Daily WorkSheet (DWS) – Wednesday, April 26, 2011
The Great Depression
1. Warm up/Review (20) Review of Roaring 20’s, watch video and answer the questions on the move
worksheet.
2. Learn more, on your own: (25) Use your textbook to answer numbers 19-26 on your EOCT sheet, when you
are finished with those, answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!
1. How did Henry Ford and the Model T change the everyday lives of Americans
2. Explain the significance of the Harlem Renaissance and how it was a part of an emerging pop
culture in the U.S. before the Great Depression
3. Notes: (30) watch the PPT and listen to me and fill in the following information.
Boom and Bust cycle … illustrate and explain it in the space below … label the parts
What causes a cycle of Boom go Bust?????
It’s a Wonderful Life bank run … what did you learn about how banks operate?
Grapes of Wrath … read the short excerpt on page 665 and describe what the trip to CA was like for Okies
The Dust Bowl (don’t forget about the attached Dust Bowl Blues sheet (15)) … what caused it?
What were the effects of the Dust Bowl?
President Hoover to President Roosevelt (FDR) read Different Viewpoints on page 667 in your book, State
both Hoover’s and Roosevelt’s opinion on the role of the government. Why do you think Hoover’s views did
not help him to get re-elected. Who do you agree with and why?
FDR’s Inauguration speech: What did FDR say that Americans wanted and needed to hear?
The Emergence of Modern America: The Roaring Twenties
1. Why did America return to isolation after WWI?
2. What was the intent of Prohibition?
3. Why did Prohibition fail?
4. What factors were responsible for the increase in the standard of living during the 1920s?
5. How did Henry Ford’s concept of mass production impact American life?
6. How did life in America improve for women during this era?
7. What factors contributed to the emergence of a distinct youth culture?
8. What were the major cultural influences during the 1920s?
9. Name 3 influential African Americans who achieved prominence during the Harlem Renaissance.
10. What was the impact of the rise of nativism on immigrants and minorities during the 1920s?
11. What was the Great Red Scare?
12. What was the impact of newspapers on popular culture?
13. What economic factors contributed to the economic crisis and stock market crash in 1929?