PPT-Life in the Great Depression

By Ali M and Kelli K Women in the Depression Women in the workplace Female salesclerks and secretaries faced little competition from men These jobs were less likely to disappear than the mens factory jobs. (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?. In your books, li. st the characters we have met so far.. What are they like? Use 3 adjectives to describe each of them.. How do they show us what life was like during the Great Depression?. EXTENSION. 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. . US History: Spiconardi. Hard Times for Americans. Hardships Americans Faced. Unemployment. Unemployment rate sky rockets from 3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933. Hard Times for Americans. Family Life. Many fathers left families to find work elsewhere. 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.. Essential Question: How were Americans affected by the depression?. Word of the . Day. Repatriation: forcing a person or group of people to return to their country of origin . Warm . up. Think about what the average American is experiencing during the Great Depression. Which group of people might be likely to be repatriated? . 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. Life During the Depression. The Depression Worsens . . -Living in Makeshift Villages . Homeless and unemployed Americans wander around the country, walking, hitchhiking, or, most often, . “riding the rails.” . 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).. Hard Times. Hoover’s Policies. What is most money spent on during the 1920s?. What is the economic boom based on in the 1920s?. How did one man’s actions affect the condition of banks in 1928?. What affect does the stock market crash have on employment?. 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.