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– Chapter 12 –
THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1928-1941
DUST BOWL
OKIES
Hoovervilles
Chapter 12 – THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Key People, Places & Terms
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Speculation
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Black Tuesday
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Great Depression
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Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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Hoovervillies
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Bread lines
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Dust Bowl
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Tenant Farmers
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(RFC) Reconstruction
Finance Corporation
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Bonus Army
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Douglas MacArthur
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Hoover Dam
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Okies
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Localism
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Trickle Down Economics
Oct. 29th, 1929 When the stock prices fell sharply starting the great crash.
Period lasting from 1929 to 1941 in which the U.S. economy faltered and unemployment soared
Agriculture workers who work on land owned by someone else.
World War 1 Veterans who marched to demand payment of money promised by congress.
General who dispersed protestors in the capital by ordering federal troops to fire on them with tear
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Dam on the Colorado River that was build during the Great Depression.
Chapter 12.1 – CAUSE OF THE DEPRESSION
Identify the causes of the Great Depression.
DEPRESSION
CAUSES
Use the flow chart to note what happened in the wake of the stock market crash.
Stock Market Crashes
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Commercial Banks Fail
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Banking system collapses
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Businesses fail
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Unemployment rises
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Public unable to buy goods
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More businesses fail
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Unemployment grows
FOCUS QUESTIONS:
How did the prosperity of the 1920s
give way to the Great Depression?
Explain Hoovers volunteerism plan
What caused the stock market to crash?
Explain the Hawley Smoot Tariff
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Unsustainable practices in finance, agriculture, consumption, and industry,
which fueled economic expansion during the 1920s, contributed to the
collapse that brought on the Great Depression.
12.1 Objectives
Chapter 12.2 – AMERICANS FACE HARD TIMES
*Venn diagram to note how the depression affected both urban and rural America.
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FOCUS QUESTIONS: Answer each question completely.
How did the Great Depression affect
the lives of urban and rural Americans? The depression caused economic turmoil in both areas. In urban areas,
production cutbacks in factories caused many people to lose their jobs and
their homes. Homeless communities called Hoovervilles sprang up in many
American cities. In rural areas, many farmers were already experiencing
economic troubles. The depression caused crop prices to plummet and
many farmers to lose their farms and homes.
12.2 Objectives
Examine the spread of unemployment
in America’s cities.
Discuss the impact of the Depression
on rural America.
List the states affected by the Dust Bowl
Chapter 12.3 – HOOVER’S RESPONSE FAILS
*fill in the outline with details about President Hoover’s response to the depression.
I. Cautious Response to Depression Fails
A. Hoover Turns to Volunteerism
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B. Volunteerism Fails to Bring Relief
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II. Hoover Adopts More Activist Policies
A. Hoover Uses Federal Resources
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B. Trickle-down Economics Plan
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C. Activist Policies Fail
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FOCUS QUESTIONS:
Why did Herbert Hoover’s policies fail to
solve the country’s economic crisis?
Reluctant to impose legislation, he relied first on volunteerism and then on
trickle-down policies, both of which were inadequate to meet the crisis.
12.3 Objectives
Describe President Hoover and his
handling of the Great Depression.
Describe how Americans reacted to
Hoover’s relief programs.