Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e Chapter 23: The Great Depression.

Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,American History American History 14/e14/e

Chapter 23:Chapter 23:The Great DepressionThe Great Depression

HighlightsHighlights

The Coming of the Great DepressionThe Coming of the Great Depression The American People in Hard TimesThe American People in Hard Times The Depression and American CultureThe Depression and American Culture The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert HooverThe Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hoover

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The Coming of the Great DepressionThe Coming of the Great Depression

The Great CrashThe Great Crash– Stock Market BoomStock Market Boom– ““Black Tuesday”Black Tuesday”

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Wall StreetWall Street (Licensed for Use)(Licensed for Use)

The Coming of the Great DepressionThe Coming of the Great Depression

Causes of the DepressionCauses of the Depression– Lack of DiversificationLack of Diversification– Maldistribution of WealthMaldistribution of Wealth– Declining ExportsDeclining Exports– Unstable International Debt StructureUnstable International Debt Structure

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The Coming of the Great DepressionThe Coming of the Great Depression

Progress of the DepressionProgress of the Depression– Banking CollapseBanking Collapse– Severe Severe

ContractionContraction

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The unemployed, 1930The unemployed, 1930 (Library of Congress)(Library of Congress)

The American People in Hard TimesThe American People in Hard Times

Unemployment and ReliefUnemployment and Relief– Belief in Personal ResponsibilityBelief in Personal Responsibility– ““Dust Bowl”Dust Bowl”– ““Okies”Okies”

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A dust stormA dust storm (CORBIS/Royalty Free)(CORBIS/Royalty Free)

The American People in Hard TimesThe American People in Hard Times

African Americans and the DepressionAfrican Americans and the Depression– African American SufferingAfrican American Suffering– Scottsboro CaseScottsboro Case– NAACP’s Changing RoleNAACP’s Changing Role

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The American People in Hard TimesThe American People in Hard Times

Mexican Americans in Depression AmericaMexican Americans in Depression America– Discrimination against HispanicsDiscrimination against Hispanics

Asian Americans in Hard TimesAsian Americans in Hard Times– Japanese American Citizens LeagueJapanese American Citizens League

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The American People in Hard TimesThe American People in Hard Times

Women and the Workplace in the Great Women and the Workplace in the Great DepressionDepression– Popular Disapproval of Women’s EmploymentPopular Disapproval of Women’s Employment– Increased Female EmploymentIncreased Female Employment

Depression FamiliesDepression Families– Retreat from ConsumerismRetreat from Consumerism

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The American People in Hard TimesThe American People in Hard Times

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Women in the Paid Workforce, 1900-1940Women in the Paid Workforce, 1900-1940

The Depression and American CultureThe Depression and American Culture

Depression ValuesDepression Values– Persistence of the “Success Ethic”Persistence of the “Success Ethic”– Self-BlameSelf-Blame

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The Depression and American CultureThe Depression and American Culture

Artists and Intellectuals in the Great Artists and Intellectuals in the Great DepressionDepression– ““Discovery” of Rural PovertyDiscovery” of Rural Poverty– Depression LiteratureDepression Literature

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Farm family in Indiana Farm family in Indiana (Microsoft Encarta)(Microsoft Encarta)

The Depression and American CultureThe Depression and American Culture

RadioRadio– Escapist ProgrammingEscapist Programming– Radio’s ImpactRadio’s Impact

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Depression-era radioDepression-era radio (Library of Congress) (Library of Congress)

The Depression and American CultureThe Depression and American Culture

Movies in the New EraMovies in the New Era– Continuing Popularity of MoviesContinuing Popularity of Movies– Walt DisneyWalt Disney

Popular Literature and JournalismPopular Literature and Journalism– Life MagazineLife Magazine

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The Depression and American CultureThe Depression and American Culture

The Popular Front and the LeftThe Popular Front and the Left– Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil War– Southern Tenant Farmers UnionSouthern Tenant Farmers Union– The Left’s Newfound RespectabilityThe Left’s Newfound Respectability– The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath

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The Unhappy Presidency The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hooverof Herbert Hoover

The Hoover ProgramThe Hoover Program– Failure of VoluntarismFailure of Voluntarism– Agricultural Marketing ActAgricultural Marketing Act– Hoover’s Declining Hoover’s Declining

PopularityPopularity– Reconstruction Finance Reconstruction Finance

CorporationCorporation

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Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover (Library of Congress)(Library of Congress)

The Unhappy Presidency The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hooverof Herbert Hoover

Popular ProtestPopular Protest– Farmers’ Holiday AssociationFarmers’ Holiday Association– Demise of the Bonus ArmyDemise of the Bonus Army

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Hooverville; Portland, OregonHooverville; Portland, Oregon (Library of Congress)(Library of Congress)

The Unhappy Presidency The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hooverof Herbert Hoover

The Election of 1932The Election of 1932– FDR NominatedFDR Nominated– 1932 Election1932 Election

The “Interregnum”The “Interregnum”– Banking CrisisBanking Crisis

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Election of 1932Election of 1932

The Unhappy Presidency The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hooverof Herbert Hoover

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The Changing of the Guard, The Changing of the Guard, The New Yorker The New Yorker (FDR Library)(FDR Library)

Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt (Library of Congress)(Library of Congress)