https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22 Key Components of the United States in the 1930's en-us 2017-10-16 15:00:29 UTC 2026-01-30 19:51:25 UTC hello@padlet.com krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197417554 The Stock Market Crash Kicks Off the Great Depression]]> 2017-10-16 15:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197417554 krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197418551 People waited in "breadlines" like these for free food because they didn't have enough money to buy their own.]]> 2017-10-16 15:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197418551 krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197421922 During the prosperous 1920's, people bought new goods on credit.]]> 2017-10-16 15:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197421922 krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197423384 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."]]> 2017-10-16 15:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197423384 krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197424546 In America's South, a severe drought called the "Dust Bowl" made growing crops difficult for farmers. ]]> 2017-10-16 15:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197424546 krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197425107 By 1932, unemployment peaked, and record numbers of Americans were without jobs.]]> 2017-10-16 15:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197425107 krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197426129 In 1933, President Roosevelt took office, promising the American people a "New Deal" that would end the Great Depression. ]]> 2017-10-16 15:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197426129 krn31031 https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197426940 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.]]> 2017-10-16 15:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/krn31031/eqynmcd9bi22/wish/197426940