The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s
The Great Depression was a hard time for Americans, they lost their jobs and could not support their families. There was stock market crashing, banks failed, and there was a big drought. After the bank failures and droughts, the Dust Bowl occurred. Families were struggling to have a strong shelter to prevent the sand tournedos from coming in.
Very abbreviated answer: The Black Death was another name for the plague, this claws caused by rats and lead to death of a large sum of the population.
