In the 1930's farmers were usually safe from the great depression because they could feed themselves off their own food. Unfortunatly, during the great depression the great plains were hit hard with drought and huge waves of dust that would kill some people and destroy their crops. When the dust storms damaged the crops, not only could the small farmer not feed himself and his family, he could not pay back his debt. Banks would then foreclose on the small farms and the farmer's family would be both homeless and unemployed. The Great Depression was a massive crash in the economy resulting in the United Stateas going into prosperity. This Depression lasted til 1942. This lack of consumer spending caused additional businesses to cut back wages or, more drastically, to lay off some of their workers. Some businesses couldn't stay open even with these cuts and soon closed their doors, leaving all their workers unemployed.
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