The Collapse Of The United States During The Great Depression

The Great Depression, a world-wide crisis of economic loss and failures, more specifically in the United States. The time period started from the year 1930 to 1940 with Herbert Hoover as president. During this time, stock markets were crashing, businesses were closing as well as banks. Most of the American population were homeless, and people were starving and poor from unemployment. There was a need for sources like electricity as well as the need for jobs to change unemployment rates (Smiley, 2008). President Hoover did not help citizens and thought the best was done until great change occurred. Many people thought the nation was ‘no longer a powerful nation’ because of this great depression time, but new plans and actions were taken into place later on to help the economy and the people. One major action that helped the economy and the people prosper up again was the building of the Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam, named after President Hoover, helped by providing electricity, helped provide jobs for the people, and provided assurance to signify that the United States was really a
The dam is very huge in size and supplies millions of people with a source of power. The Hoover Dam is tall as a 60 foot story building and holds an enormous size of water. For one purpose that out stood all other purposes of the dam was that the building of the dam symbolized America’s amazingly industry effort, limits, and workers of the 1930’s (“The Greatest Dam in the World,” 2011). The engineering ability inspired people. There are still visitors today of this 21st century to see the beautiful construction. During this time of the Great Depression, people lost hopes/luck and inspiration because of the great number of unemployment, homelessness and poverty. Building something big and great such as this dam helped to inspire people that America could come back and prosper during a weak and down