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Great Depression – Industrial Revolution

Part of the New Deal to fight the Great Depression was government controlled large scale public works projects.

Roosevelt’s New Deal

The Stock Market Crash on October 29th, 1929, known as Black Tuesday marked the beginning of the Great Depression.

Great Depression

After the initial crash, there was a wave of suicides in the New York’s financial district. It is said that the clerks of one hotel even started asking new guests if they needed a room for sleeping or jumping.

Great Depression

On “Black Tuesday,” October 29, 1929, the market lost $14 billion, making the loss for that week an astounding $30 billion. This was ten times more than the annual federal budget and far more than the U.S. had spent in WWI.e Thirty billion dollars would be equivalent to $377,587,032,770.41 today.

Great Depression

During the worst years of the Depression (1933-1934) the overall jobless rate was 25% (1 out of 4 people) with another 25% taking wage cuts or working part time. The gross national product fell by almost 50%. It was not until 1941, when WWII was underway, that unemployment officially fell back below 10%.

Great Depression

The “Three Little Pigs“—released May 27, 1933, and produced by Walt Disney—was seen as symbolic of the Great Depression, with the wolf representing the Depression and the three little pigs representing average citizens who eventually succeeded by working together.

Great Depression

A number of great structures, including the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge, were completed during the Great Depression, providing many jobs to the unemployed.

Great Depression

People who lost their homes often lived in what were called “Hoovervilles,” or shanty towns, that were named after President Herbert Hoover. There was also “Hoover Stew” (food dished out in soup kitchens), “Hoover Blankets” (newspapers that served as blankets), “Hoover Hogs” (jack rabbits used as food), and “Hoover Wagons” (broken cars that were pulled by mules).

Great Depression

The Purpose of the Soviet state’s Five Year Plan was for economic development.

Socialism

A totalitarian state is one where, the government controls every aspect of public and private life.

Totalitarianism

The Bolsheviks were radical Russian Marxist Revolutionaries.

Russian Revolution

The Russians lost 1,700,000 troops over the course of the War.

World War I

Russia, Germany, France, and Austria-Hungary all lost over a million troops during World War I!

World War I

The United States suffered the least amount of casualties during the War.

Germany suffered the most casualties.

World War I

The Allied Powers had over 19,000,000 more troops than the Central Powers!

World War I

Germany was forced to assume total responsibility for World War I under the Treaty of Versailles.

World War I

Wilson’s 14 Points were a plan for the post-war world.

World War I

On November 11th, 1918, an armistice was signed, bringing World War I to an end.

World War I

Total War is when participating countries devote all of their resources to the war effort.

World War I

Germany’s actions of:

Unrestricted submarine warfareSinking of LusitaniaZimmerman Note

All lead to the United States entering World War I

World War I

The Schlieffen Plan called for Germany to attack France first and then Russia.

World War I

Kaiser Wilhelm II was crowned in 1888 and led Germany through World War I.

World War I

The Balkan Peninsula was known as the Powder Keg of Europe.

World War I

Militarism is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war.

World War I

If a ship is travelling through the Panama Canal, it mainly moves southwest.

Panama Canal

Gatun Lake provides part of the route of the Panama Canal.

Panama Canal

The dam constructed across the Chagres River in Gatun created Gatun Lake , the largest man-made lake in the world at that time.

The rock and soil excavated from Culebra cut was used to build the shell of the dam at Gatun on the Atlantic side.

Panama Canal

The Panama is approximately 48 miles in length.

Panama Canal

The locks of the Panama Canal are seven feet thick.

Panama Canal

The Atlantic entrance to the Canal is 22-1/2 miles west of the Pacific entrance.

Ships traveling between New York and San Francisco save 7,872 miles by using the Panama Canal instead of going around Cape Horn.

Panama Canal

A ship navigating through the Suez Canal to the Gulf of Suez, it mainly heads south.

Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is approximately 102 miles long.

Suez Canal

The Suez Canal was begun in 1858 and was formally opened in November, 1869.

Suez Canal

Its cost, including harbors, is estimated at $100,000,000.

Suez Canal

The British government virtually controls the canal as it owns most of the stock, even though they originally opposed its construction.

Suez Canal