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The Great Depression, the worst economic crisis to affect America, has shaped the conditions of today. Though Americans during the Great Depression faced many problems, the government took action and made several attempts to provide solutions. With attempts such as the Townsend Plan, the government tried to solve problems like unemployment. The Great Depression saw a fair amount of problems and solutions. Large quantities of problems were faced during the Great Depression. Problems such as starvation and unemployment caused the Great Depression to be a bad time period. One problem that people faced during the Great Depression was starvation. “…for food she depended almost entirely on occasional dinner invitations from her friends.” (Document #3) This describes how this woman ate on rare occasions because she, like most people, did not have the money to afford it. Many people attended soup kitchens and breadlines which were places that offered free food or drinks because many were suffering from starvation. These events took place in large urban areas serving many unemployed people because of the absence of government relief programs during 1932. Doughnuts, bread, soup and coffee are some examples of what were offered. These events were usually organized by volunteer organizations, church groups, or community groups. While going hungry, surplus food couldn’t be sold for a profit. Starvation was mainly caused by the fact that many Americans did not have wages. Unemployment was another problem that citizens faced during the Great Depression. In 1929, the unemployment rate was a little less than 4% but in 1932, it skyrocketed up to approximately 24%. (Document #1) The high unemployment rate made people mobile in order to find jobs as well as food. With 15 million people unemployed, mostly industrial cities in the east and midwest were hit the hardest by this occurrence. By 1933, about 40% of factory workers and 67% of construction workers were unemployed in Ohio. The reason for such high unemployment was because of the stock market crash. At first, people bought many stocks on margin because it seemed the market was going to go up. In reality, these stocks were inflated and build on dreams. As the market went down, banks demanded their money back, forcing people to sell their stocks low. People then rushed to banks to withdraw all their money. Causing banks to collapse, they ran out of money. Only those who were fast enough were able to withdraw their money, which caused many people to lose their life savings. As banks closed, businesses closed as well and left many people jobless. Without wages, people were unable to pay mortgages and rent leaving them on the streets without a home. Without money, food was not affordable and many suffered starvation. During the Great Depression, people suffered because of starvation and unemployment. The government took action in order to solve the problems presented during the Great Depression. New Deal programs and the Townsend Plan were examples of efforts made by the government to solve these problems. New Deal programs were an attempt to solve problems faced during the Great Depression. A cartoon depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt as a doctor using a bag of New Deal remedies with an elderly woman’s permission to cure a hobo. (Document #6) Franklin D. Roosevelt created many New Deal programs to help the depressed U.S. Congress passed these programs in an attempt to pull America out of the Great Depression by offering jobs directly. These programs helped fight the Great Depression through relief, recovery and reform. Creating jobs, it provided many Americans with an income which helped them get through the depression. Some of these programs also promoted forms of entertainment such as art, music, theatre, and writing. Because of the expensive cost, some programs were closed while others still exist today. This would solve the problem of unemployment. Another solution the government presented was the Townsend Plan. “…over the age of 60 years may retire on a pension of $200 per month on the following conditions.”(Document #7) The Townsend Plan was a plan proposed by Mr. Townsend which provided a pension to the elderly if they follow three provisions. One provision was to “engage in no further labor, business or profession for gain.” This gave the young people more opportunities to get jobs because the elderly no longer worked since they received a generous pension provided by taxes. The second provision was that the person must be free of criminality. They included this because they wanted to reward the people that are good and haven’t done anything bad during the duration of their long lifetime. Also the third provision forces the person to spend their money in the United States on consumer goods or services. This would help stimulate the nation’s feeble economy by creating new jobs. Therefore, actions were taken by the government to provide solutions for the problems faced du

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1. The essay looks good.. the only concern I have is the way you are citing the sources... generally you would reference by last name or publication depending on the source. What I am going to do, is I will attach a link that I use all the time, and it will show you examples of MLA formatting, hope this helps! http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/