https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-causes-of-the-Great-Depression?-Many-believe-erroneously-that-the-stock-market-crash-that-occurred-on-Black-Tuesday,-October-29,-1929-is-one-and-the-same-with-the-Great-Depression.-In-fact,-it-was-one-of-the-major-causes-that-led-to-the-Great-Depression.-Two-months-after-the-original-crash-in-October,-stockholders-had-lost-more-than-$40-billion-dollars.-Even-though-the-stock-market-began-to-regain-some-of-its-losses,-by-the-end-of-1930,-it-just-was-not-enough-and-America-truly-entered-what-is-called-the-Great-Depression.

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-causes-of-the-Great-Depression?-Throughout-the-1930s-over-9,000-banks-failed.-Bank-deposits-were-uninsured-and-thus-as-banks-failed-people-simply-lost-their-savings.-Surviving-banks,-unsure-of-the-economic-situation-and-concerned-for-their-own-survival,-stopped-being-as-willing-to-create-new-loans.-This-exacerbated-the-situation-leading-to-less-and-less-expenditures.2

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-causes-of-the-Great-Depression?-With-the-stock-market-crash-and-the-fears-of-further-economic-woes,-individuals-from-all-classes-stopped-purchasing-items.-This-then-led-to-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-items-produced-and-thus-a-reduction-in-the-workforce.-As-people-lost-their-jobs,-they-were-unable-to-keep-up-with-paying-for-items-they-had-bought-through-installment-plans-and-their-items-were-repossessed.-More-and-more-inventory-began-to-accumulate.-The-unemployment-rate-rose-above-25%-which-meant,-of-course,-even-less-spending-to-help-alleviate-the-economic-situation.3

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-causes-of-the-Great-Depression?-As-businesses-began-failing,-the-government-created-the-Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-in-1930-to-help-protect-American-companies.-This-charged-a-high-tax-for-imports-thereby-leading-to-less-trade-between-America-and-foreign-countries-along-with-some-economic-retaliation.4

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-causes-of-the-Great-Depression?-While-not-a-direct-cause-of-the-Great-Depression,-the-drought-that-occurred-in-the-Mississippi-Valley-in-1930-was-of-such-proportions-that-many-could-not-even-pay-their-taxes-or-other-debts-and-had-to-sell-their-farms-for-no-profit-to-themselves.-The-area-was-nicknamed-\\\"The-Dust-Bowl.\\\"5

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-effects-Of-The-Great-Depression?-After-the-stock-market-crash-of-1929-and-the-collapse-of-more-than-40%-of-American-banks-by-1933,-strict-trading-and-banking-regulations-were-put-in-place,-as-well-as-financial-protections,-enforced-by-the-newly-formed-Securities-and-Exchange-Commission-(SEC)-and-the-Federal-Deposit-Insurance-Corporation-(FDIC).6

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-effects-Of-The-Great-Depression?-Franklin-D.-Roosevelt-introduced-programs-between-1933-and-1938,-designed-to-help-America-pull-out-of-the-Great-Depression-by-addressing-high-rates-of-unemployment-and-poverty.-An-array-of-services,-regulations,-and-subsidies-were-introduced-by-FDR-and-Congress,-including-widespread-work-creation-programs.-The-cornerstones-of-the-New-Deal-were-the-Public-Works-Administration-and-the-National-Recovery-Administration.7

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-were-the-effects-Of-The-Great-Depression?-When-the-Dust-Bowl-conditions-in-the-1930s-led-to-farmers-abandoning-their-fields,-mass-migration-patterns-emerged-during-the-Great-Depression,-with-populations-shifting-from-rural-areas-to-urban-centers.8

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Sharecropping:-Croppers-were-assigned-a-plot-of-land-to-work,-and-in-exchange-owed-the-owner-a-share-of-the-crop-at-the-end-of-the-season,-usually-one-half.-The-owner-provided-the-tools-and-farm-animals.-Farmers-who-owned-their-own-mule-and-plow-were-at-a-higher-stage-and-are-called-tenant-farmers;-they-paid-the-landowner-less,-usually-only-a-third-of-each-crop.-In-both-cases-the-farmer-kept-the-produce-of-gardens.-The-sharecropper-purchased-seed,-tools-and-fertilizer,-as-well-as-food-and-clothing,-on-credit-from-a-local-merchant,-or-sometimes-from-a-plantation-store.-When-the-harvest-came,-the-cropper-would-harvest-the-whole-crop-and-sell-it-to-the-merchant-who-had-extended-credit.-Purchases-and-the-landowner\\\'s-share-were-deducted-and-the-cropper-kept-the-difference—or-added-to-his-debt.9

