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Chapter 14 Section 2
Harship and Suffering During the Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are shantytowns? | Little neighborhoods of houses made out of scraps that people who had been evicted from their city homes lived in |
| What did people turn to in order to obtain food? | bread lines and soup kitchens run by charity organizations |
| Why were blacks and latinos lynched or deported? | They were competing for the same jobs as white men |
| What was the Dust Bowl? | A place in the Great Plains that went through a drought, and since there were no tress dust kicked up and dust storms presisted for years, killing many people |
| Where did the term hobo come from? | Men would lose their jobs and become so discouraged about not being able to support their families that they would leave them and live on trains and wander around. |
| What is direct relief? | Cash payments or food provided by the government, only charity organizations provided relief for poor families |
| Who were Hoover tourists? | Young boys and girls (11-17) who would hop and trains and travel the country looking for work and a purpose |
| What rose during the Great Depression? | suicide rates rose by 30% |
| What was one happy thing about the Great Depression? | Everyone was willing to help everyone else |
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