PPT-The Great Depression Prosperity Shattered

Hard Times Hoovers Policies What is most money spent on during the 1920s What is the economic boom based on in the 1920s How did one mans actions affect the condition of banks in 1928 What affect does the stock market crash have on employment. End of prosperity. Postwar prosperity turned to depression by end of 20’s.. European farmland destroyed during the war. . Farmers in Africa, Australia, India, New Zealand, NA, and SA increased food production to sell to Europe.. (1929-1941). Housekeeping. Midterm on Wed October 9 11:35-12:50 pm . Law School Auditorium. (NOT Dunham Lab). TF office hours . Review sessions Mon and Tues night (see class web site).. Final questions?. CHAPTER 15 SECTION 1. PAGES 442-447. ECONOMIC TROUBLES ON HORIZON. Some voices warned of problems within US economy. Nations agricultural crisis. “Sick” industries. Reliance on credit. Stock speculation on overheated market. Intro. One of the great mysteries of the 20th century is how the U.S. economy could have gone from a state of unprecedented prosperity in the 1920s to one of unprecedented failure in the 1930s. In the 1920s jobs were plentiful, the economy was growing, and the standard of living was rising. . Lesson 2 . Americans Suffer. Learning Objectives. Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities.. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on farmers.. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl.. 27. Previously. The AD-AS model is a simplified view of the economy that helps us evaluate short-term fluctuations in real GDP and unemployment. The AD-AS model helps us understand the macroeconomic impacts of real-world changes and gives us an important tool to use in government policy analysis. Lesson 2 . Americans Suffer. Learning Objectives. Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities.. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on farmers.. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl.. Effects of the . New . Deal. The Depression of . 1937-1938. An Anemic Recovery: 1938-1940. WWII & Great Depression of 1946. ECO 473 – Money & Banking – Dr. D. Foster. Myth vs. Reality of the Great Depression. Objective 3.3: . Explore life during the Depression and the efforts made to restore prosperity in the USA and elsewhere. Warm-Up: The Great Depression. If someone says it better, let them say . it… CRASH . & New Deal. January 2-5, 2018. (Jan. 4-5 = snow days). Why are we here this week?. Students will complete Ch. 14: Great Depression (HA 30-32) collaborative, open-notes assessments, plus Ch. 15: The New Deal (HA 33).. The New Deal. The government wanted to care for the citizens in need. What was the Agricultural Adjustment Administration?. New Deal program to help farmers. Federal Reserve. Supposed to protect banks, but failed during the Great Depression. The Economic Record . of . the Great Depression. Conditions During the Great . Depression. Large reductions in output. Soaring unemployment. Farm and home foreclosures. Bank failures. Human suffering. The Benefits of Reading Books The Benefits of Reading Books