1. By Bailey Mills & Katy Flanigan Period 3 Moroz May 2011

2.  Economic downfall  The longest & most severe depression ever experienced by Western World

3.  Stock market prices dropped in New York Exchange  In 1932- stock market prices dropped over 20% of value since 1929  By 1933- 11,000 of 25,000 US Banks failed Failed banks + loss of confidence in US economy = less spending, demand, production

4.  Between 12-15% in the beginning  By 1933 it was 25%  37% of all nonfarm workers  People did anything to earn money for their families

5.  Elected in 1932 as US President  Promised a “New Deal” to reduce unemployment  Kept US economy from totally crashing

6. A family during the Great Depression  The Great Depression began around 1929  1932-1934 were the worst economic years  It finally “ended” around 1939

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