What were some of the direct effects that the Great Depression had on the people of the United States

Unemployment - 13 million people were out of work.

Industrial production dropped by 45 per cent between 1929 and 1932.

House-building fell by 80 per cent between 1929 and 1932.

The entire American banking system reached the brink of collapse.

From 1929 to 1932, 5,000 banks went out of business.

Although many people went hungry, the number of recorded deaths from starvation during the Depression was 110, although many other illnesses and deaths were probably related to a lack of nutrition.