The Great Depression By: Blake Winsmann

The Great depression was triggered by the stock market crash in 1929. Many companies lost a lot of money and couldn't support their workers.
After the stocks crashed many workers were laid off from their jobs. This led to many families not being able to support themselves. People made soup kitchens to help support those families.

According to Brittanica School, "Real output and prices fell precipitously. Between the peak and the trough of the downturn, industrial production in the United States declined 47 percent and real gross domestic product (GDP) fell 30 percent." This is the effect of the great depression on the economy.

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office, he filled the country with new plans to help support the families who have been affected by the Great Depression. This was known as the New Deal.

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