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Ch. 9 Depression, War, and Recovery

Ch. 9 Depression, War, and Recovery. Hard Time. 1930’s- hardest economic times Crop prices plunged, banks shut down, millions jobless Nation plunged into WWII, made the U.S. the most powerful country in the world. The Great Depression. Began in October 1929 with a stock market crash

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Ch. 9 Depression, War, and Recovery

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  1. Ch. 9 Depression, War, and Recovery

  2. Hard Time • 1930’s- hardest economic times • Crop prices plunged, banks shut down, millions jobless • Nation plunged into WWII, made the U.S. the most powerful country in the world

  3. The Great Depression • Began in October 1929 with a stock market crash • Banks failed, crop prices fell, many lost jobs • Men left home in search of jobs • Term- Hobo’s was created

  4. Causes • Low Wages • Prices fall • Little trading • Banks fail • Dust Bowl

  5. Causes • Factory workers not paid well-> could not buy goods • Crop prices fell->could not pay debts to banks • Little trade with European countries • WHY? • Banks • Loaned to investors, couldn’t pay debts, banks failed

  6. A Vicious Cycle • People lost their money in banks • Could not buy goods • Businesses failed • Lost jobs • Unemployment rate • 3.2% to 24.9%

  7. Failing Banks • Banks take deposits then loan money • Charge interest on those loans • People started to pull money • Banks fail • (Explain on board)

  8. Getting By • In NC • Gov. O. Max Gardner sponsored “Live at Home” • Encourages farmers to plant food crops, not cash crops • Churches, local gov. etc. tried to help

  9. Depression on the Farm • NC farmers suffered from WWI • Why? • Farmers took a huge hit • 1929 Profits= $280 million • 1932 Profits= $122 million 56% loss • 200 banks failed in NC • (Reading from the book 318)

  10. Hoover Blankets • People asked for Presidents Hoover’s help • Argued that helping would harm the American people • Construction of “Hooverville's”

  11. A New Deal • Democratic Party nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Believed the gov. could help out the people • Suffered from polio • Promised citizens a “New Deal”

  12. The First 100 days • Worked with Congress to create federal programs • Strengthen banks • Feed the hungry • Lower unemployment • Fireside chats

  13. New Deal Programs • Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) • Employed young men on outdoor projects • Building roads • Replanting forests • Draining swamps etc. • NC • Built 88 gymnasiums • Repaired school buildings • Planted oyster beds

  14. Help from the State • NC gov. O. Max Gardner and his successor C. B. Ehringhaus focused on the state • 61 of the states 100 counties defaulted on loans • Ehringhaus felt the state could not help unemployed • Thus NC received low federal funds lowest in the nation

  15. Direct Relief • People did not want direct relief • What is it? • Wanted to earn money • Relief funds were not distributed evenly

  16. Direct Relief

  17. Managing the Economy • FDIC was created • Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) • Helped farmers • National Recovery Administration (NRA) • Helped industry

  18. The AAA and Farm Productions • NC tobacco farmers struck a deal • Agreed to plant less tobacco if it was bought at a higher price • 1932- 11 cents per pound • 1933- 17 cents per pound • Started to buy goods again

  19. Textiles and the NRA (National Recovery Agency) • In NC textile mills agreed to: • Work week of 40 hours/ $12 a week • Did not work well • Produced the same amount • 400,000 workers went on strike • Largest in U.S. history

  20. Challenges to Roosevelt • Many New Deal programs ruled unconstitutional • Charles Coughlin (Catholic Radio Host) • 40 million listeners • Anti-Semitism • Huey Long • Share Our Wealth

  21. Charles Coughlin

  22. Huey Long

  23. More New Deal Programs • 1936 FDR re-elected • Passed the Social Security Act (SSA) • Lifeline for most • Helped with hardships of old age and illness

  24. NLRB • National Labor Relations Act • Workers could join unions • Negotiate better wages, benefits, & working conditions

  25. Dust Bowl • Name given to the Great Plains • No trees • Little rainfall • Light soil • High winds

  26. We Go to War

  27. Rumblings of War • Germany, Italy, & Japan started conquering other countries around them (Axis Powers) • Dictators- men who had absolute power over their gov. • Many Americans supported isolationism

  28. Blitzkrieg • Swift military campaign to take control of other countries Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, & Luxembourg • U.S. geared up for war • Peacetime draft • Camp Lejeune is built • Provided arms to Britain

  29. The U.S. goes to war • December 7, 1941 • Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japan • 2400 Americans died • U.S. declares war on Japan • Germany & Italy declare war on the U.S.

  30. War in Europe • Germany moved East into Russia • Oil & Coal • Soviet Army took the brunt of the fighting

  31. Battles of the U.S. coast • German U-Boats attacked ships off the coast including NC • Bodies & debris would wash up on shore

  32. Life on the home front • Rationing in the U.S. • Ration stamps • Victory Gardens • War Bonds

  33. War ends the depression • War sparked economic growth • Ended the Great Depression • NC benefitted greatly from the war effort • Ships yards • Chemical plants

  34. Rosie the Riveter • Women took the jobs of the men • Joined the military • Radio operators • Nurses • Pilots • Mary Nicholson flew planes to Britain

  35. African Americans & the War • African Americans joined the effort • Tuskegee Airmen, most famous • Escorted bombers to their targets, shooting down enemy planes • First time AA were allowed in the Marines • Still Racism

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