Topic: Grapes Of Wrath

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A historical analysis of the Great Depression suggests that between 7 and 15 million Americans died from malnutrition-related causes. The speaker contrasts the self-sufficiency of 1930s rural families with the modern urban population, which is largely unable to produce its own food. A total economic collapse today would likely result in unprecedented violence and starvation due to the lack of basic survival skills in the general public.