Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The Big Picture
The Great Depression brought tremendous hardship to Montana towns and families. Just as hard times transform a person, the Great Depression changed Montana’s personality.

LISTEN TO FIND OUT:
■ Why Montanans were already struggling when the Great Depression began
■ What Montanans did to survive during the Great Depression
■ How the government helped put people back to work
■ How the Great Depression changed Montana