The Great Depression and the New Deal

The Great Depression and the New Deal

How did we get there and how did we recover?The Great Depression and the New Deal

Causes of DepressionFarmer vs. Industrial

Who were in those images in the previous slide?A. Chronicles of NarniaB. Wizard of OzC. Three StoogesD. Marx Brothers Todays Meet DiscussionWhat do you believe the causes of the Great Depression to be?

_____________ for some, but not ALLFarmers in debt to keep up with demandAfter WWI-production high-markets to sell lowConsumption up, Stock market upHerbert Hoover elected President March 1929VIEW Causes of DepressionThe Roaring Twenties?What was the government philosophy of a hands off approach to regulation and involvement?A. SpeculationB. Laizzez FaireC. StimulusD. expansionCheck YourselfIndustrial sector great success___________ up__________________ income to purchase goodsCars- Model Thomes

Share the Wealth?

Fill in missing partsA healthy ____________ need more __________ to buy more products, which in turn creates even more __________. In this way, a healthy economy avoids underconsumption that can _________ economic growth. The __________ distribution of wealth in the 1920s pointed to an uncertain future for the American economy. From US History, pg. 369The way stock owning works is how?

During 1920sAmericans buying goods on _____________Americans buying stock on credit Change from previous fear of using credit and debtWhen you take out a loan or use credit, what do you eventually have to do?Americans living beyond ___________________________You mean I have to pay it back?

Click to listen to 1920s radioLIST three problems with prosperity during 1920s1.2.3.

VIEW Stock Market CrashesBecame known as _____________________________Spurred on by ______________________Money that did not really existBased on __________________Prices rose, wages slippedInvestors start to ___________ stocksThe Bottom Falls Out-or CrashesCauseName one causeEffectStock Market crashes 1929Connect the DotsSpeculation, uneven wealth, credit12CauseStock Market CrashesEffectName one effectConnect the Dots

Bank failures13CauseBank FailuresEffectName 2 effectsTHINK: consumer and producerConnect the DotsConsumers stop spending, producers cut workers14CauseList a causeEffectBusiness closuresConnect the Dots

Americans Face Hard TimesUrban Living vs. Rural LivingA chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.-Herbert Hoover (1928 Campaign slogan)

____________________ rose to 24.9% by 1933Nearly 50% for ___________________________Wages cut by 30%Factory workers hit hardest

VIEW Welcome to Hooverville

Brother Can you Spare a Dime?

Fill in the BlanksAs Americans lost their jobs and ran through their ____________, they had to scrounge wherever they could keep from going ________________. They sold furniture, pawned _____________, and moved to cheaper lodgings. In many cities, they ran out of money, were ____________ from homes, and ended up on the streets.Homeless people slept on park benches and in empty railway cars or cardboard boxes. Many grouped together in ___________________, makeshift shantytowns of tents and ___________ built on public land or vacant lots.

Economic hardships for farmers occurring long before stock market crashWorse for _____________________last to be hired, first to be firedFarmers deeper in ______________Banks __________________ on farmsSome stayed on as _______________ farmersIf not economic loss, than ______________________ conditions forced from landDust Bowl

Lets find them together!Using Google EarthUsing references from The Grapes of Wrath

Where Did They Come From?

We were called Okies. 3527'37.34"N 9447'14.81"W

Where am I?

Where am I?

Sallisaw, OK21

Stopped for a rest along the historic Route 66 3524'43.18"N 9924'15.33"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Elk City, OK 22

We got stuck in the mud in the area known as the Jericho Gap. Got stuck in the mud, but we were helped by some of the local farmers and ranchers. 3512'45.18"N10044'3.50"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Alanreed, TX23

Continuing our travels west to find a new life. Seems like this Dust Bowl is never ending. Residents that are hanging on here in this Panhandle to the last moment say that some days seem like the 'end of the world'. 3513'19.19"N10149'52.67"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Amarillo, TX24

We've reached the midpoint on Route 66 between LA and Chicago. Are we doing the right thing? 3516'29.20"N10239'54.76"WWhere am I?

Adrian, TX25

Native Americans have lived here for over 10,000 years. We would have loved to put our feet up at the El Rancho Hotel, but we simply did not have the money.3531'41.08"N10844'33.30"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Gallup, NM26This is a most colorful stretch of the mother road. Were told that there is gold! The mines are starting to work themselves dry, but it is still a busy town full of travelers like ourselves. The Mohave winds blow hot. 35 1'35.01"N11423'0.85"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Oatman, AZ27

Stopped at a campsite by the Colorado River to escape some of the heat of the day. Heard from some returning that there are no jobs to be had in California. 3450'53.02"N11436'50.88"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Needles, CA28Weve reached the promise land! However, we are seeing signs that jobs are no longer to be had. Do we continue on Route 66 to Los Angeles or turn north where there might be jobs picking fruit. People here are not pleased to see us. 3453'44.87"N117 1'2.22"W

Where am I?

