Most of the Americans today are too young to remember the Great Depression; however, no period in American history has more importance to discuss than does the Great Depression decade. Events that happened during the years of the Great Depression determined the direction of the social and economic policies, relationship of the citizens to the government and the political alignments. The period of the Great Depression from 1929 to 1933 started with the crash of the stock market on October 29th 1929 when over $30 billion disappeared in stock values . The Depression served to confirm the poor in their Continue reading...
