By the 1930s money was scarce because of the depression, so people did what they could to make their lives happy. Movies were hot, parlor games and board games were popular. People gathered around radios to ... kids would actually have to be taught by their parents and relatives for quite awhile. The children of the great depression had it hard for a very long time. Education was scarce and many kids were not getting the education that they needed. However people prevail and come up with strategies in order to keep the world going. Fads and fashion was ... ...

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... started in October. By the end of Hoover's term in office unemployment rates had sky rocketed and left 12 to 14 million without jobs, and the supply of money was scarce and only getting worse (Encyclopedia Americana: Herbert Hoover 1-2). There are many reasons that the Great Depression started. One of the most well known causes is the stock market crash that ... ...

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By the 1930's the trade slump of 1929-31 had plunged the United States into a depression. Money was scarce and families valued the things that still made their lives happy. Adults gathered around radios to listen to sports, while the young people danced to the big bands. Board games ... ...

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... was no part of his intention. ... "In civilized society he [man] stands at all times in need of the cooperation and assistance of great multitudes, while his whole life is scarce sufficient to gain the friendship of a few persons. In almost every other race of animals each individual, when it is grown up to maturity, is entirely independent, and in its ... ...

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... money, other than the money she gave to the uncle. Her hope in obtaining a home of her own is what lead her to save the money. With money being so scarce, talking became a pastime of the depression. When homework was done, Russell could stay up and chat with the adults, as it was a method of enjoyment. Russell contributed to the family ... ...

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... to carrying on for three longs years insisting that the "American economy was sound while it was actually collapsing"2 even though people lost their homes, jobs and food had become scarce for many. Amongst the hardest hit were agricultural workers and farmers who had borrowed money to buy more land only to find that land prices were falling. This and the ... ...

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