*The above picture is a graph showing how the stick market crashed.
The Great Depression occurred between 1929 and 1939 after World War 1. It happened because the stock market crashed on October 27, 1929. Many people lost their jobs and housing. The crisis was too deep to aid and give relief to those suffering from the aforementioned losses. People were more shocked than angry, when it came to public events and such they were prone to riot, and the suicide count started to go up because people were ashamed of themselves for losing their jobs and houses. For farmers, it was a lot harder to survive. They had to deal with the Dust Bowl and evictions because their crops were not growing as well as they normally did so they couldn't sell them. People out and about had to wear dust masks to protect themselves from the winds and sand blowing. It lasted for almost a decade and mainly impacted the lower plains, such as Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Farmers had been practicing poor agricultural standards and the ground was not as healthy as it could have been. Droughts dried the land out and made the Dust Bowl possible.
*The above picture is an example of the Dust Bowl and how it made life difficult on the plains.
*The below picture is of the Hoover Dam.
The Boulder Dam was what it was called before it was changed to the Hoover Dam on September 17, 1930. It is located near Boulder Canyon and was going to be named Boulder Dam because of its location. Hoover's secretary had changed it during the dedication speech on the building site and let everyone know that it was to be called the Hoover Dam.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/great-depression.htm
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/dustbowl.htm
http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam/is_it_hoover_dam_or_boulder_dam.html
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