1. The Burn
The Great Depression was finally in full swing by late 1929 and people reacted to it differently depending on if they were a man or a woman or if they lived in the country or the city.
Men – those who were laid off of work would go and walk the streets looking for work. After a year or three, some would become so discouraged by the lack of work and ability to support their families that they would stop or leave their families to fend for themselves.
Some that would leave became hoboes, those that would wander the freight railroads and sleep outdoors. They would work for food or what they would needed to survive, and search for a new permanent job (usually).

2. Women – women canned food, and became expert household budget makers
Women – women canned food, and became expert household budget makers. They worked outside the house, but were used as scapegoats because “they were working in jobs that men could be holding.” Many of them died.
Children – state regulations were relaxed on child labor and schools closed which caused many school age children to enter the workforce. Children began to suffer from malnutrition and it’s after effects and welfare programs were cut because state budgets just didn’t have the money to pay it. Many children also began to ride the rails looking for work and adventure.

3. In the Country – farmers lost their land to the bank (400,000 between 29 to 32). The Midwest was hit the hardest between some of the farming practices they did and a drought that hit during the very early thirties, it dried out the depleted soil and created huge dust storms. The worst of the areas hit by the combo drought/dust storms was called The Dust Bowl. Thousands of families picked up stakes and moved west on Route 66 finding eventual homes on the West Coast.

4. Country
City
Farmers lost their land to the bank. The Midwest was hit the hardest between some of the farming practices they did and a drought that hit during the very early thirties It dried out the depleted soil and created huge dust storms. The worst areas were called The Dust Bowl. Thousands of families moved west on Route 66 finding eventual homes on the West Coast
People lost their jobs and were kicked out of their homes. They lived on the streets. They lived in a shanty, eventually forming a shantytown. They used newspapers as blankets. Soup kitchens provided food for lunches for free or for extremely low prices.

5. Nicknames for different types of things during the Great depression
Hoovervilles = Shantytowns
Hoover Blankets = Newspapers
Hoover Flags = Pockets pulled inside out
Hoover Tourists = Teenagers touring the country by rail
Hoover Leather – cardboard used to line the inside of a shoe with a hole worn through
Hoover Wagon – a car with horses tied to it because the owner couldn’t afford gas.
Hoover Flush – a busted flush in poker with only four cards of the same suit instead of five.
Hoover Hogs – wild rabbits that country people caught for food.