Today we are doing Blog Dissucssion
-Cycle of the great depression- Marielle
It all started with the stock market crash becasue peple were unable to purchase clothing or anything. Once that happened business started getting layed off and enentually had to shut down
-Elanor Roosevelt- Julie
She was born in 1884, her real name was Ana, she had two younger brohers and acted really mature for her age. She met Franklin Rooselvelt when she was 17 and got married to him when she was 20. Teddy Roosevelt walked her down the aisle because her parents were both dead. She helped educate young kids that didnt have money to go school. She died in 1962 and was buried by Franklin.
-Culture- Abby
Women usually wore dresses around the house all the time. Cotton was a big thing in the 1930s but silk was still the top fabric. The men usually were seen in tuxes with top hats on all the time. Once the war began the fashion settled down a little.
-Cycle of Great Depression-Ross
The stock market crash, many banks closed down and failed which meant people lost thier money. Companies had to lay off workers becasue nobody had money to purchase anything. The employees that got layed off didnt get any money and had a hard time living.
-Public Works Administration-Hanna
People gave money to different business. The PWA had a big focus on making schools and made many different schools.
-Dorthea Lang- Danielle and Conner
She was born in 1895 and when she was little her dad left the family, when she was 7 she had polio. When she grew up she had two kids, and got divorced with her first husband.
-John Dillinger-Brayden
He was born on June 22 and is known as the biggest mobster becasue he robbed many things. He was charged with robbing of banks, and was charged with killing a police officer. When he was caught as a teen stealing a car, he lost his relation with his father. He loved cars and money. He escaped from jail twice and there is a movie based on it.
-Why people critices the New Deal-Angel
It is becasue everything bad was happening all at once and people began to panic so they did not quit believe in the New Deal.
-Rivers and Lakes-Tevin
They gave people jobs to make different bridges. It provided people with food and water for the tough times.
-Unemplyed during Great Depression- Allan
There were many business gone which meant that pepole were getting layed off. Due to people getting layed off they had no money. WIth so many people being unemployed thats when hitler came into power.
-Memorial Day Masacure- Maria
It started becasue the small steel compaines didnt want the same as the largers ones. There were 1,000 people and workers out on strike. A women asked a police officer why they were unable to pass and the officer mentioned that if they did he would put a bullet through their back. The people didnt listen and that was when officers started throwing gas bombs.
-Grant Wood-Taylor
He was known for his paintings, his main painting was American Gothic. He was always an active painter as a child, his mom gave him burnt sticks and he painted with those. He taught in a school house after going to school for a while.
-Francis Berkins- Nate
In 1933 she was first women cabin. She received all of the expections becasue she was the only women.
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