Chapter 32
The Human Impact of the Great Depression
Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014
Bell Work
 Describe the 1920s in 3 words.
 Why do you think that the good times in the 1920s ended?
 Our next chapter is about the Great Depression. Write three
things that you may know about the Great Depression:
Housekeeping
 Langston Hughes Homework due today
 Stock market crash HW due Friday
 Finish movie today- turn in movie guide.
 Introduce Chapter 32
 Take notes on “The Crash”
Wednesday’s tasks:
 Watch stock market crash video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJpLMvgUXe8
 On a half sheet of paper, write 3 things that you learned from
watching the video.
 Pass out “Chapter 32” Complete the Preview Assignment by
listening to this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eih67rlGNhU
 Complete Vocabulary on page 2 using the Chapter 32 packets.
Bell Work
Thursday Feb. 6 2014
Use your chapter 32 vocab to answer these questions:
 What was the nickname used to describe the regions in the
U.S. effected by drought?
 What was the nickname given to migrants moving away from
the Dust Bowl?
 Long lines of people waiting for their bowl of soup and piece
of bread were known as _________________.
Housekeeping
 Stock market crash HW due Friday
 Chapter 32 Vocab Quiz next week Wednesday
 Today:
 Take notes on “The Crash”
 Read Ch. 32 Intro
 Begin touring the nation…
The Crash
 Weaknesses of the 20s:
 Overvalued stock market
 Easy credit
 Buying on margin
 The crash:
 Sep. stocks peak
 Oct. stocks crash
 “Black Tuesday”
 Ripple Effect:
 Banks fail
 People lose money, businesses make cuts
 Unemployment rises
 Business sales fall
 Cycle…
 Numbers
 US Steel stock shares drop from $262 (‘29) to $22 (‘32)
 Unemployment reaches 25%
 Personal income drops 50%
 Auto production drops 80%
 Farm prices drop by 55%
 American attitude:
 “the sky is the limit” in the 20s
 “will things ever get better” in the 30s
 First time in U.S. History that the word “depression” is used.
Chapter 32 Introduction
The Human impact of the Great Depression
 Page 401
Touring the U.S.
Visit two of the eight stations around the room. Examine the
photograph and the primary source at each station.
Read the subsection(s) of the Lesson identified on the placard, and
record notes in the space with the matching photograph. Include the
following in your notes for each station:
 A title above the photograph that identifies the state you are
visiting.
 Three or more important and interesting facts from the reading.
 A quotation from the primary source at the station that describes
at least one way people endured the hardships of the Depression.
 A thought bubble for the person in the photograph that describes
the hardships he or she faced during the Depression.
Bell Work:
Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014
 Why were men hit hardest by the Great Depression?
 What happened to many tenant farmers during the
depression?
 How did the depression affect families?
Housekeeping
 Vocab Quiz tomorrow
 “Life in the Depression” notes.- today
 Touring the U.S.- Assignment
Life in the Depression:
 Life was tough
 You ate whatever you had in front of you
 Kids  No toys, often got jobs
 Families
 Many homeless
 Many live in Hoovervilles
 Hoovervilles= groups of shacks made out of scrap materials.
 The Dust Bowl
 Forces thousands to leave their homes
 Okies and Arkies
 Immigrant laborers are forced out
 Jobs:
 Women and African Americans lose jobs
 Civil Rights from the 20s takes a step back
Touring the U.S.
Visit two of the eight stations around the room. Examine the
photograph and the primary source at each station.
Read the subsection(s) of the Lesson identified on the placard, and
record notes in the space with the matching photograph. Include the
following in your notes for each station:
 A title above the photograph that identifies the state you are
visiting.
 Three or more important and interesting facts from the reading.
 A quotation from the primary source at the station that describes
at least one way people endured the hardships of the Depression.
 A thought bubble for the person in the photograph that describes
the hardships he or she faced during the Depression.
Letter 1
 Read and answer questions
 Due Tuesday!
Bell Work
Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014
 What were two effects of hunger during the depression?
 What were Hoovervilles?
 What two groups of people were effected most by
joblessness?
Housekeeping
 Vocab Quiz today
 New Deal HW due Friday
 Today:
 Rise of Extremes Notes
 Finish U.S. Tour
 Note: Essay assigned tomorrow- due Wednesday next week.
Vocab Quiz!
 5 minutes
Rise of Extremes!
 Communists and Socialists grow in number
 Fascists grow in number
 The big voices:
 Father Charles Coughlin (Detroit)
 Anti-Semitism: persecution against Jews
 He believed that money was being hoarded by the banks.
 He wanted a nationalization of banks
 Dr. Francis Townsend (California)
 Old age pension plan
 Retired folks should get $200 a month
 Huey Long (Louisiana)
 “Share the wealth”
 Idea: every family should get $2500 a year and a home worth $500
 How? Take money from the rich!
Bell Work
Thursday Feb. 13, 2014
 What was one extreme idea that people were turning to
during the depression?
 What area did the Great Flood of 1936 effect?
 Who wrote the Grapes of Wrath?
 What is desertification?
Housekeeping
 Homework due Friday(tomorrow)
 Unit 5 Microessay due Wednesday, Feb 19.
 Unit 5 test on Friday, Feb 21.
 Today:
 Natural disasters!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guTek7ipD4U
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDwmZu88hJU
 “The New Deal” Notes
 Introduce microessay!
The New Deal
 1932 Election: Hoover vs. F.D. Roosevelt
 Roosevelt crushes Hoover
Blue= Roosevelt, Red= Hoover
The New Deal
 1932 Election: Hoover vs. F.D. Roosevelt
 Roosevelt crushes Hoover
 President Roosevelt’s message:
 “We have nothing to fear but fear itself ”
 Gives confidence to the American people
 FDR’s policy: The New Deal
 A new set of policies designed to “save” America from the
depression.
1. Emergency Banking Act: save the banks by giving them
government money
2. Federal Emergency Relief Agency:
A.
B.
Provides jobs for 2.5 million men
Most jobs are construction jobs
3. National Recovery Administration: Organizes and
protects American businesses.
 Results of the New Deal:
 Does not end the depression
 It does tide people over
 Made Americans dependent on government agencies.
Microessay!
Bell Work
Friday February 14, 2014
 What was the New Deal?
 How did the New Deal help Americans?
 What were two results of the New Deal?
Housekeeping
 Homework due today
 Microessay due on Wednesday2/19
 Unit 5 Test on Friday 2/21
 Today:
 Grade print outs
 Pass out Review Guides
 Work on essays
Friday’s Priority List:
 Missing/late assignments
 Essay
 Review Guide
Bell Work
Monday, March 25, 2013
 What was happening with big business during the 1920s?
 What is consumer culture?
 This celebrity began his career selling bicycles, but made his
fortune setting automobiles.