The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the hardest economic periods in American history. With unemployment reaching 25%, families had to stretch every dollar, make do with what they had, and get ...

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The federal government under President Herbert Hoover was criticized for a lack of sweeping reforms early in the economic ...

In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing their place in the White House. The incumbent, Herbert Hoover, was unpopular ...

Men eating bread and soup at a breadline during The Great Depression ... with the American people under which the government would intervene in the economy to try and solve the depression.

Then came the Great Depression, and the era of Mexican repatriation ... and threats under the guise of saving jobs for “real Americans.” It was impossible to find work, so the family lost their home.