2. Hypothesis: The great depression did not affect everyone in the same way. Whilst many rich businessmen hardly felt any impact, ordinary families struggled to make a living and were forced to change their lifestyles to adapt to the conditions.
17. Still spend lots of money on entertainment.Life goes on as it always has.
18. How could he not have noticed the Hooverville’s or the giant lines in front of soup kitchens? “One of the strangest things about the depression was that it was so nearly invisible to the naked eye...” Frederick Lewis Allen, 1947 Were they so rich and prosperous that they didn't care? Wealthy people were so wrapped up in their own rich world’s that they were completely oblivious to what was going on outside.
19. Some weren't so lucky Some unlucky businessmen went from Luxurious house Sleeping on newspaper To Many wealthy Wall Streeters jumped from high office windows, so their families would receive their insurance benefits.
20. The plan worked! Months later an apple vendor could be found standing over a fruit crate on the corner of every major American city. By the end of November there were six thousand people selling apples in New York. In 1930 International Apple Shippers were faced with an oversupply of fruit and came up with a unique solution to clear out their warehouses and give unemployed businessmen a way to make a little money, they sold apples on credit.
