PPT-The Great Depression & New Deal, 1929-1941

Unit 7 Causes of the Great Depression Origins and Causes Extreme wealth inequalities Big difference between rich and poor Ballooning stock market Over speculation and buying stock on credit. Tens of thousands . of businesses failed . and unemployment rose to 25%. The American banking system collapsed . Hoover initially relied on rugged individualism but offered relief checks and job programs, . 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.. 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. APUSH Unit 11. 1919-1939. 1920s Popular Culture. WW1 Anxieties. Espionage & Sedition . Act (1918). Demobilization & . Labor Strife. Red Scare (1919). Palmer Raids. Sacco & Vanzetti (1920, 1927). 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? . 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. 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. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the . Dust Bowl, and soup kitchens.. b. Analyze the main features of the New Deal; include the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.. & 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 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. 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. Causes of the Depression. Wall Street Crash. Stock prices =both . a symbol . &. . source of wealth during . 1920s. Stock prices increased steadily from March 1928 to . Sept . 1929. average . investor who bought $1000 in . 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.