Where am I?

Barstow, CA29

We spent some time here and thought we had it made. Then we experienced mother nature and needed to get out quick! 3612'27.82"N11920'50.42"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Tulare, CA30The valley is beautiful! However, we are soon disappointed in the Hooverville we arrive at. It's a shady place with lots of half-starved families living in tattered tents and makeshift shacks. We're told again that there are no jobs here and the owners are corrupt. There might be something more south of here. 3522'23.85"N119 1'7.36"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Bakersfield, CA31Finally! A hot shower! The people seem real nice here. Were able to pick peaches for 5 cents a bushel, which is robbery, but its steady work and is going to put food in our bellies. I think we are going stay here for a while. 3514'13.14"N11854'46.70"W

Where am I?Where am I?

Weedpatch, CA32During the Great Depression, minority groupsA. migrated south to work on tenant farms.often were the last hired and the first fired.experienced lower levels of unemployment.D. were deported in large numbers back to their countries of origin.

Check YourselfWhich factors contributed to the Dust Bowl?drought, dust storms, and intensive farmingdrought, dammed rivers, and intensive farmingflooding, dammed rivers, and dust stormsflooding, dust storms, and extensive farming

Check YourselfAt the onset of the Great Depression, urban unemploymentincrease dramatically.increase slightly.did not increase or decrease.decreased slightly.

Check Yourself

What ingredients need to be added to solve the economic issues?PREDICT

Two ResponsesHoover and FDRHow did the federal governments role change?VIEW Hoover vs. WWI VetsHoover relies on _________________ to maintain wages and employmentCounted on ____________________Out of the goodness of their heartsStarted to use federal resourcesPublic works programs

Well, this isnt working out

Why are they leaving their homes?What would you expect their experience to be like?Okies

FDR elected President 1933Pledged a ____________________ to combat DepressionDrastically different than HooversWhat was Hoovers stance on government involvement?Sought out advice from _________________________Three RsNeeded to restore nations trust

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Ordered a _____________________Give banks time to get accounts in orderEmployed ___________________Communicate to AmericaWhy was restoring banking system important? Combats other issues 3 years later with 2nd New DealThe only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.CauseBank FailuresEffectName 2 effectsTHINK: consumer and producerConnect the DotsREMEMBER this from our effects from Stock Market crash?Consumers stop spending, producers cut workers42First New DealWhat was its goal?Second New DealWhat was its goal?

Not all pleased with New DealsToo much governmentNot enough to help poorSupreme Court struck down AAAFDR found way around Supreme Court______________________Called for adding up to 6 new Justices to panel

Challenges

Huey LongAl SmithFather Charles CoughlinForThe New Deal programs were necessary.AgainstNew Deal programs increased power of government.What side would you be on?VIEW New Deal Herbert Hoover believed that depression relief should come from thearmed forces.southern farmers.federal government.state and local government.

Check YourselfPresident Roosevelt delivered many informal radio messages calledradio announcements.radio chats.fireside chats.presidential discussions.

Check YourselfThe Rural Electrification Act providedtelephones to all farmers and farmworkers.incentives for industry to move to rural areas.money to electric utilities to build power lines.land for farmers to build hydroelectric plants.

Check YourselfFDR's "court packing" plan was designed to help lessen the power of which group?farmersthe CabinetSupreme Courtlabor unions

Check YourselfThe Social Security Act provided benefits forfarmers.artists.retirees.domestic workers.

Check YourselfPROBLEMNEW DEAL SOLUTIONS AND HOW THEY TRIED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMAmericans had lost confidence in their banks.The Tennessee River frequently flooded over its banks.Farmers in many rural areas had no electricity.Many poor people did not have enough money to retire.All types of workers needed jobsList details of how the New Deal tried to solve the problem New Deal (1 and 2) 1932 and 1935PurposeGoalsEffectsAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2008)PurposeGoalsEffects(so far)New Deal 2008?Does history repeat itself?

By 1945(after WWII) voting trends changedAfrican Americans typically had voted ________________Party of Abraham LincolnSocial and __________________ divisions, so much a part of the 1920s, diminished significantly during 1930s. Divisions still strong in South(Jim Crow era)Military still segregatedRole of Government-Final Product Larger role in _________________Rejection of _________________practices-hands off_______________ branch expanded roleCreating _________________ stateWe are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

Role of Government-Final ProductThe New Deal Coalition gave which political group a majority in Congress?DemocratsRepublicansIndependentsSocialists

Check YourselfTo give money to the elderly, the federal government beganincreasing the poll taxplacing tariffs on goodswithdrawing money directly from paychecksspending money it did not have

Check YourselfThe 22nd Amendment, passed in 1951, did what regarding the president?HINT: No other president since FDR has done thisCheck YourselfRegulation

Taxation

Social Assistance

Role of Government