Explain the importance of Depression.

Factor paragraph: answer Explain the importance of Depression. by focusing on Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal. Use the chronology of AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality, select named evidence connected to Study American society during the Depression, including unemployment, farmers, businessmen, Hoover's responses, Hoover's unpopularity and Roosevelt's election, and set out one factor, support it with precise evidence, then explain its consequence for the period. End by answering the command word directly.

This exam-style task requires a developed historical argument rather than a list of facts. Begin with the relevant period from Paper 1 Section A: Period studies, then anchor the answer in Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal. The evidence should connect to Study American society during the Depression, including unemployment, farmers, businessmen, Hoover's responses, Hoover's unpopularity and Roosevelt's election and be explained through cause, consequence, change, continuity, significance or interpretation as appropriate. A strong final judgement shows why the selected evidence is more convincing than a vague or unsupported claim.