash in 1929 is often used as a benchmark for the start of the Great Depression.

many Americans lost all of their money and were not able to get jobs. Therefore, they were not able to buy food. Since most people did not have enough money to shop for food, there wasn't enough business to keep most of the groceries fully stocked.

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The severe drought conditions combined with farming techniques created the "perfect storm" conditions for the Dust Bowl

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The Dust Bowl destroyed the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of farmers in the Great Plains region.

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The Salinas Lettuce Strike was a catalyst behind Steinbeck's work from 1936 to 1939.