Soup kitchens were important during the Great Depression because it was another free way for the homeless or the starving to eat. They were usually huge rooms with long wooden tables. They used soup because it was the cheapest way to make food. All it was water and vegetables. Sometimes the vegetables came from the trash out side of restaurants.
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The president during the Great Depression and World War 2 was Franklin Roosevelt.
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The great depression of the 1930's influenced the power and alliances of the nations involved in WW2.
WWI was a major cause of the Great Depression.
The political belief systems that rose from the Great Depression include the Marxist movement. This movement influenced most of the political systems during this period.