PPT-UNIT 9 – THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT’S ‘NEW DEAL’

The Great Depression hits Hoover elected President in 1928 predicts the end of poverty Warning signs of Depression Buying stock on Speculation Buying on Margin Stock prices are inflated. President Franklin Roosevelt promised to take action to get America out of the Great Depression.. Key terms: Hundred Days, New Deal, work relief, subsidy. Essential Questions. How did Roosevelt try to restore the confidence of the American people?. As . the Great Depression escalated into a national . crisis. , . American citizens looked to President Herbert Hoover for a . federal. . response. . Hoover was hailed by many as the “Great Humanitarian” and a wonder worker who could find a solution to their problems. However, Hoover was firmly entrenched in “laissez faire” ideology which would greatly limit his initial response to the Great Depression. . The 1920’s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal. Cause and Effect: Characteristics of the 1920’s caused by WWI. The flapper and increased women’s rights. Greater independence and gains for women—education, employment, social restrictions. The Election of 1932. As the . election of 1932. neared, unemployment and poverty brought dissent of President Hoover and a demand for a change in policy.  The Republicans nominated . Herbert Hoover. SS8H8b. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.. Standards. The Great Depression. Economies go through highs and lows. Extreme lows are called “. depressions. ”. During a depression, unemployment is high and people have little money to spend. Businesses fail.. THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL. THE GREAT DEPRESSION CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND NEW DEAL OBJECTIVE. understand the causes and consequences of the Great Depression. understand the impact of FDR’s New Deal legislations on the American nation. Quarter #2 ENDS. 1920s, Great Depression, and New Deal. Americans. , Ch. 12-15. History Alive!. , Ch. . 26-33. *Tuesday’s HW info has been updated so as NOT to confuse you if you are starting with the first slide for this week.. Chapter 33. 1933-1939. Introduction. Voters were in an ugly mood as the presidential campaign of 1932 neared.. Hoover, sick at heart over the Depression, was re-nominated by the Republican convention in Chicago without great enthusiasm.. The Early Years of the Depression, 1929-1932. Down and Out: Life in the Great Depression. Worst national crisis since the _________.. First options were private charity and religious institutions. No public support. Introduction. As the presidential election neared in 1932 there were 11 million people still unemployed and their families sank ever deeper into the pit of poverty. . Hoover was renominated. , but not a lot of enthusiasm surrounded him. While a rising star of the democrats was Franklin Delano . 1929-1939. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplaqa2yRgg. Stock market. Bull market 1920’s----Dow Jones 1924=180, 1929=381 1932=41. Buying on Margin…..5%. Banks and businesses financed brokers who facilitated risky buys. From 1929 to 1932, President Hoover was . criticized . for not doing more to end the depression. Tens of thousands . of businesses failed . and unemployment rose to 25%. The American banking system collapsed . . U.S. History. Essential Question. What was the New Deal and how did it change American society?. Main Idea. The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan for overcoming the Great Depression. His plan gave government jobs to the unemployed and increased government regulation of the economy. Although New Deal programs achieved varied levels of success, they did represent a basic change in American society.. The New Deal. Causes of the Great Depression. Tariffs and war debt policies. Crises in the farm sector. Availability of easy credit. Unequal distribution of income. Hoover Takes the Nation. Election of 1928.