Great Depression

1. What kinds of hardships did children and teenagers suffer during the Great Depression? During the Great Depression, children suffered from malnutrition and diseases that were caused by malnutrition. Due to falling tax revenues, schools started to close. Since there was no school, teenagers went to work in sweatshops. They experienced terrible working conditions. Some children rode the freights in search of jobs and a way out of poverty. They suffered from being caught by armed freight yard patrolmen, terrible living and sleeping conditions, and being murdered by criminals. 

2. How did Men struggle with it? Men struggled finding jobs. They would walk the streets in search for jobs everyday. Some men left their families while others became hoboes. Hoboes rode freights or either hitched a ride. They would sleep in homeless shelters. 

3. What about Women? Women struggled with managing the household budget. They would often work out plans with other women to save money on food. Some put off getting married and having children. What was unique about their struggle? Women were being accused of having it better than anybody else. People thought married woman had no right to work when men were still unemployed. In some cities, they wouldn't even hire women that were married as schoolteachers. Women didn't show the struggles they were having. They would hide them in shame. 

4. What LONG LASTING effects did the Great Depression have on the personality of our society? A long lasting effect that the Great Depression had on the personality of our society was the habits of saving and thriftiness. Another long lasting effect would be setting young people's mind to achieving financial security. The bonds created between families and communities by sharing resources would continue on into a new generation.