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Negative-effects-of-Sharecropping:-Though-the-arrangement-protected-sharecroppers-from-the-negative-effects-of-a-bad-crop,-many-sharecroppers-(both-black-and-white)-were-economically-confined-to-serf-like-conditions-of-poverty.-To-work-the-land,-sharecroppers-had-to-buy-seed-and-implements,-sometimes-from-the-plantation-owner-who-often-charged-exorbitant-prices-against-the-sharecropper\\\'s-next-season.-Arrangements-also-typically-gave-half-or-less-of-the-crop-to-the-sharecropper,-and-the-sale-price-in-some-cases-was-set-by-the-landowner.-Lacking-the-resources-to-market-their-crops-independently,-the-sharecropper-was-sometimes-compensated-in-scrip-redeemable-only-at-the-plantation.10

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-term-Jim-Crow-is-believed-to-have-originated-around-1830-when-a-white,-minstrel-show-performer,-Thomas-\\\"Daddy\\\"-Rice,-blackened-his-face-with-charcoal-paste-or-burnt-cork-and-danced-a-ridiculous-jig-while-singing-the-lyrics-to-the-song,-\\\"Jump-Jim-Crow.\\\"-Rice-created-this-character-after-seeing-(while-traveling-in-the-South)-a-crippled,-elderly-black-man-(or-some-say-a-young-black-boy)-dancing-and-singing-a-song-ending-with-these-chorus-words:-\\\"Weel-about-and-turn-about-and-do-jis-so,-Eb\\\'ry-time-I-weel-about-I-jump-Jim-Crow.\\\"-Some-historians-believe-that-a-Mr.-Crow-owned-the-slave-who-inspired-Rice\\\'s-act--thus-the-reason-for-the-Jim-Crow-term-in-the-lyrics.-In-any-case,-Rice-incorporated-the-skit-into-his-minstrel-act,-and-by-the-1850s-the-\\\"Jim-Crow\\\"-character-had-become-a-standard-part-of-the-minstrel-show-scene-in-America.11

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-Jim-Crow-laws-were-state-and-local-laws-in-the-United-States-enacted-between-1876-and-1965.-They-mandated-de-jure-racial-segregation-in-all-public-facilities,-with-a-supposedly-\\\"separate-but-equal\\\"-status-for-black-Americans.-In-reality,-this-led-to-treatment-and-accommodations-that-were-usually-inferior-to-those-provided-for-white-Americans,-systematizing-a-number-of-economic,-educational-and-social-disadvantages.-12

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=From-the-1880s-into-the-1960s,-a-majority-of-American-states-enforced-segregation-through-\\\"Jim-Crow\\\"-laws-(so-called-after-a-black-character-in-minstrel-shows).-From-Delaware-to-California,-and-from-North-Dakota-to-Texas,-many-states-(and-cities,-too)-could-impose-legal-punishments-on-people-for-consorting-with-members-of-another-race.-The-most-common-types-of-laws-forbade-intermarriage-and-ordered-business-owners-and-public-institutions-to-keep-their-black-and-white-clientele-separated.13

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Here-is-a-sampling-of-laws-from-various-states:-Nurses-No-person-or-corporation-shall-require-any-white-female-nurse-to-nurse-in-wards-or-rooms-in-hospitals,-either-public-or-private,-in-which-negro-men-are-placed.-Alabama-Buses-All-passenger-stations-in-this-state-operated-by-any-motor-transportation-company-shall-have-separate-waiting-rooms-or-space-and-separate-ticket-windows-for-the-white-and-colored-races.-Alabama-Railroads-The-conductor-of-each-passenger-train-is-authorized-and-required-to-assign-each-passenger-to-the-car-or-the-division-of-the-car,-when-it-is-divided-by-a-partition,-designated-for-the-race-to-which-such-passenger-belongs.-Alabama-Restaurants-It-shall-be-unlawful-to-conduct-a-restaurant-or-other-place-for-the-serving-of-food-in-the-city,-at-which-white-and-colored-people-are-served-in-the-same-room,-unless-such-white-and-colored-persons-are-effectually-separated-by-a-solid-partition-extending-from-the-floor-upward-to-a-distance-of-seven-feet-or-higher,-and-unless-a-separate-entrance-from-the-street-is-provided-for-each-compartment.-Alabama-Pool-and-Billiard-Rooms-It-shall-be-unlawful-for-a-negro-and-white-person-to-play-together-or-in-company-with-each-other-at-any-game-of-pool-or-billiards.-Alabama-Toilet-Facilities,-Male-Every-employer-of-white-or-negro-males-shall-provide-for-such-white-or-negro-males-reasonably-accessible-and-separate-toilet-facilities.-Alabama-Intermarriage-The-marriage-of-a-person-of-Caucasian-blood-with-a-Negro,-Mongolian,-Malay,-or-Hindu-shall-be-null-and-void.-Arizona-14