is for Agriculture

Agriculture was very important during the Great Depression. It provided jobs for many farmers, so that they could provide food and money for their families.

is for Black Thursday

Black Thursday was the first problem to start the Great Depression. It happened on October 24th, 1929, and caused investors to lose over $5 billion.

is for Collapse

In 1929, the Wall Street Crash occurred, caused the U.S economy to collapse. This alone wasn't a cause for the Great Depression but it did cause many banks across the U.S to shut down.

is for Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was a series of dust storms that ruined farmlands and American prairies.

This made the effects of

the Great Depression even

worse, since so many

farms and homes were lost.

is for Education

In the Great Depression, everyone suffered money loss, even school districts. The schools no longer had the money to pay teachers,

so many districts shut down.

This left many kids without any

form of learning.

is for Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the president

during the time of the Great Depression.

He helped make the country's economy

stable and gave jobs and relief

to those in need.

is for Hoovervilles

Hoovervilles were towns of shaggy huts

built by the unemployed. People

built these to blame Herbert Hoover

for "bringing the country into the

depression."

is for New Deal

The New Deal was a series of projects and programs that were started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to restore the United States from the Great Depression.