They consisted of mainly farmers” (Turnpike 13-15). This shows how the crash hit America in every way possible aspect farmers were even giving up they had too much debt to afford their land. People could not get food as it was already with so many farmers not being able to make the food it was becoming more expensive. With everyone already losing all their money, and now food was becoming more scarce and expensive, it was getting worse than imaginable. “The great depression put a great deal of stress on families. Only after exhausting all alternatives would they reluctantly look to the government for help. Other families did not fare as well, and ended up falling apart” (Carroll 34-35). Parent’s not being able to feed their children, or themselves. Not being able to buy new clothes or live in a house where everyone doesn 't share a bedroom. This is what tore families apart. Without money, no one can do anything fathers felt they could not support their families and would leave sometimes so now the mom was stuck taking care of the children alone and looking for a job. The crash made Americans realized how quickly their lives could change, and how much wall street affected the economy making Americans learn a
They consisted of mainly farmers” (Turnpike 13-15). This shows how the crash hit America in every way possible aspect farmers were even giving up they had too much debt to afford their land. People could not get food as it was already with so many farmers not being able to make the food it was becoming more expensive. With everyone already losing all their money, and now food was becoming more scarce and expensive, it was getting worse than imaginable. “The great depression put a great deal of stress on families. Only after exhausting all alternatives would they reluctantly look to the government for help. Other families did not fare as well, and ended up falling apart” (Carroll 34-35). Parent’s not being able to feed their children, or themselves. Not being able to buy new clothes or live in a house where everyone doesn 't share a bedroom. This is what tore families apart. Without money, no one can do anything fathers felt they could not support their families and would leave sometimes so now the mom was stuck taking care of the children alone and looking for a job. The crash made Americans realized how quickly their lives could change, and how much wall street affected the economy making Americans learn a