Food During The Great Depression

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a detailed examination of the foods that were eaten during the Great Depression. The paper explores the Depression and how it impacted the food market. The paper then explores what types of foods were eaten and how they were rationed during this difficult era.

Outline:
Introduction
What Happened
Impact on Farmers
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"These drastic reductions in prices caused farmers to become behind in payments and many farms began to go through foreclosure. The farmers fought to stay on the land. In some cases it had to do with the family farm being part of their heritage, while in other cases they knew instinctively if they gave up the farm they would not be able to feed their families. "
"Farmers as a whole did not have the education needed to understand how the Great Depression impacted the market. Government agencies tried to teach farmers to begin growing with a supply and demand mindset. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• 'Hard Times' 'The Dirty 30s' (ACCESSED 4-20-06)http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/farminginthe1930s.html
• 1930s Farm Life (ACCESSED 4-20-06) http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/life_01.html
• Crashing Hopes: The Great Depression(ACCESSED 4-20-06)http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture18.html
• Growing a Nation (ACCESSED 4-20-06) http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:qb49l3MLQjoJ:www.agclassroom.org/gan/classroom/pdf/NarLesson2.pdf+%2Brationing+food++%2B%22great+depression%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=14&ie=UTF-8

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