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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. Photographs from the Depression Era 1929-1941. Good Afternoon . QOD (view film clip) How were families affected by the Great Depression? List THREE examples Goal: ID the impact the depression had on social groups in America

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The Great Depression

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  1. The Great Depression Photographs from the Depression Era 1929-1941

  2. Good Afternoon • QOD (view film clip) How were families affected by the Great Depression? List THREE examples • Goal: ID the impact the depression had on social groups in America • Binder page 8- Effects on America during the Great Depression • Page 9- Political Survey is for HW tonight • 1. Define terms: Liberal AND Conservative • 2. Fill out survey and determine where you stand politically based on the definitions • 3. We will use this for a discussion tomorrow

  3. Shantytowns (Hoovervilles)

  4. Good Afternoon- please turn in your HW QOD: What can you conclude by looking at this picture? Whose job is it to solve this problem? GOAL: ID the causes of the Great Depression 3- Events leading up to the Great Depression 4- Causes of the GD Chart *HW- Pie chart and explanations due WEDNESDAY

  5. Migrant Mother- taken by Dorthea Lange, famous photographer that captured the Great Depression

  6. From Boom to Bust: Hitting the Road80% of families had no savings

  7. An African American Family: Many African Americans were discriminated against during the Depression. They suffered the most…almost impossible to find a job. Fifty percent were unemployed by 1932.

  8. On the Road During the Depression

  9. Wondering What To Do….

  10. It’s the Dust Bowl!! The Dust Bowl occurred in the Prairie States between 1936-1939. Parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas were hit the hardest. Many headed west to California to find new farmlands or jobs.

  11. Living In the Dust BowlOver 500,000 farmers were affected by the Dust Bowl and Depression were forced to give up farms and leave

  12. This Is All We Have Left.**25% of America was unemployed by 1932…that is 12 million people!

  13. An Eighteen Year Old Mother

  14. Unemployed Man Eating in a Soup Kitchen:In New York City alone, 15,000 were left homeless

  15. A woman in her “new home”- California 1935

  16. Christmas During the Depression

  17. Causes of the Great Depression: How Could This Have Happened? • Easy Credit: many people went into debt after buying goods on the installment plan- buy now and pay later

  18. Stock Market Crashes!! 1929 • October 29, 1929- “Black Tuesday” biggest slump in prices. 16 million shares worth nothing now! 30 billion dollars..the crash wakes up America.

  19. Why did the market crash? Speculation: buying and selling of stocks based on how it looks (high and low) Buying on Margin: paying small % of stock price as a down payment, and borrowing the rest

  20. Leads to…. • Bank Failures • Banks were NOT insured • Money was “gone” – no savings, no checking • Banks closed and peoples accounts wiped out!

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