PPT-The Great Depression: Getting the Story Right

Nicholas Crafts and Peter Fearon The 1930s Deflation slump and crisis Deglobalization trade wars collapse of gold standard and of foreign lending Lessons from the downturn quite well understood but also much to be gained from looking at recovery. p. . 472-477. Objectives. Describe how people . stuggled. to survive during the Depression. Explain how the Depression affected men, women, and children. The Depression Devastates People’s Lives. The Depression in the Cities. Lesson 30. History TEKS:. (16) Economics. The student understands significant economic developments between World War I and World War II. The student is expected to: . (A) . analyze causes of economic growth and prosperity in the 1920s. 1928-1932. Section 1. Causes of the Depression. Prosperity Hides Troubles. Optimism Sweeps Hoover to Victory. In the 1920’s the U.S. economy was booming. Herbert Hoover . – an accomplished public servant – to run for the White House. Causes. Quick. facts. Presidents. The End. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. What is October 29, 1929 known as?. A. Black Tuesday. B. Black Thursday. C. Black Friday. 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. Causes. Essential Question- What were the causes of the Great Depression?. Words of the day: . Depression-. long term downturn in economic activity. Tariff-. a tax on imports or exports paid by the seller, not the buyer. 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. Learning objective . – to understand the impact of the Great Depression on Germany.. I can . describe. the main elements of the impact of the Great Depression on Germany. . Grade D. I can . explain and make links between. Learning Objectives. Continue to develop understanding of the reasons for the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression. All students will learn about Keynesian and Monetarist historiography of the Great Depression and the Wall Street Crash. Standards. SSUSH17 The student will analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression. . a. Describe the causes, including overproduction, . underconsumption. , and stock market speculation that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. . 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.. 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. Great Depression By: Kimberly Salvino, Kristen Sposetta, Alex St.Clair, and Morgan Groom The Start of it All October 29, 1929 was the day that the stock market crashed, causing the start of The Great Depression. 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.