This is a timeline on poverty during the Great Depression, the 1960s and 1970s, and in the modern world. This timeline includes causes of poverty the effects it had, and solutions to this issue.
Created by cmaddal on Feb 15, 2011
Last updated: 02/18/11 at 12:17 PM
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Fast Food is a mjor issure for people living in poverty. Many grocery stores like Jewel-Osco, don't want to open a store in neighborhoods with a high poverty rate because it would be unappealing to other wealthier people. However, people living in poverty have to travel a great distance to get fresh foods like fruit since there are no grocery stores around. In result, people in poverty's only option for food would be Fast Food. Fast Food however is more expensive then food at a grocery store and is unhealthy compared to fresh food. This creates major health problems for people in poverty like obesity. -Food Desert
When children are born into inner-city neighborhoods, many don't even think about going to college and getting a high paying job. They think of crime and gang violence as their part in their community. However, when their low paying jobs are taken away from them the crime increase which results in an increase in poverty. Clearly, poverty is increased because of unemployment because they have no income but also crime increase poverty because when things are stolen from stores those companies lose money making them lose part of their income. -When Work Disappears
One of the effects the nation faced from poverty was homlessness. There are four causes of poverty which included... 1. Poverty in general: People are unable to pay for their basic necessities like food so they clearly can't afford a shelter. Even though many Americans have jobs, they are low paying which puts them under the poverty line. 2.Slacking Federal Aid: Many poor people rely on federally funded programs for necessities like food, medical care, etc. However, the government has cut many of these programs making it harder for people in poverty to get basic things. 3.Fewer Amount of Low-Income Housing: The government helps fund families with low-incomes to get housing. However, the government claims they don't have enough money to fund these families which in result, increases the number of homeless people. 4.Release of Mentally Ill: When the mentally ill were released from Insitutions many thought local programs would be set up to help them. However that wasn't the case and 23% of homeless people today are mentally ill. -Four Causes of Homelessness
President LBJ created this to give poor urban youths work experience and to encourage them to stay in school so one day they could get btter jobs. This was a successful solution because it set a goal for many children and all of them wanted to achieve that goal so that they would be better off then they were then.
This act was part of LBJ's Great Society Plan. This act was set up to prevent hunger, improve the social conditions of citizens with low incomes, and to provide a foundation for the nations agriculture. This act was hoped to reduce the incidents of health problems in poverty-stricken areas. To many Americans, this act was successful since it prevented hunger and health issues for many people.
This video is about President Lyndon B. Johnsons "War on Poverty" during the 1960's.
The SSA was created to combat poverty among many citizens. For this act, the government would supply retired wage earners with income. Our nation still uses this act for the same purposes.
The SSA was created to combat poverty among many citizens. For this act, the government would supply retired wage earners with income. Our nation still uses this act for the same purposes.
The movie Cinderella Man is based on the famous boxer, James Braddock. This movie shows the impact the Great Depression had on Americans and that it affected everyone of all wealth classes. James J. Braddock was a hero to many Americans since he was going through the same difficult time as them but also was able to succeed in boxing and regain his fighting reputation against the champion Max Baer.
The FHA was part of the National Housing Act of 1934 which was a government agency created to combat the housing crisis during the Great Depression. The FHA was designed to regulate mortgages and housing conditions.
About two million Americans were left without a home during the Great Depression and walked around everyday looking for some type of work. Many of these homeless people were children as well as adults. Since many people lost their homes, Hoovervilles were made in local parks. Hoovervilles was where people would make their own shacks for shelter out of left over materials.
The CCC was a program of President FDR's New Deal. This program was to help decrease the unemployment rate. This program supplied many Americans with jobs during the Great Depression and was responsible for building many public works and created structures in America like walkways in parks throughout the nation.
Al Jolson sang the song Brother Can You Spare A Dime during the Great Depression. This soon became the Anthem of the Depression because so many Americans could relate to this song.
After the stock market crash and people not being able to get their savings, thousands stopped purchasing items from storsbecause they couldn't afford to anymore. When people stopped purchasing items, companies started letting people go since they weren't making a profit. This increased the unemployment rate and made finding jobs very difficult.
About 34 million Americans had no source of income during the Great Depression and many relied on soup kitchens for food.
As the Stock Market crashed, hundreds of people fled to banks to collect their savings however bank deposits were uninsured. While 9,000 banks failed, people were unable to collect their savings leaving them without any money.
Many companies kept producing products even when few people were buying them. This costed the companies money to produce these objects however, the companies weren't making a profit since nobody was purchasing them.
Black Tuesday is the day when the Stock Market crashed in 1929. On this day, stocks lost 13 % of their value resulting in many people losing a tremendous amount of money.
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