warm up 3/22/13

The Scopes Monkey Trial was about the teaching of ________________. It put the _____________________ up against the

________________________.

evolutiontraditionalists

modernists

end of stock market game

• complete the chart with the # of shares you own

• remember that each one is worth 10 shares

• once you subtract the $500 that I gave you to start, you will know how much you made!

• WINNER??

Monday 3/25/13

• Read p. 680 about teenage hoboes.

• What would you do today if faced with this situation? Where would you go and how would you take care of yourself?

Tuesday 3/27/13

• Write 3 facts from yesterday’s video. If you were absent, write 3 facts from the 1920s notes from last week.

• Today – finish the video. After, write your own letter home to your mom or dad explaining what you are doing and

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 3/27/13goes 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 3/28/13

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

3/29/13 warm up

• How did the Great Depression affect the rest of the world?

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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 some people did not like the New Deal?

4. CCC – jobs for young men 18 – 25

• Some thought FDR was abusing his power

• Some thought govt was interfering too much in business & people’s 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

• The courts ruled that some of his programs were unconstitutional

• FDR wanted to add more judges who would agree with his plans: COURT PACKING (go up to 15 instead of 9)

• MANY people disagreed with this idea, 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

Test weds

• Monday’s homework – review wkst + primary source readings

• Tuesday – review for test, crossword, VENN

• Weds – test, WWI vocab

• Thurs – notes to intro WWI

• Fri – no school

warm up 4/2/13• 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.

Review work

• With your neighbor, fill out the VENN on the back of the crossword puzzle

The 1920’s were a time of new riches and technology for some people.

Various events led to the Great Depression and the crash of the Stock Market.

The G.D. affected various groups of people.

FDR’s New Deal gave hope to people suffering during the G.D. even if it didn’t fix the economy.

Today: Well then, what did actually fix the economy??

today’s assignment

• Read p. 758 – 763

• Use the 3 reading focus questions to guide you

• Take Cornell notes

• Quiz at the end of the hour

1. What spending ended the Great Depression?

2. Who led the mobilization effort?

3. Name 1 women’s war effort unit.

4. Where were the new military recruits trained?

5. What role did industry play in mobilizing to fight WWII?

6. Who is Rosie the Riveter?

7. What was the Manhattan Project?

8. What role did African Americans serve in the military?

9. Why was the Bracero Program established?

10.What happened during the zoot suit riots?

4 – 3 - 13 warm upTaking the semester pre-test today. This is the 2nd time for most of you. It doesn’t count, just practicing for the district final which DOES count.

When finished, complete the summary wkst and put it in your notebook.