The Great Depression Essay

The Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted nearly a decade, remains the longest and worst economic disaster in modern history (Foner, P.811). Many people say that the stock market crash of 1929 was the only cause of the Great Depression, but that’s not true. A series of financial crises such as high unemployment, bank failures, currency devaluation, and agricultural product market declines played a large role (Foner, P.811). Everyone’s lives changed drastically, from not only the old but with the youth. Young people faced many obstacles, such as leaving their homes, taking trains and, for some, enrolling in New Deal programs to help them and their families through difficult and hopeless times. Due to the economic shift, most families lost their jobs eventually leading to evictions from their homes. With the bankruptcy, children had to deal with changes in their education because of the closing of schools. The youth realized they will no longer be able to enjoy the freedom of their childhood, and many had to share their parent's burden and issues on money. At that time, teenagers would leave what they have always

Roosevelt's to the New Deal program to help combat the Great Depression (Foner, P.A-60). For example, Congress created the Civilian Conservation Corps to put unemployed people on projects like forest protection, flood control, and improvement of national parks and wildlife for a way to earn money (Foner, P. 825). Some of the interviewees said, "even if it was for a short period of time, the CCC helped us tremendously by providing us with a place to stay, food in our stomachs, and money to send back to our families that we all so desperately needed (RidingtheRails).” Even though the New Deal helped improve some economic conditions, it was not the reason for the ending of the Great