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Departure of the Joads, from The Grapes of Wrath, Thomas Hart Benton, 1939
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Warm Up Using art to describe era of time: List the
characteristics of The Great Depression based on the selected
pieces of art. Use these questions to help you analyze each piece:
What do you see? What emotions can you see in the art piece? How do
you think it related to the people who saw it? Departure of the
Joads, from The Grapes of Wrath, Thomas Hart Benton, 1939 "The New
Deal, by Conrad A. Albrizio, 1934 Migrant Mother, Photograph taken
by Dorothea Lange, 1936 Unit 6: The Great Depression
The Dust Bowl and New Leadership What is the Dust Bowl? a period of
severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture
of the US. *** Not in your notes just an FYI*** Causes of the Dust
Bowl:
Human factors many farmers had misused the land (over planting, not
rotating crops) These bad practices started in the 1920s after
WWI.Farmers wanted to increase production of wheat so they can
counter the falling prices of crops.They plowed millions of acres
of land in the Great Plains which ruined the soil of the land.
Physical factors years of sustained drought caused the land to dry
up; great clouds of dust and sand were carried by the wind (where
the name Dust Bowl came from)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_LZpKSqhPQ&list=PLF211AA273F925771
Discussion Question #1 What were the causes of the Dust Bowl?
What states were affected by the Dust Bowl? Do you think this could
happen again? Effects of the Dust Bowl
Millions of acres of farmland became useless Farmers cannot make
any money so they lose their farms. The elderly and children got
sick from the dust (Dust Pneumonia) and in a lot of cases would
die. Locusts and rabbits invaded the land and ate whatever
vegetation was left over. Discussion Question #2 How bad would a
situation get for you to take your entire family and anything and
everything you could carry and move away from your home?Think and
share with your shoulder partner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lV6CEI99UI (1:16) Hundreds of
thousands of people were forced to leave their homes
Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes.
They went from farmers to migrant workers. These new migrant
workers made their way to California and were looked down on.They
were called Okies (People from Oklahoma) even though most of them
were not from Oklahoma. New Leadership in Government
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Wins the Presidential election of
He was a Democrat. Congress - In the Senate the Democrats won
nearly 2/3s majority and in the House they won almost s of the
seats. Eleanor Roosevelt traveled the country to help keep the
President informed of social conditions and to remind the President
of the suffering going on around the country.She also encouraged
him to appoint women to government positions and helped open doors
for African Americans in politics. New Economic Plan New Deal
Roosevelts plan to give relief from the depression.Expanded the
role of government in the economy focused on relief for the needy
economic recovery financial reform The New Deal Relief Reform
Recovery The Great Depression Discussion Question #3 Explain the
New Deal and what are the three things the New Deal focused on with
your partner. Or draw a picture explaining it..cant be exactly like
mine. Renewing Faith in the Banks
Fireside chats Roosevelt would talk on the radio about issues of
public concerns.He would put things in real simple terms so the
average person could understand.These talks helped the people to
feel like they were talking directly to the President. The
President explained to the public that when too many people
demanded their savings in cash, that banks would fail.Over the next
few weeks many Americans returned their savings to the bank.
Discussion Question #4 Can you compare FDRs fireside chats with
popular movies or music of the Great Depression?Are they similar or
different?How so? Roosevelts First Hundred Days a period of intense
activity in which congress passed 15 major pieces of New Deal
legislation. Banking Reform and Finance
Bank holiday Roosevelt closed all banks to prevent anymore
withdraws Emergency Banking Relief Act authorized the treasury
department to inspect banks
Banks that were solid could reopen Banks that were unstable would
remain closed Those that needed help could receive loans Discussion
Question #5 How did FDR get the support of the common man in the
1930s?