Themes in American History

The Roaring Twenties was known as time of social, geographical and economical changes in America. Although a lot happened during the twenties, one of the greatest events of American history was the Great Depression, a time period of American despair and reformation. Many topics such as Flappers, women’s rights, bootlegging were all part of the Roaring Twenties but the Great Depression marked one of the world’s greatest economical downfalls in all of history. No other civilization has had such depression compared to that of the Great Depression. The picture that is shown here is a famous black and white photo of a mother fostering to her children during the Great Depression. 1929 marked a historical time period where the U.S market crashes and starts the Great Depression. The photo taken by Dorothea Lange is called the Migrant Mother who is depicted as a mother of seven children in California during the start of the Great Depression. The phase “a picture describes a thousand words” vividly translates to this photo of a middle aged women, looking away in despair with two of her kids helplessly resting on her shoulder. The Great Depression was America’s most difficult economical and financial downfalls but it also resulted in a much stronger and persistent market that has evolved into one of the world’s strongest markets.

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