Great Depression in Iowa
- Iowan Farmers
- Overproduction was a big problem
- People began to burn corn instead of coal
- Farmers wanted the government to step in and help but they weren't
- Farmers would set up blockades so cities could not get their food from the farms
- Government Steps In
- Government was paying people to produce less crops so over production lessen
- Towns and Cities
- Factories and stores shut down, causing many people to become unemployment
- Only 300 workers were working in Dubuque Iowa
- Organizations
- WPA
- CCC
- PWA
France and Japan
- Japan
- Devaluation of Japanese Currency
- Depending on Trade
- Economy on shank 8%
- France
- Not Directly affected until 1930's
- Over valued currency
- Political Unrest
- Riots in Paris in 1934
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