its martin luther king day. we talked a little about that. his real name is micheal. we even watched a two minute video.
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reviewingg discussed discussions.
social and psychological affects
suicide rates went up becuse people lost their jobs. they stopped going to the dentists and doctors. but did go and see a lot of movies. neighbors helped neighbors in need.
Dustbowl
1931?- drought in the midwest.
worst drought in the U.S. affected 27 states.
25,000,000 dollars for drought relief.
Hoovers background
born in 1874. at age nine he was an orhan. and just lived with family. westbranch iowa. never finished high school. went to stanford. he was an engineer and a hamanitarian. also a quaker. he was caught for treason.
hoovers philosiphy.
thought organizations should help out instead of always the government.
anti-welfare. didnt want businesses to lower wages or lay people off.
1. rugged individualism
2. laissez-fairre
3. trickle down theory
Boulder Dame project.
created jobs for a lot of people. started in 1931 and lasted 5 yers. better known as the hoover dame. worlds tallest nd second largest. prevnted floods, provided water. big tourist attraction. provided electricity. that made tons of moneyy.
democrats win 1930 election.
democrats take over both houses of congress. vote against hoover and republicans.
hoover takes action
set up the farm board. raise crop prices
national credit corporation. loan money to smaller banks.
fderal loan home bank act. lower payments for homes and farms.
reconstruction finace corporation. trickle down theory. government giving money to big businesses to create jobs for people.
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