THE GREAT DEPRESSION

BY GEORDIE
CONTENTS
How did it start p3.
How did it go back to
normal p4-5.
How was life like before
the depression p6.
How would we cope if a
depression happened
today p7.
Who were the wealthy
and what did they do to
help p8.
What are the chances of a
depression happening
again p9.
What could have the
done to prevent it p10.
The end p11.
How it started
It started in Britain when companies were making so much money. That they gave everyone a
raise and then the companies were loosing money. They raised there stock a pound more
overseas and no one was buying their stock. The employment rate dropped because they
couldnt pay their workers.
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HOW IT WENT TO NORMAL REASON
.1
Hitler he told everyone in Germany that the Jews caused the
great depression. So he was voted to power and solved
everyone's problem in the world by war. Because he created
jobs by forcing people to help him when he invaded countries.
people needed to make guns, machinery and soldiers like the
other country's did.
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HOW DIDIT GO BACK TO NORMAL
REASON 2
President Franklin D. Roosevelt solved the
great depression to as well as Hitler. But in a
different way buy the new deal. The new deal
is were the re an state banks and gave a
penchant back to the old.
fact President franklin d.
Roosevelt married his cousin
Eleanor
What life was like before the
depression
Before the depression was the roaring
twenty's. everyone was happy even the poor
because people had jobs and were investing
and living the dream.
5
How did they cope at the time
People in the depression did lots of things we
do. To escape reality like read books and listen
to music they were they happy things at a
horrible time.
6
Who were the wealthy and what did
they do to help
President hoover ran soup kitchens
President Franklin d Roosevelt gave money to the old 86$ a
week and re open banks as part of the new deal. Led America
into war
AL Capone ran soup kitchens and gave people jobs
Hitler created jobs
Many more people did something to help as well

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Do we have things as bad as people
think
No we dont have things as bad as people think. Not financially not food
worthy but disease there was disease a lot that we dont have now ands
also people have to work hard to feed there families but now we have
more advanced technology we can do Nellie every thing at home.
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How could have they prevent it
They could have prevented it by not raising
the wages and planning ahead. Because if
they planed ahead they would of known what
would come.
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The End
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