Monday - did a survey on isidewith.com
Tuesday - we took the 1920's test
Wednesday - Starting the 1930's video's
1.-Causes of the Great Depression
Overproduction of good.
Underconsumption of goods by consumers.
Agricultural slump in 1920’s due to overproduction.
High protective tariff policies of the 1920’s.
Taxes benefiting the rich-rich got richer, poor got poorer.
Stock market crash.
Banks closing.
Vicious cycle of great depression
Companies lose money so they lay people off.
unemployment rate goes up and less people buy goods as income has dropped.
Companies profit fall so they have to lay more people off or close.
Cycle repeats itself.
Thursday -
2.-Impact the Great Depression had on people and our country
Lost jobs
Lost homes/ life savings
Undeployment
Banks closed
Schools shut down
Hoboes hopping freight trains
Hooverville
Bread lines
Soup kitchens
Red cross
Salvation Army
Selling apples
Dust Bowl
Lost Farms
1935-1940
Location
Destroyed homes
Great Plains
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
New York City
Blew over it
Okies
People from Oklahoma affected by the dust bowl
Moved to California back of a truck
Went their for opportunities
3.-President Hoover’s attempt(or lack thereof) to help solve Great Depression
Didn’t take it serious enough
Rugged individual
Hoover was viewed as uncaring and as a president who did very little to help with the Great Depression
Hoover’s fight against eh great depression
Encouraged people to be patient, stay positive and volunteer to help each other
Federal farm board
Stabilized prices and to promote the sale of agricultural product
Norris-La Guardia act
Strengthen labor unions
Friday -
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