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The Great Depression

The Great Depression. Round 1 - 1929. Round 2 - 1930. Round 3 - 1935. Hoovervilles. Round 4 - 1937. The Great Depression I. Causes of Great Depression A. Stock Market Crash of 1929 B. Closing of banks due to excessive expansion of credit II. Effects of Great Depression

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The Great Depression

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  1. The Great Depression

  2. Round 1 - 1929

  3. Round 2 - 1930

  4. Round 3 - 1935 Hoovervilles

  5. Round 4 - 1937

  6. The Great Depression • I. Causes of Great Depression • A. Stock Market Crash of 1929 • B.Closing of banks due to excessive expansion of credit • II. Effects of Great Depression • A. 1 out of 4 Americans were unemployed (could not FIND a job) • B. People lost savings held in banks

  7. III. Life for Americans in the Great Depression • A. Selling household items to pay living expenses • B. Orphanages grew as families could not support children • C. Many people left their homes • 1. They shared homes with others • 2. They built “Hoovervilles:” shanties named after scapegoat President Hoover

  8. D. People made clothes by hand and grew their own food • IV. Coping with the Great Depression • A. Escapism • Movies provided entertainment • Candy and alcohol helped people escape • B. Crime wave • 1. Sharp increase in theft • 2. Swelling of prison populations

  9. Describe the lives and survival methods of people in the Great Depression.

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