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1 Unit 2: The Great Depression & World War II Topic 1: The Great Depression Guiding Questions What caused the Great Depression? ‐‐‐‐What were the weaknesses in the 1920s economy? ‐‐‐‐How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the G.D.? ‐‐‐‐Why did the GD go global and what affect did that have on the U.S.? How did the Great Depression affect Americans? ‐‐‐‐How was the effect different in the cities and the rural areas? ‐‐‐‐What was the effect on women? minorities? children? Why did President Hoover's policies fail to solve the economic crisis? ‐‐‐‐Why was President Hoover reluctant to interfere with the economy? ‐‐‐‐What measures did he take initially? How did his approach change over time?

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Unit 2: The Great Depression & World War IITopic 1: The Great Depression

Guiding QuestionsWhat caused the Great Depression? 

‐‐‐‐What were the weaknesses in the 1920s economy? ‐‐‐‐How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the G.D.?‐‐‐‐Why did the GD go global and what affect did that have on the U.S.?

How did the Great Depression affect Americans?‐‐‐‐How was the effect different in the cities and the rural areas? ‐‐‐‐What was the effect on women? minorities? children?

Why did President Hoover's policies fail to solve the economic crisis? ‐‐‐‐Why was President Hoover reluctant to interfere with the economy? ‐‐‐‐What measures did he take initially? How did his approach change over time?

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How did President Hoover approach the Great Depression? 

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1932 Election

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President Roosevelt's Inauguration, March 4, 1933 President Roosevelt's First 

Fireside Chat, March 12, 1933

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Our story begins in here:

"By adherence to the principles of decentralized self‐government, ordered liberty, equal opportunity, and freedom to the individual, our American experiment in human welfare has yielded a degree of well‐being unparalleled in all the world. It has never come nearer to the abolition of poverty, to the abolition of fear of want, than human has ever reached before."‐‐‐Herbert Hoover, 1928

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But to understand our story, you need to consider the context: How had the United States changed/developed since the turn of the century? 

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You also need a little big of economics: Lesson #1: Supply and Demand

If the supply of goods increases and consumer demand stays the same, prices will drop. 

If consumer demand increases and the supply remains the same, prices will rise. 

If Asics makes too many shoes and they aren't selling, what should Asics do? 

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Lesson #2: Say's Law (1920s)

Surplus will always disappear because prices will come down until everything gets bought. 

3G iPhones = $300

Apple has a surplus of 1 million iPhones. 

Consumers (who have maxed our their credit cards) aren't buying.

According to Say's law, what will Apple do? 

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Lesson #3: the Business Cycle

Expansion

Expansion

Expansion

Contraction

Contraction

Contraction

Peak Peak Peak

Trough TroughRising ProductionRising EmploymentRising Incomes

Decling ProductionDeclining EmploymentDeclining Incomes

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Underlying Causes of the Great Depression

Problems in Agriculture

Uneven Distribution of Wealth

Easy Credit

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Wall Street Crash ­ A timeline of the events of 1929

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Stock Market Crash

Commercial Banks Fail

Unemployment Rises

 Tariff Makes Things Worse

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U.S. profits plummet.

U.S. investors have little $ to invest abroad.

European nations cannot pay war debts.U.S. production plummets.

U.S. cannot afford American goods.

What can you conclude?