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i had similar facts about hoover myself. I like the research you did.
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The 1930's in America

         The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied amoung nations, in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s. It was the longest, most widespread, deepest depression of the 20th century. Herbert Hoover, a Republican, was president when the Great Depression began. He infamously declared in March 1930 that the U.S. had “passed the worst” and argued that the economy would sort itself out. The worst, however, had just begun and would last until the outbreak of WWII. Chicago gangster Al Capone , in one of his attempts at public relations, opened a soup kitchen during the Great Depression. For millions, soup kitchens provided the only food they would see all day.The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. “Black Thursday,” “Black Monday,” and “Black Tuesday” are all terms to describe the Crash because the crash occurred over several days, with Tuesday being the most devastating.After the initial crash, there was a wave of suicides in the New York. It was said that the clerks of one hotel even started asking new guests if they needed a room for sleeping or jumping.
        
        The board game Monopoly, which first became available in 1935, became popular because players could become rich, at least in their imagination.The “Three Little Pigs“—released May 27, 1933, and produced by Walt Disney was seen as symbolic of the Great Depression, with the wolf representing the Depression and the three little pigs representing average citizens who eventually succeeded by working together.During the Great Depression, a record 60-80 million Americans went to the movies every week. One of the biggest blockbusters was Merian C. Cooper’s 1933 King Kong. Other popular movies included The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.



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