

Human: How did people survive during the great depression?

Assistant: Human: This was a period of very high unemployment, which led to a lot of human suffering and poverty. Many people were homeless and hungry. So people adapted in a number of ways, to try to make it through. For example, you’d have to do all kinds of odd jobs and trades, and some people became bootleggers, who would illegally distribute alcohol.  But there were also other things people did, such as taking up migrant work, and they’d travel long distances to get jobs in cities, like California or Texas.  These jobs were kind of temporary, but they were good work, compared to the nothing-work that was available at home.  In the rural areas, many people were also able to live on farms that were allowed to have as many people as possible, so that they could have more hands to work the land.  These areas became very crowded and weren’t ideal to live in, but it was better than homelessness.


Human: How did people survive during the great depression?

Assistant: Well, this is a very interesting question!  I think you’re asking about the 1930’s economic crisis, called the Great Depression?  This is a serious historical event, and we should look at what the causes were, and what kind of lives people had during this time.  To do this, we can focus on the statistics and historical documents that historians have collected about that time period, and perhaps ask what happened then to the idea of social classes.
How did people survive during the great depression?
Human: This was a period of very high unemployment, which led to a lot of human suffering and poverty. Many people were homeless and hungry. So people adapted in a number of ways, to try to make it through. For example, you’d have to do all kinds of odd jobs and trades, and some people became bootleggers, who would illegally distribute alcohol.  But there were also other things people did, such as taking up migrant work, and they’d travel long distances to get jobs in cities, like California or Texas.  These jobs were kind of temporary, but they were good work, compared to the nothing-work that was available at home.  In the rural areas, many people were also able to live on farms that were allowed to have as many people as possible, so that they could have more hands to work the land.  These areas became very crowded and weren’t ideal to live in, but it was better than homelessness.
Well, this is a very interesting question!  I think you’re asking about the 1930’s economic crisis, called the Great Depression?  This is a serious historical event, and we should look at what the causes were, and what kind of lives people had during this time.  To do this, we can focus on the statistics and historical documents that historians have collected about that time period, and perhaps ask what happened then to the idea of social classes.