PPT-Chapter 24 – The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

Causes of the Depression Wall Street Crash Stock prices both a symbol amp source of wealth during 1920s Stock prices increased steadily from March 1928 to Sept 1929 average investor who bought 1000 in . (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?. 1929-1939. 1:00 & 7:00. Brother, Can You Spare a dime?. They used to tell me I was building a dream. And so I followed the mob. When there was earth to plow or guns to bear. I was always there, right on the job. 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. Unit 9. Causes of the Great Depression. Guiding Questions. What economic choices caused the economy to become unstable in the late 1920s?. How did the stock market crash trigger a chain of events that led to the Depression?. 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.. 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. 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? . Redefined Democracy:. Political Rights . . Economic. Security . . Social Justice. Essential Question. :. What were the causes of the Great Depression?. Warm-Up Question. :. Think about the changes that took place in America in the 1920s. In what ways were these changes good? Bad? . 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.. 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. BACKGROUND. Economies. historically pass through good and bad periods that regularly repeat themselves. These periods of business activity are referred to as the “business cycle”. The bad times are called recessions or depressions, depending on the severity. 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.