The depression lasted about eleven years. The aftershock wasn't just a burden to the poor but it was also a burden to the rich. After World War I the danger signs were clear that there was a depression heading our way. Many people didn't pay attention to the signs of the depression but some did. The people who paid attention to the signs cashed in their share of stock and took the money with out …showed first 75 words of 359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 359 total…This act of cruelty caught the eyes of many Americans. The mistreatment of the American veterans was the last straw. In the 1932 election Franklin Delano Roosevelt won by a land slide. Franklin Delano Roosevelt(FDR)took large steps to stopping the depression. One action FDR took was the Civil works administration it gave jobs to four million people at $15 dollars per week. Even though FDR took these actions some people thought he wasn't doing enough.