working conditions and the great depression

Kent Klavik Mitchell Fralick

WORKING CONDITIONSAND THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Synopsis•What was it like before the Great Depression?

•What caused the collapse of the economy?

•What was life like during the 1930’s in America?

•What was the Government doing to help?

•What ended the depression?

The Roaring 20’s

20’s Dance Party

Prior to the Great Depression…Short YouTube Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YM8yxBL21Pk(The Great Depression)

Black TuesdayA newspaper article from 1929 addressing the recent Stock Market Crash on Black Thursday.

Black Thursday in America

Bank Runs

Hooverville Cartoon

The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl 1930-1939• Drought hit Eastern US in

1930, and by 1934 the Great Plains was turned into a desert• Affected 500 million

acres(500 miles*300miles)• Drought and poor

agriculture practices• Thousands fled to California

for work but many stayed in the region

June 4 1937, at Goodwell, Oklahoma, LoveA black blizzard over Prowers Co., Colorado, 1937.

"Fleeing a dust storm, Rothstein

Abandoned Farm

Family Life • Many families lived

together in 1 room shacks, caves or even sewer pipes• Families survived off of wild

weeds, buying leftover food and home grown food • Marriage and divorce rate

was down• High desertion rate • Birth rate below

replacement rate• Displaced children roamed

the country

Bud Fields and his family. Alabama. 1935 or 1936- Walker Evans

Lange, Migrant Mother

Labor of the Great Depression • One in Four people were

unemployed• Women became the

breadwinners because they cold be paid lower wages• Children were hired

because their small size and lower wages• Injuries were very common

place Grocery Store Clerk

Brother Can You Spare a Dime• lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msYYab9-rsk&list=PL6dLjSPKdRZ1GR6-yoDKaTT3_8QH1YrLY&feature=player_detailpage• (1930s Music Great Depression Songs Brother Can You Spare a Dime )

Job Rejection Letter

November 1, 1929John Doe1234 Front St, New York, NY

Dear John Doe,

As you know we have received many applications and interviewed a number of candidates for the Branch Manager position, and we have determined that we are no longer seeking an individual to fill the position. We are closing the location down due to the sudden down turn in the economy.

The purpose of this letter is to inform you that you have not been selected for the position and to thank you for your time. You are a very qualified candidate and would look forward to you applying to jobs in the future.

We wish you every personal and professional success with your job search and in the future.Regards,First Nation Bank

New Presidency

Franklin D. Roosevelt

New Deal

Hoover Dam

Triborough Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

World War II

Three Photographs of Women Working at the McGrew Machine Company, in Lincoln, Nebraska

Pearl HarborDecember 7, 1941• Attacked by the

Japanese Imperial Headquarters

• Over 2000 American Soldiers Killed

• Numerous Navel Boats Destroyed and Damaged

• Hundreds of Aircraft Destroyed

• Congress votes to enter WWII

The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

Definition of AmericaBy Stanley Gottheimer, '37 America is a hundred and twenty millions of peoples;a thousand industries; mountains,waterways, and prairie.

America is a drum-beat calling together the farmers to oust the "redcoats." America is the ring of an axe, —death knell of the virgin timber— in the crisp northern air. America is a factory whistle hooting out the night shift, hooting in the day.

America is a timecard;a pay envelope;a five buck raise;a curt "You're fired!"

America is creditor of the world America is Desolate debtorDazed by dry,dancing dust-his farm blowing away

Europe is mellow wine,well-aged for the epicure;a fine, moldy, smelly, old cheese.America is the grape unbrushed,the milk and cream unchurned—but beginning to sour.

Mountains, waterways, and prairie,A thousand industries;A hundred and twenty millions of people

• Symbol of American women’s contribution during WWII• Female empowerment • Over 6 million women entered the workforce during WWII

Rosie the Riveter(Miller)

World War II Discharge PapersThe depression was over after the war

The Genealogy Center

Open Floor• Questions or Comments?

Works Cited• 20's Dance Party. 2011. Photograph. www.wordpress.comWeb. 19 Apr

2013.• 1930s Music Great Depression Songs Brother Can You Spare a Dime .

The Sound Stew, 2013. Web. 23 Apr 2013.• Abandoned Farm. 2006. Photograph. The Dust BowlWeb. 19 Apr

2013. uwec.edu• Black blizzard over Prowers Co.. 1937. Photograph.

http://www.weru.ksu.edu, Western History Collection, University of Oklahoma. Web. 18 Apr 2013.

• Black Tuesday.” New York 25 Oct. 1929: Front Page. Print.• “Black Thursday in America.” London Herald 25 Oct. 1929: Front

Page. Print.• Evans , Walker. Bud Fields and His Family. 1936. Photograph.

www.english.illinois.eduWeb. 18 Apr 2013. • “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” The White House. Whitehouse.gov. Web. 24

Apr. 2013.• “Golden Gate Bridge.” All About the Golden Gate Bridge. 24 Apr.

2013.• Gottheimer, Stanley. "Definition of America." Magpie. June 1937:

p.44. Print. • “Hoover Dam.” Hoover Dam. Web.mst.edu. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.

Works Cited Cont..• "Japan Attacks Pearl Habor Then Declares War on US." Gettysburg Times 08 12 1941,

n. pag. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. yesteryearsnews.wordpress.com•  Lange, Dorothea, "The Assignment I'll Never Forget: Migrant Mother," Popular

Photography (February 1960• Love , Emma. June 4 1937, at Goodwell, Oklahoma.. 1937. Photograph.

http://www.weru.ksu.eduWeb. 18 Apr 2013. • Miller, J. Howard. Rosie the Riveter. 2010. Graphic. History.com. Web. 10 Apr 2013.• “New Deal.” New Deal Programs FDR 1933 Inauguration. Web. 24 Aug. 2013.• Rothstein, Auther. Fleeing a Dust Storm. 1936. Photograph. http://www.weru.ksu.edu,

Library of Congress. Web. 18 Apr 2013. • The Great Depression. Dir. Aaron 1912. YouTube.com, 2008. Web. 23 Apr 2013. • “Triborough Bridge.” Top 10 Public Works Projecys From the Great Depression. Web. 24

Apr. 2013.• unknown, “Bank Runs.” The View: A Classic Bank Run. 05 Feb. 2011. Web. 24 Apr.

2013.• unknown, Dust Storm Damage 1930-1940. N.d. Photograph. library.sussex.tec.nj.u.

Web. 19 Apr 2013.• unknown, “Grocery Clerk - postinjury, circa 1930's,” Teaching & Learning Cleveland.

Csudigitalhumanities.org. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.• “Women.” The Home Front. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.