‘What it was like to be poor, unemployed and homeless in 1930s USA.'
For an American to go without food for more than a day to us seems unimaginable. The country that so many see as the world leader today, has not always been as strong though. Less than 70 years ago many poor, homeless and unemployed Americans were starving to death. What they went through could be compared to some of the less well off nations today. To begin to understand the plight of the poor, homeless and unemployed American of the depression I will place an average Melbourne family into that situation.

To begin with, take away the house. Banks reclaimed a large number of houses of those who could not keep up the repayments. If this is a lucky family they may have a car to sleep in. Usually this car is a battered old Ford or Chevy; the car doesn't go very well. That doesn't matter though because they probably can't afford petrol anyway. The family will then have to beg for food for dinner. If they are......

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Title: Life In Ancient Greece
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