1930s Decade Essay

             The 1930's was a decade of pain, loss, struggle, and eventually, a new
             beginning. Through the convictions of a money crisis which started the Great Depression
             of not only the Nation, but the World, many citizens lost everything proving that the
             Stock Market crash left the 1930's in full out pain and struggle. To escape the pressures
             of the Depression and unemployment, many turned to the likes of entertainment as a
             means of relief from the hardships and realities of an unrelenting plague that was felt
             throughout the world. Along with entertainment to help shed some light to the country
             gone bankrupt, a reformer took advantage of the situation and brought with him, A New
             Deal which gave hope for all of America. Needless to state, the 1930's was a time of hurt
             and pain until this reformer came and impacted the nation for the better.
             On October 29, 1929, the Stock Market, which a majority of the nation
             but their money into, crashed resulting in a nation burried in turmoil and panic. All the
             money that the famillies poured into the Stock Market had been lost. The Crash left
             millions of the Nation in despair and struggle for a better life. Millions of Americans lost
             their jobs and the unemployment rate incredibly rose in a year alone. Many people
             blamed President Hoover for the depression which followed the Stock Market Crash for
             his indifference to their hardships and his petty actions of trying to make it better when it
             was too late ( and too close to the elections ) were undeniably selfish and crude. The
             nation turned their backs on him as any Nation looking for a scapegoat would and named
             their poor "Shantytowns," which were places where the poor and unemployed lived;
             "Hoovervilles" after the empathetic ruler of their Nation.
             Although the Nation was distraught and hopeless, one thing provided a
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