The Great Depression

THE GREAT DEPRESSION:

OBJECTIVES:1. Explain the causes of the Great Depression2. Explain how the Great Depression changed the lives of

Americans.3. Describe the impact of the Dust Bowl4. Discuss President Hoovers approach to helping

Americans.5. Discuss the hardships suffered by farmers, African

Americans, Mexican Americans during the Great Depression

6. Describe the steps that Franklin Roosevelt took to end the Great Depression

7. Identify programs developed during the New Deal8. Describe how the New Deal affected Americans lives.

1. Explain the causes of the Great Depression

• A. People living on credit

• B. New people in the stock market– Inexperienced and panicked

• C. Farmers were not paid as well as during the war ($2.00 a bushel – 67cents)

• D. People had little savings (80% no savings)

• E. Black Tuesday

2. Explain how the Great Depression changed the lives of Americans.

• Homes were foreclosed – taken by the banks

• People lost jobs

• People moved to find work– California

• Children were put to work

• Homeless and on the streets

• Families torn apart

3. Explain the impact of the Dust Bowl

• Major drought caused the land to dry up

• Big wind storms

• Farmers left the Midwest for California– Migrant Workers– Working all day a person might make $1.50

REVIEW: True or False?• 1. The stock market is a place where shares

or a business are bought and sold.• 2. A depression is when the economy falls

sharply.• 3. Before the depression many farmers had to

borrow money to buy machines and were not able to make their payments.

• 4. As a result of the depression thousands of businesses closed.

• 5. Foreclosure is when bank takes away property because of missing payments.

4. Discuss President Hoovers approach to helping Americans.

• President Hoover believed that government charity was not acceptable

• Americans had to help themselves

Sorry, I don’t want you to depend on the

government!!!

Working with a partner…

• Answer Objective #5

• Pg 359-361

With a partner…

• Review the first 5 Objectives!!!

5. Discuss the hardships suffered African Americans, Mexican Americans

during the Great Depression

• Often first to be fired

• Lowered pay

• Most dangerous jobs

• Lived in shacks

• Lived in poorest areas

• Some blamed for taking jobs

• Deported

#6 Describe the steps that Franklin Roosevelt took to end the Great Depression

• NEW DEAL– “They thing we have to fear

is fear itself.”• Relief- new jobs• Recovery- banks, businesses, farmers• Reform- long term changes in economy

FIRESIDE CHATS:

• Spoke on radio to talk

to the public near a

Fireplace.

Answers to Pg 374 ?s• 1. His advise was to admit failure and try

again.

• 2. White House

• 3. Roosevelt knew about adversity, hard work, and determination. This helped him connect with the American people

THE NEW DEAL:

DISAGREEMENT OVER THE NEW DEAL:

Thought government was doing too much.

Thought government should do more.

NEW DEAL AGENGIES:• FDIC = Protect Banks• HOLC = Help homeowners with payments• FCC = Set rules for TV, Radio• SEC = Regulate stocks• NLRB = Gives workers right to start unions• WPA = Jobs on public projects – Arts• Social Security = Care for older Americans,

disabled people, jobless, children who need help

#7 - Identify programs developed during the New Deal

• FDIC = Protect Banks• HOLC = Help homeowners with payments• FCC = Set rules for TV, Radio• SEC = Regulate stocks• NLRB = Gives workers right to start unions• WPA = Jobs on public projects – Arts• Social Security = Care for older Americans,

disabled people, jobless, children who need help

#8 - Describe how the New Deal affected Americans lives

• Money back in banks

• Jobs

• Help with homes

• Care for elderly

• Increase in Hope

TASK:• Create a Poster that expresses the ideas and

actions of the NEW DEAL. Use information from chapter 20 (pg 370…) to help you!!!

• Include the following…– Pictures– Roosevelt– New Deal Agencies– Images of Hope– How the New Deal affected America

CROSSWORD:

• Across– 1. stockmarket

– 3. newdeal

– 7. depression

– 10. blacktuesday

– 11. liberal

– 12. firesidechats

– 13. foreclosure

• Down–2. liberal

–4. hoover

–5. eleanor

–6. dustbowl

–8. publicworks

–9. boyle

REVIEW FOR TEST:• 1. Vocabulary list – review alone / partner

• 2. Study objectives… Can you answer them?

• 3. Jeopardy

•Be ready for tomorrow!!!

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING…

• 1. WHY DO I COME TO SCHOOL?

• 2. HOW SHOULD I ENTER THE CLASSROOM?

• 3. WAS MY BEHAVIOR IN CLASS TODAY GOOD, OR BAD AND WHY?

• 4. WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN IF / WHEN SOMEONE BEHAVES BAD?