The significant impact of The Great Depression on The United States

Life in the USA in the 1920s

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Economic Impacts

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Impact on Society

Political changes in 1930

The prohibition was occurring which took away a lot of money from the U.S.

Women had a better impact society from doing jobs ran by men

Immigration was allowing tons of people to enter the U.S.

The economy was going good which means a downfall will occur soon

Social liberation which higher class looked down on the lower

There was no equality between different colored skins

Lot of white supremacy groups

The U.S. wanted expand their land and military

Stock Market crash occurred

Mass Migration

Crime rates increased

Family life changed

Cultural effects

Unemployment occurred

Prices fell dramatically

Production figures decreased production

smaller companies had to file bankruptcy

Couldn't compete with prices

Companies ran out of business

Couldn't support their family

No income for American families

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Socialist party uprose

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Created the workers party

Political ideas

Every one pointed a finger at different people

Wanted to change the government

Trying to suggest businesses to be owned by the public

Citizens tried to leave the U.S.

Less people means the government is losing money

People had to change their life

causing them to move households

Less financial support

Because of no income people resulted in crime to make money

Not safe to walk out of household

Also African Americans did not have mush of a say

Whenever there is a positive there will always be a negative

Rights were being made for women

They were not expecting an economic downfall

Alcohol disrupted society

Allowed criminals to get richer

Wall Street was going insane

Spending their money without knowing they need to save it

Wanted Everything to be equal

Senate seats and The house got re-elected

Everyone had different ideas

There was chaos on what to change in the country