PPT-The Great Depression and the New Deal

19291939 100 amp 700 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. 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. 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.. 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.. Introduction. As the presidential election neared in 1932 there were 11 million people still unemployed and their families sank ever deeper into the pit of poverty. . Hoover was renominated. , but not a lot of enthusiasm surrounded him. While a rising star of the democrats was Franklin Delano . 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 . 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.. From 1929 to 1932, President Hoover was . criticized . for not doing more to end the depression. Tens of thousands . of businesses failed . and unemployment rose to 25%. The American banking system collapsed . Chapter 17 and 18. Causes of the Great Depression. Section 1. I Can Statements. Discuss the weaknesses in the economy of the 1920s.. Explain how the stock market crash contributed to the coming of the depression.. 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. New Deal Agencies Hoover V. Roosevelt Finish the questions on the back of the worksheet from last time! Response: Hoover v. Roosevelt Hoover opposed the idea of using the government to provide welfare. The New Deal. Causes of the Great Depression. Tariffs and war debt policies. Crises in the farm sector. Availability of easy credit. Unequal distribution of income. Hoover Takes the Nation. Election of 1928. 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 .