PPT-Great Depression

The Election of 1928 The Republican Herbert Hoover vs Democrat Alfred E Smith Hoover was elected by a large margin of 444 to 87 electoral votes Hoover promised such things as . 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. 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. 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. 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. SS8H8b. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.. Standards. The Great Depression. Economies go through highs and lows. Extreme lows are called “. depressions. ”. During a depression, unemployment is high and people have little money to spend. Businesses fail.. Farm Depression of the 1920s. Prices of farm products . fell . about 40% . by 1921 . and . remained . low . through . the . 1920s . Farmers were producing more than American consumers were consuming. 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. . & 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. 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.