The 1920’s
The end of the War, the
Economic Boom of the 1920’s,
and the Great Depression.
Agenda
 Homework: Read pgs. 347-51, answer # 2,
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Read pgs. 353-57, answer #2+3.
Notes and Report due next Tuesday
All Quiet on the Western Front Video
Armistice Document
Versailles Document
Economic Boom and Society of the 1920’s
If Time: End of the War Video
Review
Objectives: To describe the outcome of
World War I and the economic boom of the
1920’s.
Armistice Document
Versailles Document
Society in the 1920’s
 Spanish speaking
neighborhood:
 Barrio
 New Type of Women:
 Flapper
 Statistics describing
populations:
 Demographics
A Business Boom
 The Growth of the Consumer
economy:
 Bought appliances and model T
Fords
 Henry Ford used new technology to
make automobiles:
 Assembly line-workers stay still
while parts move and used
interchangeable parts
 The growth of the automobile:
 Production of rubber, gas, glass and
rise in gas stations, hotels, and
restaurants.
A Business Boom
 Consumer Economy:
 Business boom as a result of
an enormous amount of
buying
 Installment Plan:
 Payments over a period of
time
 Assembly Line:
 Process where each worker
does one specialized talk
allow efficiency
The End of World War I
Video
The 1920’s
The end of the War, the
Economic Boom of the 1920’s,
and the Great Depression.
Agenda
 Check hwk
 Review Questions/Hwk
 Armistace, League of Nations, Society and
Economic Boom Click Here
 1920’s Video (Skip?)
 Great Gatsby
 Jazz Song
 If Time: Time to work on Project
 Review
 Homework: Read pgs. 375-78, answer #2,
Read pgs. 379-82, answer #2,
Read pgs. 383-87, answer #3.
 Objectives: To describe the economic boom of
Review
 In what two ways was the Treaty of
Versailles unfair to Germans?
 How did Woodrow Wilson play a
role in the treaty negotiations?
 What happened to Germany’s Army
after it surrendered?
 What were some problems with the
League of Nations?
Homework
 (Section 2) What were the main reasons for the
business boom of the 1920’s?
 The development of a consumer economy;
buying on installment plans; growth of
automobile, steel, oil, etc.; Assembly lines.
 (Section 3) In what ways did Americans react to
the changing social values of the 1920’s?
 Women-bolder style of dress; Heroes; Sports
 Women in the 1920’s:
 Smoking, drinking; dressed bolder;
independent; moved into offices, sales service
jobs, little advance leadership and few voted.
Assembly
Line
 Individually take out five pieces of scrap
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paper.
You will individually create five paper
airplanes as fast as you can, but making
sure the airplanes are properly made.
You must fold the wings twice, fold it in
the center, and then fold the outer wings.
When the teacher tells you to start you
will make all five airplanes as fast as you
can.
Once you are done you will raise your
hand and your time will be recorded if the
planes are properly constructed.
Assembly
Line
 In your row each person has a particular
task to complete in making an airplane.
 1st person folds V wings twice
 2nd person folds the center
 3rd person folds the final wings
 You goal is to complete five airplanes as
fast as possible.
 There will be one or two forepersons that
will check the quality of your work and can
revoke your airplane back to the beginning.
 First group that completes all five airplanes
wins.
Assembly
Line
 Who produced the planes the
quickest?
 Do you think this is like a real life
circumstance or factory situation?
 In what ways are the assembly line
products different from those made by
the individual?
 Did you enjoy your work in the
assembly line?
 Would you like to do this kind of work
for the rest of your life? Or would you
prefer making things on your own?
1920’s Video
The Great Gatsby
Louis Armstrong
Click on Picture
Review
 How did Henry Ford use new
technology?
 Describe the assembly line. . .
 How did the automobile change
other industries?
 What is a new type of women
called?
The 1920’s
The end of the War, the
Economic Boom of the 1920’s,
and the Great Depression.
Agenda (Hist)
 Homework: Notes 3-4 pages and Report
due Tuesday.
 Now Statement/Check and review
Homework
 The Economy, Stock Market Crash, Social
Effects, and Surviving the Depression.
 Great Depression Web Quest
 Review
 Objectives: To evaluate the economic
condition of the 1920’s and how it lead to
the Great Depression.
Now Statement!!!
How did the Great
Depression impact
Americans in the upper
class down to the lower
class? Provide examples
for each class!!!
Homework
 Why did Americans unwisely trust the
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economy in the 1920’s?
The economy at the time was healthy and
had rising wages, people and the
Presidents had confidence in the economy
What were the causes and effects of the
stock market crash of 1929?
Cause: over-investment, overselling;
Effect: Stock values lost, jobs lost, etc.
Impact of poverty on Americans:
Unemployment, farms lost
The Economy in the
1920’s
 Borrowing to buy
stocks:
 Buying on Margin
 Offering higher wages
and benefits:
 Welfare Capitalism
 Making High-risk
investments:
 Speculation
The Stock Market
Crash
 Income and Profits fell:
 American Factory closed Thousands of workers
lost their jobs Small businesses closed Farm prices declined Banks closed Americans stopped
investing in Germany Allies stopped paying US Global Economy declined!
The Stock Market
Crash
 Black Tuesday:
 October 29th, 1929,
stocks crashed
 Great Crash:
 Collapse of the market
 Business Cycle:
 Growth and contraction
of the nation’s economy
 Great Depression:
 Severe economic decline
Social Effects of the
Depression
 Hooverville's:
 Shanty towns built by the
homeless
 Dust Bowl:
 Region in the Great Plains
that has drought and dust
storms
 During the Depression,
wage cuts and
unemployment eventually
affected:
 All levels of Society!
Surviving the Great
Depression
 21st Amendment:
 The repeal of
prohibition
 What was the one goal
of the repeal of
Prohibition?
 To curb gangsters
 Which activity would
the “Depression
generation” avoid?
 Buying expensive items
on credit
The Great Depression
Review
 What economic class was most
effected by the Great Depression?
 What is buying on Margin?
 What is Speculation?
 What is a Depression?
 What is a Hooverville?
 Where was the Dust Bowl and what
was it like?
The 1920’s
The end of the War, the
Economic Boom of the 1920’s,
and the Great Depression.
Agenda (Hist)
 Homework: 4 pages Notes and Report/Quiz
tomorrow!
 Review Society in the 1920’s/Stock Market
Crash Handouts
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Political Cartoon/Ending the Depression
Great Depression Web Quest/Review
Family Feud
If Time: Work on Project
Review
Objectives: To evaluate the economic
condition of the 1920’s and how it lead to the
The Great Depression
Ending the Depression
 Differences in the
candidates?
 Hoover Economy was
sound; caused by
the world economy
 FDR Federal government
had the
responsibility to
react!
Review
 What happened on Black
Thursday?
 What were Hoovervilles?
 What were Dust Storms like?
 What were Okievilles?
 What were some of FDR’s New
Deal Programs?
 How did the Great Depression end?