To start off class we talked about Martin Luther King Jr. day. Now we are going over what we have all talked about in class with this blog discussion.
Teresea is now going to give us a review on the Dust Bowl. Black blizzards often happened and those were the name for the dust stroms.
Mr. Bruns is talking about how people like changed over the great depression. Most people lost all of there money and jobs. So people were really embarrsed so the suicide rate went way up. People did really help each other out in this time. THe movie industry did well. People were very cautious with there money.
Katy is talking about Hoover. He was born in 1874. He was born in West Branch, Iowa. Hoover was orpahned. He didnt ever finish high school. But he wen to college at Stanford. Then he moved to China to do work. He got caught with treason. He did one time did save a bunch of little Chininease kids. He was a humanitarian and he was an engineer and a quaker.
Hoover he belived that people shouldn't get into government( laissez-faire). He thought that if the government helped people out they would just not do anything. He was really anti-welfare. He told businesses to cut people and lay them off to help ot the government. Rugged individualism- you shluld better your self. Laissez-Faire- less governemnt in the business. Trickle down theory-by giving tax cuts to the rich it will led to more factiories and giving more jobs and better wages.
Boulder Dam- He wanted to build a dam. He believed government shouldn't build things unless it will pay for itself. It started off that 6 companies were building the dam. It is know known as the hoover Daam. Prevented floods, providing water. and provided jobs. Provided electricity. Also made money.
Democrats win 1930. This happens two years after the current president was elected. People needed help today so they take over. FDR won next election.
Hoover established the farmers board. Hoover set up many many get things. Reconstruction thing gave money to state and federal banks. To set up banks. Reconstruction finace industry. The money was used to set up jobs.
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