2/24/2017 The Great Depression By: Sarah Burke and Madison Lorine What is the Great Depression? + The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of The United States.2/24/2017 How long did it last? + The Great Depression lasted from 1929-1939. What were some of the causes? + There we many causes such as Stock Market Crash of 1929, bank failures, reduction in purchasing across the board, the American policy with Europe, and drought conditions.2/24/2017 What was life like during the Great Depression? + The Great depression was a horrible time. People lost job and couldn't support their families. They couldn't buy food and lived in Hooverville's What were some of the problems with farming during the Great Depression, especially in the American west, including California? + Farmer had to work extra hard to farm because they were trying to pay off their debt but in the long run they lost their farms.