Great Depression & pre-WWII

Herbert Hoover Hoovervilles Dust Bowl

Stock Market Crash Buying on Margin Great Depression

breadlines New Deal programs

purchasing stocks with loans from stock brokers

President blamed for the Great Depression

Shantytowns/shacks that sprung up where homeless people lived

severe economic downturn

value of stocks fell dramatically and ruined many individual investors

proof that many people could not afford food

Area of the Great Plains states hit hard by drought and winds in the 1930’s

Pres. Roosevelt’s plan to bring relief to those suffering during the Great Depression

warm up 3/21/12goes under your stock market money chart

• read about Hoovervilles on 682 – 683. The man in the suit doesn’t seem to fit in yet he lives there. What do you think his story is?

• VOCAB ASSIGNMENT: cut out and match the definitions to the words. glue into notebook using “Great Depression & pre-WWII as the title”

• Glue in sideways – it will fit better

warm up 3/22/12

1. ____________ was president when the Great Depression began.

2. __________ was president who came up with a plan to help those hurt by the Great Depression.

3. ______________ plan to help bring relief and recovery from the Great Depression.

causes of the Great Depressionp. 671

long term: economic• poor distribution of

wealth

-top 5% of the wealthy earned 70% of the income

• bought new products on credit

• spending • industry struggled

short term: financial• big in stock market• buying stocks on

credit• speculation in

stocks• stock prices rose too

high

rest of notesheet

• p. 678 is good place to start• at least 2 bullets for each heading• use the picture on p. 678 for info also• #3 Dust bowl section: There are 2

questions to answer. Put an * next to the 2nd one, where I asked it & next to where you answered it.

• #4 start on p. 689 – top paragraph, 2nd column

• New expectations of govt: describe the 3 R’s

warm up 3/22/12

1. ____________ was president when the Great Depression began.

2. __________ was president who came up with a plan to help those hurt by the Great Depression.

3. ______________ plan to help bring relief and recovery from the Great Depression.

causes of the Great Depressionp. 671

long term: economic• poor distribution of

wealth

-top 5% of the wealthy earned 70% of the income

• bought new products on credit

• spending • industry struggled

short term: financial• big in stock market• buying stocks on

credit• speculation in

stocks• stock prices rose too

high

rest of notesheet

• p. 678 is good place to start• at least 2 bullets for each heading• use the picture on p. 678 for info also• #3 Dust bowl section: There are 2

questions to answer. Put an * next to the 2nd one, where I asked it & next to where you answered it.

• #4 start on p. 689 – top paragraph, 2nd column

• New expectations of govt: describe the 3 R’s

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• Read about Eleanor Roosevelt on p. 701. What did she do with her status as First Lady, wife of the president?

Changes in the expectations of government• What did the

New Deal do?

• Programs to provide relief & help the country recover from the Great Depression p. 712

1. Social Security Act

-$ for retired workers

-$ for unemployed

-payroll taxes fund this program today

2. Tennessee Valley Authority (p. 706)

– helped poor farmers in NC & TN3. AAA – paid farmers to cut

production

Changes in the expectations of government• What did the

New Deal do?

• How come the some people did not like the New Deal?

4. CCC – jobs for young men 18 – 25

• thought FDR was abusing his power• thought govt was interfering too much

in business & personal lives• 1 powerful opponent was Huey Long

– he wanted more help for families instead of businesses

Changes in the expectations of government• Why did

FDR try to change the Court system?

• Different people began to lead the government

• courts ruled that many of his programs were unconstitutional

• FDR wanted to be able to add more judges – ones that would agree with his plans: COURT PACKING

• MANY people disagreed with this plan, hurt his popularity

• Frances Perkins – 1st woman to be a Secretary in the Cabinet (Labor)

• Eleanor Roosevelt – FDR’s wife who became his eyes and ears to problems & supported women’s causes

summary• what different things did people expect from the

government following the FDR’s New Deal plan?

• women have a voice in government• African Americans will get more rights & bigger voice• looked to govt to help spur economy if needed, not

necessarily business• looked to govt for welfare assistance, not churches or

businesses

discovery.com video segment

• What grade would you give the New Deal?

• why??

warm up 3/26/12• If the New Deal didn’t fix the Great

Depression, then why is it remembered as a significant government program?

• It gave people hope that the government was trying to help. It provided jobs and welfare for those needing it the most. It did great public work like parks, highways, electricity to rural areas. We still benefit today from some of the projects. We still have Social Security and banking insurance today.

warm up 3/27/12

•Read the purple box on p. 762 and answer the question.

test review• study notes about the 1920’s• study New Deal notes• study Ch. 21 notes about the Great Depression

beginning• study notes about the economy getting fixed• study vocab words• Do Chapter Summary wkst & glue into

notebook• Do Section 4 quiz wkst• Answer review questions for Chapters 19 – 22.

warm up 3/27/12

•Read the purple box on p. 762 and answer the question.

test review• study notes about the 1920’s• study New Deal notes• study Ch. 21 notes about the Great Depression

beginning• study notes about the economy getting fixed• study vocab words• Do Chapter Summary wkst & glue into

notebook• Do Section 4 quiz wkst• Answer review questions for Chapters 19 – 22.

warm up 3/27/12

•Read the purple box on p. 762 and answer the question.

test review• study notes about the 1920’s – 2 of them!• study New Deal notes• study Ch. 21 notes about the Great Depression

beginning• study notes about the economy getting fixed• study vocab words• Do Chapter Summary wkst & glue into

notebook• Do Section 4 quiz wkst• Answer review questions for Chapters 19 – 22.

• p. 642 for word bank 1. Following WWI, a heightened fear of radicals, or a ______ ____________, gripped the nation.

2. Increasingly, consumers in the 1920’s paid for purchases with ____________ rather than cash.

6. The __________________________ allowed cars to be made in large numbers and at a relatively low cost.

7. The _______________________ wanted to establish a new social system in their country and in the world.

8. Palmer’s raids led to the ____________________ of many aliens.

12. a. Describe the significance of the following terms in the 1920’s economy:

assembly line ___________________________________________________________________________

welfare capitalism ________________________________________________________________________

installment buying ________________________________________________________________________

b. How did the economic performance of agriculture compare with industry in the 1920’s?

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• What was the Scopes trial about? ____________What was the final ruling? ________________________________

• Who participated in the Great Migration? ______________________________

• ________________________________ was a decisive drop in the Stock Market at the end of October 1929.

Homeless settlements during the Great Depression were called _______________________. _________

rode the rails looking for work. Refugees from the Dust Bowl were called _______. _____________

______ ______________ increased the danger to investors from a drop in the stock market.

How did the Great Depression affect ordinary Americans? _______________________

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How did the victims of the Great Depression cope with homelessness and

joblessness?

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What was President Hoover’s basic belief about the proper relationship between

citizens and its government?

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