(The human impact of the Depression) Ethnic minorities Flashcards
Give evidence to suggest black americans suffered more than white americans.
They were 4 - 6 times more likely to lose their jobs.
Sharecroppers failed to pay rent.
What is significant about this regarding ethnic minorities?
Most were black, living in the rural south.
How were Native Americans coping in this time?
They were already living in poverty on their reservations due to the Dawes Severalty Act 1887.
Native Americans were already living in poverty on their reservations due to the Dawes Severalty Act 1887.
What did this act do?
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The president could divide up Reservation Land & give it to individuals.
Forced natives into white towns to adopt their culture & way of living.
How were Hispanics coping in this time?
4000,000 were deported to Latin America despite living in the USA their whole lives.
What had happened to Native American land by 1932?
90/138 million acres they owned in the 1800s was in the hands of mostly white americans.
How did the number of unemployed black americans compare to white americnas?
4 - 6 times higher.
