(2b) The human impact of the Depression Flashcards
What did the USA lack to deal with mass unemployments?
How did the Republican government view the unemployed?
The USA lacked an infrastructure to deal with mass unemployment.
Republican government conservative view was that people should work hard, and that unemployment was their fault. There was no federal aid, therefore charities were under tremendous strain.
How many migrant workers was there by 1932?
By 1932, estimated 1 million migrant (itinerant) workers.
What happened to Homelessness?
What were Hoovervilles
Many lost their homes as a result of becoming unemployed and moved to the outskirts of urban areas. Shanty towns, sometimes homing thousands of people, grew as a result. Hoover was blamed for the lack of relief and support.
How did suicide rates change from in 1929 to 1932?
Suicide rates increased from 14 per 10,000 in 1929 to 17.4 by 1932.
What happened to farmers after the depression?
Many failed on mortgage payments, sharecroppers failed to pay rent, and many were evicted. Food went to waste as farmers could not afford to harvest it.
How much more likely were black americans to lose there jobs compared to White people?
4-6 x more likely
What were most sharecroppers in the rural south?
Most sharecroppers were black Americans in the rural South.
What led to Native Americans being in poverty before the depression even hit?
Native Americans were already living in poverty on their reservations due to the Dawes Severalty Act 1887.
How many Hispanic Americans were deported to Latin America?
Despite what?
400,000
despite living in the USA their whole lives.
In how many states banned the employment of married women?
48 states banned the employment of married women.
How many one parents families were headed by women in 1931?
How many received aid?
3.8
19,280
What was relief like before 1932?
Before 1932 no state had any form of unemployment insurance, and oly 11 had any form of limited pension.
How did Gangsterism change during the depression?
Huge increase in violent crime. FBI Public Enemy Number One, Clyde Barrow, of the Bonnie and Clyde gang, rose to fame for their Robin Hood status.
