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With little money to spend on entertainment, families enjoyed new board games such as "Monopoly" and "Scrabble" which were first sold during the 1930s. Neighbors got together to play card games such as whist, pinochle, canasta and bridge. ... Even though farm life was difficult in the 1930s, children growing up in that...
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During the Depression, life was very difficult for farmers, but it wasn’t much better in the cities, where fourteen million people lived in crowded, unheated, unsanitary tenements. ... Nishi, Dennis. Life During the Great Depression. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1998.
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middle.usm.k12.wi.us/faculty/taft/Unit7/citylife.htm
middle.usm.k12.wi.us/faculty/taft/Unit7/citylife.htm
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Photograph of a Man Washing His Hands During the Great Depression ... great depression pictures ... Life During the Depression...
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history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexdepressio...
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Many books and reports have been written about The Great Depression yet there is very little known about African-American life during the depression. Our intent is to gather information on the historical, economic, and social impact of the Great Depression on the African-American community.
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Life during the Great Depression was difficult for everyone. Some workers risked their jobs by going on strike. Because of the severity of the Great Depression people began to support federal relief programs and to think differently about those who accepted charity.
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www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-534...
www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-53467--,00.html
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One Sunday evening, Jay Spencer related some humorous and touching stories about The Great Depression. You can't tell he suffered much just from looking at him, but once you hear about his teen years, his zest for life, how hard he works, and how he's grateful for everything, you can tell he ... To get money during this time,
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What was it like growing up during the Great Depression? For many people, life was a daily struggle. At the peak of the Depression, 25% of the nation's workers -- one out of four -- were unemployed. No job meant no money to pay the mortgage or buy food and clothes for the family.
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High costs of living and high living will come down. People will work harder, live a more moral life. ... But Hoover had been one of the most enthusiastic proponents of "liquidationism" during the Great Depression. And the unwillingness to use policy to prop up the economy during the slide into the Depression was backed by...
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econ161.berkeley.edu/TCEH/Slouch_Crash14.html
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An overview, timeline, books, links, and other information on America's Great Depression. ... Welcome to my web page on America's Great Depression. Although most of the pages have some content or are nearly complete, this is still a work in progress. I've become fascinated with this period in history and am trying to learn...
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www.amatecon.com/greatdepression.html
www.amatecon.com/greatdepression.html
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