How Did The Great Depression Affect Life In The 1930s

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The movie, "Bonnie and Clyde", was based on a true story in 1930, one year after the great depression begun. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn of America, it left many people homeless and unemployed during the 1930s.The stock market crash of 1929 extremely affected life in the 1930s. Before 1929, the economy was starting to prosper and families bought cars and homes in record numbers, often on credit. After the market crash, almost half of America's banks failed, and unemployment 30 percent of the workforce nationwide. Clyde Chestnut Barrow and Bonnie Elizabeth Parker were criminals in 1930-1934 who traveled the central United States with Clyde´s brother and brother´s wife during the Great Depression. The gang was known for