primary source
In the years 1929-1940 the economic status was very critical. Countries like Germany were in a worse economic status than the United States.
For example for our primary source we used a family member of one of our creators talks about living through a part of the Depression that affected her and her family. She talks about how her father lost his life's savings and land he owned in order to keep his family fed.
For example for our primary source we used a family member of one of our creators talks about living through a part of the Depression that affected her and her family. She talks about how her father lost his life's savings and land he owned in order to keep his family fed.
interview :
BELLA Magana
Joselyn: How old were you during that time?
Bella: I was ten years old at that time.
Joselyn: Were did you live back then?
Bella: I lived in El Salvador in a town named Santa Ana.
My father owned a decent home which he bought with a little savings he had.
Joselyn: Was your father affected when the stocks started crashing?
Bella: Yes... he lost almost lost all his savings he had in the bank which were all his life's worth of work.
Joselyn: How else were your family, father or you affected by Black Tuesday?
Bella: Well since our money was very limited my father (one that kept our home) barely had any money
to feed me and the rest of my family. Our situation stayed the same for a few months and my father personally
didn't think that the economy could get any worse. About a year later my father lost his job and
in order to keep our family stable he had to sell our house and the pieces of land he owned. After we lost
our house we stayed with my mom's sister who wasn't as affected by the economy as much as we were.
What else did your dad and family do in order to keep yourselves fed and pay bill etc.?
Well with little money they had they used that to grow crops and sell them at affordable prices so
other families could buy them and that's where we got the money to keep stable.
Joselyn: How was you family (economically) after the depression?
Bella: When the Great Depression ended our family was still the same (economically). The only change was that my father got his job back.
Bella: I was ten years old at that time.
Joselyn: Were did you live back then?
Bella: I lived in El Salvador in a town named Santa Ana.
My father owned a decent home which he bought with a little savings he had.
Joselyn: Was your father affected when the stocks started crashing?
Bella: Yes... he lost almost lost all his savings he had in the bank which were all his life's worth of work.
Joselyn: How else were your family, father or you affected by Black Tuesday?
Bella: Well since our money was very limited my father (one that kept our home) barely had any money
to feed me and the rest of my family. Our situation stayed the same for a few months and my father personally
didn't think that the economy could get any worse. About a year later my father lost his job and
in order to keep our family stable he had to sell our house and the pieces of land he owned. After we lost
our house we stayed with my mom's sister who wasn't as affected by the economy as much as we were.
What else did your dad and family do in order to keep yourselves fed and pay bill etc.?
Well with little money they had they used that to grow crops and sell them at affordable prices so
other families could buy them and that's where we got the money to keep stable.
Joselyn: How was you family (economically) after the depression?
Bella: When the Great Depression ended our family was still the same (economically). The only change was that my father got his job back.