Welcome!The Topic For Today Is… Great Depression

Great Depression

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Topic 1: 200• Question:• Did the stock market crash of 1929 cause the

Depression?• The stock market crash of 1929 did not so

much cause the Depression, as help trigger a chain of events that exposed longstanding weaknesses in the American economy.

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Topic 1: 400• Question:• What was the purpose of the Reconstruction

Finance Corporation?• To provide federal loans to troubled banks,

railroads, and other businesses

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Topic 1: 600• Question:• Describe the conditions for blacks during the Depression?• Many left land either by choice or by being forced off by

landlords• Many moved to southern cities, however unemployed

whites in the urban south believed they had first claims (rights) to all work.

• In 1932, half of all the African Americans living in the south were unemployed.

• Limited relief that existed almost always went to whites firstBack

Topic 1: 800• Question:• What were the 5 main causes of the Great

Depression?• Low Interest Rates• Overproduction• Uneven distribution of wealth• High tariffs on foreign imports• Falling demand for goods• Buying on Margin/CreditBack

Topic 2: 200• Question:• Average summer temperatures (over 100

degrees), over-farming, and a prolonged drought (lasting a decade) were major causes of what event during the Great Depression?

• The Dust Bowl

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Topic 2: 400• Question:• What did the Republican Party think should be

done about the economy at the start of the Great Depression?

• The depression was an inevitable part of the economic cycle & should be left alone to recover on its own.

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Topic 2: 600• Question:• How were women affected during the Great

Depression?• The Depression strengthened the popular belief “that

a woman’s proper place is in a home.” • Most men and many women thought that work should

go to men however, single and married women worked in the 1930s because they and their families needed the money.

• Women lost many Professional positions to men. Back

Topic 2: 800• Question:• Which conditions are most characteristic of an

economic depression?• High unemployment & overproduction

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Topic 3: 200• Question:• President Hoover believed that the problems

of the Great Depression could best be solved by?

• Relying mostly on private enterprise & individual initiative to improve economic conditions. “Rugged Individualism”

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Topic 3: 400• Question:• Where did Hoover believe unemployment

relief should come from?• It should be provided by local governments

and private charities

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Topic 3: 600• Question:• What characterized popular culture during the

Depression including radio, movies, and literature?

• There was a sort of escapism which included upbeat and romantic messages

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Topic 3: 800• Question:• What was the Bonus Army and how did it

contribute to Hoover’s unpopularity?• WWI vets wanted -1000 bonus which was passed

by congress in 1924 but would not be paid until 1945. Hoover refused their request to pay it now (during the Depression) so they set up camp until Hoover tried chasing them out first with Police, then successfully with the Army.

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Topic 4: 200• Question:• Who was largely blamed by the Americans for

the Depression?• Herbert Hoover

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Topic 4: 400• Question:• Shantytowns called “Hoovervilles”, sprang up

across the U.S. because President Hoover?• Refused to provide direct federal aid to those

in need• Was blamed for the suffering of the poor

during the Great Depression.

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Topic 4: 600• Question:• What did the election of FDR in 1932 reflect

about American desires for their economy?• Americans wanted the government to take a

more active role in solving the current economic problems

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Topic 4: 800• Question:• The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma

farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated?

• That people sought better opportunities west of the Dust Bowl states.

• The effect of geography on people’s lives.

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Topic 5: 200• Question:• How did Hoover’s first term affect his

reelection in 1932?• Answer• It hurt his reputation and resulted in FDR’s

election to the presidency

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Topic 5: 400• Question:• Describe the living conditions for a common

American during the Great Depression.• Great strains on families• Many lost jobs• Some lost homes & possessions

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Topic 5: 600• Question:• How would you describe Hoover’s response to

the Depression?• He became less willing to increase spending

and he worried more about balancing the budget. (restrained & cautious)

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Topic 5: 800• Question: • Franklin D. Roosevelt promised Americans a

“New Deal” during his campaign for the presidency. What 3 R’s made up his plan?

• Relief, Recovery, & Reform

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