PPT-The Great Depression: Life During the Depression and The Go

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. 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. . As . the Great Depression escalated into a national . crisis. , . American citizens looked to President Herbert Hoover for a . federal. . response. . Hoover was hailed by many as the “Great Humanitarian” and a wonder worker who could find a solution to their problems. However, Hoover was firmly entrenched in “laissez faire” ideology which would greatly limit his initial response to the Great 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.. 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? . 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.” . 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. 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 . 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. 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. 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.