The Great Depression

The 1930's and in general, some years following the first world war were some of the worst years in history. Billions of people worldwide were unemployed and homeless as men and women alike, in countries everywhere, struggled to support their families, and keep their children from starving. Every nation was affected; worst hit were the most industrialized, especially the United States. In America, there were many factors contributing to the sudden economic crises that was the Great Depression. However, Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to fix the nation that was the New Deal largely prevented the greatest problems contributing to the Depression, low money supply, unemployment and national panic regarding the banks.…