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The journal of Esperanza

By: Katie B
Illinois, Grade: 4

In the 1920's America was invinceible.

In 1929 while Herbert Hoover was president, is that the stock markets crashed. And millons of dollers were gone.

In 1931, lack of rain and strong winds caused dust storms across the country. The dust was black.

In 1932, 12.5 millon men and women were unemployed in the U.s.

In 1933, they hoped for a fresh start by electing Fraklin Delano Rosivelt president.
 

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