Cultural And Social Aspects Of The Great Depression

Mahatma Gandhi, a legendary activist for humans, once said, â€Å"A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and soul of its people.† People drive our culture not only as a nation, but also as a global community. Without people from the past not only would humans not be able to develop as a society, but they would not be able to learn from mistakes made in the past. This iconic period in American history, known as the Great Depression, truly did change the cultural and social aspects of the United States. In the Great Depression, pop culture provided an outlet for the millions of deprived unemployed Americans. Men commonly fled their homes and families out of shame of their inability to find work, leaving it up to their wives to find jobs and take care of the children. The Great Depression was a hard time for many Americans, but influenced many aspects in their lives of civilians including crime, entertainment, and art. 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