American culturefocused a lot onvalues likeindividualism, self-reliance, andsuccess throughcompetition.A dust ball wascreated due to thehigh winds thatpicked up the topsoiland would create bigand dangerous duststorms.Finally, there wasa great deal ofpure escapism inthe popularculture of theDepression.The Depressionera was a favoriteof Capra’s todepict in his films,including It’s aWonderful Life,released in 1946.Even more thanescapism, other films atthe close of the decadereflected on the sense ofcommunity and familyvalues that Americansstruggled to maintainthroughout the entireDepression.Racial violence alsobegan to rise. In theSouth, lynchingbecame more commonagain, with twenty-eight documentedlynchings in 1933,compared to eight in1932.Around 7thousand peoplepassed due tothe dangerousand toxicity ofthe dust ball.series. The Hardy series—nine films in all,produced by MGM from1936 to 1940—starredJudy Garland andMickey Rooney, and allfollowed the adventuresof a small-town judgeand his son.In movies, many silentfilms, like CharlieChaplin’s The GoldRush, told storiesabout people goingfrom poor to rich,which was a populartheme in America.. Okies were anemblem of the failureof the Americanbreadbasket to deliveron its promise, andtheir story was madefamous in JohnSteinbeck’s novel, TheGrapes of Wrath.Family membersswapped clothes;sisters might taketurns going tochurch in the onedress they owned.Efforts, commodityprices continued todrop, finallyplummeting in 1929,when the price ofwheat dropped fromtwo dollars to fortycents per bushel.By the timeHoover left officein 1933, the poorsurvived not onrelief efforts, butbecause they hadlearned to be poor.1932. Since communitieswere preoccupied with theirown hardships, andorganizing civil rightsefforts was a long, difficultprocess, many resignedthemselves to, or evenignored, this culture ofracism and violence.By the end of 1932the Great Depressionleft around 60 millionAmericans in povertywith limited federalaid available.Starvation wasincreasinglycommon, withdocumented casesrising from 20 in1931 to 110 in1934.From the turn of thecentury through much ofWorld War I, farmers in theGreat Plains experiencedprosperity due to unusuallygood growing conditions,high commodity prices, andgenerous governmentfarming policies that led toa rush for land.It is worth noting that ofthe five thousandbanks that closedbetween 1930 and1932, over 75 percentwere country banks inlocations withpopulations under2,500.Terrifying dust stormsbecame more andmore frequent, as“black blizzards” of dirtblew across thelandscape and createda new illness known as“dust pneumonia.”Cash surrenderpayments ofindividualinsurance policiestripled in the firstthree years of theGreat Depression.Exacerbating theproblem was amassive droughtthat began in 1931and lasted foreight terribleyears.In hard-hit Oklahoma,thousands of farmerspacked up what theycould and walked ordrove away from theland they thoughtwould be their future.1920s.Contraceptivesales soaredduring the decade,and again, culturereflected this shift.Over fiftythousand NewYork citizenswere homelessby the end of1932.American culturefocused a lot onvalues likeindividualism, self-reliance, andsuccess throughcompetition.A dust ball wascreated due to thehigh winds thatpicked up the topsoiland would create bigand dangerous duststorms.Finally, there wasa great deal ofpure escapism inthe popularculture of theDepression.The Depressionera was a favoriteof Capra’s todepict in his films,including It’s aWonderful Life,released in 1946.Even more thanescapism, other films atthe close of the decadereflected on the sense ofcommunity and familyvalues that Americansstruggled to maintainthroughout the entireDepression.Racial violence alsobegan to rise. In theSouth, lynchingbecame more commonagain, with twenty-eight documentedlynchings in 1933,compared to eight in1932.Around 7thousand peoplepassed due tothe dangerousand toxicity ofthe dust ball.series. The Hardy series—nine films in all,produced by MGM from1936 to 1940—starredJudy Garland andMickey Rooney, and allfollowed the adventuresof a small-town judgeand his son.In movies, many silentfilms, like CharlieChaplin’s The GoldRush, told storiesabout people goingfrom poor to rich,which was a populartheme in America.. Okies were anemblem of the failureof the Americanbreadbasket to deliveron its promise, andtheir story was madefamous in JohnSteinbeck’s novel, TheGrapes of Wrath.Family membersswapped clothes;sisters might taketurns going tochurch in the onedress they owned.Efforts, commodityprices continued todrop, finallyplummeting in 1929,when the price ofwheat dropped fromtwo dollars to fortycents per bushel.By the timeHoover left officein 1933, the poorsurvived not onrelief efforts, butbecause they hadlearned to be poor.1932. Since communitieswere preoccupied with theirown hardships, andorganizing civil rightsefforts was a long, difficultprocess, many