The Rise Of The Great Depression - 1260 Words

There were many depressions throughout the world that happened at different times. The greatest and longest occurred in the United States when the stock market crashed in October 1929. This marked the beginning of a major event that helped shape the economy in the 20th century but that does not mean the economy was perfect. There is no such thing as a perfect economy but from what economists know from the past depressions, they are trying to formulate an economy that is most efficient. Yes, there will be recessions every once in a while but hopefully we have learned from the past depressions on what to do, so it does not get worse and create another depression. Since the Great Depression, economists have been trying to find solutions†¦show more content†¦Some jobs may be unloading cargo from a ship or government provided jobs such as planting trees or cleaning polluted waterways. Sometimes the children in the family would have to go out in search of a job to help provi de for their family. If the children did have jobs they were mostly in sweatshops. Every family in America was affected differently by the causes of the stock market crash. An example would be how some of the men would have to wake up and hope they would get called for a job. Every day they had the fear of not being able to provide for their family. During the winter, this was even worse; sometimes the men would have to break into abandoned buildings so their family could have some place to stay that night. Since some families could not pay their house bills, they may not have had a home to live in for the nights. The children were expected to mature rapidly to help care for the family. A twelve year old boy wrote a letter to President Roosevelt explaining his family’s situation. His family has not been able to pay any of their bills and they did not have any food in their house. The young boy wrote to the president out of his own will asking the president for help. Some of their responsibilities were to pay the bills, avoid eviction, and provide clot hing for the other family members. Women had to look at their household jobs and think, â€Å"how could we make objects work without getting into more debt.† Women often felt