Week 8: The great depression
1) What is the great depression? What caused it and how did it affect the americans and the world?
The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world. There were multiple causes of the great depression such as the income gap between the rich and poor, overuse of credit to make purchases, industry and agricultural supply exeeded demand and the stock market crash whcih causes financial panic. there were many effects of the great depression, such as, millions of people lose their jobs, poverty widespread, businesses and banks close, depression spreads to other countries, Roosevelt wins presidency, New Deal legislation enacted and despite periods of economic upturns, the depression remains.
2) How does knowing more about the period in history help you to understand the characters and setting from chapter 1 to 7?
The great depression affected the rural south the most, which is where to kill a mockingbird is set. Many people were unemployed and had little money. This gives us an understanding as to why some characters are not very well off.
The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world. There were multiple causes of the great depression such as the income gap between the rich and poor, overuse of credit to make purchases, industry and agricultural supply exeeded demand and the stock market crash whcih causes financial panic. there were many effects of the great depression, such as, millions of people lose their jobs, poverty widespread, businesses and banks close, depression spreads to other countries, Roosevelt wins presidency, New Deal legislation enacted and despite periods of economic upturns, the depression remains.
2) How does knowing more about the period in history help you to understand the characters and setting from chapter 1 to 7?
The great depression affected the rural south the most, which is where to kill a mockingbird is set. Many people were unemployed and had little money. This gives us an understanding as to why some characters are not very well off.
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