Families tried to grow their own food, even in small yards. My grandparents had apple trees, a vegetable garden, and a berry patch in their suburban back yard. They also raised rabbits for meat.
Although President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to break out of the The Great Depression with his New Deal programs, the US did not actually get out of the Depression in a sustained way until World...
America got itslef out of the Great Depression by entering World War II. Entering the war increased the need for jobs in places such as ammunition and weapon factories. That increase in jobs is the...