resignedthemselves to, or evenignored, this culture ofracism and violence.By the end of 1932the Great Depressionleft around 60 millionAmericans in povertywith limited federalaid available.Starvation wasincreasinglycommon, withdocumented casesrising from 20 in1931 to 110 in1934.From the turn of thecentury through much ofWorld War I, farmers in theGreat Plains experiencedprosperity due to unusuallygood growing conditions,high commodity prices, andgenerous governmentfarming policies that led toa rush for land.It is worth noting that ofthe five thousandbanks that closedbetween 1930 and1932, over 75 percentwere country banks inlocations withpopulations under2,500.Terrifying dust stormsbecame more andmore frequent, as“black blizzards” of dirtblew across thelandscape and createda new illness known as“dust pneumonia.”Cash surrenderpayments ofindividualinsurance policiestripled in the firstthree years of theGreat Depression.Exacerbating theproblem was amassive droughtthat began in 1931and lasted foreight terribleyears.In hard-hit Oklahoma,thousands of farmerspacked up what theycould and walked ordrove away from theland they thoughtwould be their future.1920s.Contraceptivesales soaredduring the decade,and again, culturereflected this shift.Over fiftythousand NewYork citizenswere homelessby the end of1932.

The Depths of the Great Depression - Call List

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  1. American culture focused a lot on values like individualism, self-reliance, and success through competition.
  2. A dust ball was created due to the high winds that picked up the topsoil and would create big and dangerous dust storms.
  3. Finally, there was a great deal of pure escapism in the popular culture of the Depression.
  4. The Depression era was a favorite of Capra’s to depict in his films, including It’s a Wonderful Life, released in 1946.
  5. Even more than escapism, other films at the close of the decade reflected on the sense of community and family values that Americans struggled to maintain throughout the entire Depression.
  6. Racial violence also began to rise. In the South, lynching became more common again, with twenty-eight documented lynchings in 1933, compared to eight in 1932.
  7. Around 7 thousand people passed due to the dangerous and toxicity of the dust ball.
  8. series. The Hardy series—nine films in all, produced by MGM from 1936 to 1940—starred Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, and all followed the adventures of a small-town judge and his son.
  9. In movies, many silent films, like Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, told stories about people going from poor to rich, which was a popular theme in America.
  10. . Okies were an emblem of the failure of the American breadbasket to deliver on its promise, and their story was made famous in John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath.
  11. Family members swapped clothes; sisters might take turns going to church in the one dress they owned.
  12. Efforts, commodity prices continued to drop, finally plummeting in 1929, when the price of wheat dropped from two dollars to forty cents per bushel.
  13. By the time Hoover left office in 1933, the poor survived not on relief efforts, but because they had learned to be poor.
  14. 1932. Since communities were preoccupied with their own hardships, and organizing civil rights efforts was a long, difficult process, many resigned themselves to, or even ignored, this culture of racism and violence.
  15. By the end of 1932 the Great Depression left around 60 million Americans in poverty with limited federal aid available.
  16. Starvation was increasingly common, with documented cases rising from 20 in 1931 to 110 in 1934.
  17. From the turn of the century through much of World War I, farmers in the Great Plains experienced prosperity due to unusually good growing conditions, high commodity prices, and generous government farming policies that led to a rush for land.
  18. It is worth noting that of the five thousand banks that closed between 1930 and 1932, over 75 percent were country banks in locations with populations under 2,500.
  19. Terrifying dust storms became more and more frequent, as “black blizzards” of dirt blew across the landscape and created a new illness known as “dust pneumonia.”
  20. Cash surrender payments of individual insurance policies tripled in the first three years of the Great Depression.
  21. Exacerbating the problem was a massive drought that began in 1931 and lasted for eight terrible years.
  22. In hard-hit Oklahoma, thousands of farmers packed up what they could and walked or drove away from the land they thought would be their future.
  23. 1920s. Contraceptive sales soared during the decade, and again, culture reflected this shift.
  24. Over fifty thousand New York citizens were homeless by the end of 1932.