States and I am glad I did not live through it. In this period, many people lost

their jobs and could not support their families. They had to beg or sleep in the

streets. Many children also could not take this and ran away to seek a better

In the months before the Depression began, Herbert Hoover was the

President of the United States. He believed that the economy would benefit if

the government does not interfere. In the year of 1929, he became president

and it's the same time the stock market crashed.

The conditions of the U.S. when Herbert Hoover took office were

rather fine. Every American had a car, a radio, or an item that was a luxury in

the 1920s. The spread of chain stores and installment buying made it easier for

people to buy things they usually could not afford. The stock market was also a

great way to win and lose money. My father has stocks, but they are in the

Hong Kong stock exchange so I don't know the status of these points. As the

stocks rose, more people bought shares and made quick cash.

On September 3, 1929, the New York Stock exchange reached its highest

He believed that the Americans should have confidence in their economy and it

A Bank Holiday was four days long and people were sent around to the

parks, and bridges, they also bought electricity. It also protected rights of the

Workers and employers made payments into a special fund. When the workers

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