18 Photos That Show the Human Struggle of the Great Depression

ImagineGolf/istockphotoThe Great Depression wasn’t just a rough patch — it was an economic freefall that left millions ...
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15 Lesser Known Facts About the Great Depression

When most people think of the Great Depression, they picture the usual snapshots: the Wall Street crash, long breadlines, and ...

26 Old Photos That Reveal the Harsh Reality of Poverty

Poverty has always left its mark — not just in statistics or history books, but in the weary faces of those who lived through ...
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Why The Federal Reserve Did Not Cause The Great Depression

Notorious gangster Al Capone attempts to help unemployed men with his soup kitchen "Big Al's Kitchen for the Needy." The kitchen provides three meals a day consisting of soup with meat, bread, coffee, ...
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Did tariffs contribute to the Great Depression? Here's what to know

President Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global trade war has raised ...
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Surviving the Great Depression: How Families Fed Themselves

The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the hardest economic periods in American history. With unemployment reaching 25%, ...
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President Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. What history tells us

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...