AMERICAN HISTORY
CHAPTER 14 PACKET:
The Great Depression Begins
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14.1
The Nation’s Sick Economy
pp. 464-471
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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Economic Troubles on the Horizon
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Industries in Trouble
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Farmers Need a Lift
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Consumers Have Less Money to Spend
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Living on Credit
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Uneven Distribution of Income
Hoover Takes the Nation
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The Election of 1928
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Dreams of Riches in the Stock Market
The Stock Market Crashes
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Black Tuesday
Financial Collapse
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Bank and Business Failures
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Worldwide Shock Waves
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Causes of the Great Depression
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14.1
The Nation’s Sick Economy
pp. 464-471
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. price support
2. credit
3. Alfred E. Smith
4. Dow Jones Industrial Average
5. speculation
6. buying on margin
7. Black Tuesday
8. Great Depression
9. Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
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14.1
The Nation’s Sick Economy
pp. 464-471
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. What industrial weakness signaled a declining economy in the 1920s?
B. What did the experience of farmers and consumers at this time suggest about the health of the economy?
C. How did speculation and margin buying cause stock prices to rise?
D. What happened to ordinary workers during the Great Depression?
E. How did the Great Depression affect the world economy?
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14.2
Hardship and Suffering during the Depression
pp. 472-477
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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The Depression Devastates People’s Lives
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The Depression in the Cities
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The Depression in Rural Areas
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The Dust Bowl
Effects on the American Family
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Men in the Streets
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Women Struggle to Survive
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Children Suffer Hardships
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Social and Psychological Effects
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14.2
Hardship and Suffering during the Depression
pp. 472-477
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. shantytown
2. soup kitchen
3. bread line
4. Dust Bowl
5. direct relief
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14.2
Hardship and Suffering during the Depression
pp. 472-477
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. How did the Great Depression affect minorities?
B. Why did so many men leave their homes during the Depression?
C. How did the Great Depression affect women and children?
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14.3
Hoover Struggles with the Depression
pp. 478-483
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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Hoover Tries to Reassure the Nation
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Hoover’s Philosophy
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Hoover Takes Cautious Steps
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Boulder Dam
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Democrats Win in 1930 Congressional Elections
Hoover Takes Action
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Hoover Backs Cooperatives
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Direct Intervention
Gassing the Bonus Army
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The Patman Bill Denied
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Hoover Disbands the Bonus Army
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14.3
Hoover Struggles with the Depression
pp. 478-483
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. Herbert Hoover
2. Boulder Dam
3. Federal Home Loan Bank Act
4. Reconstruction Finance Corporation
5. Bonus Army
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14.3
Hoover Struggles with the Depression
pp. 478-483
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. What were some of Hoover’s key convictions about government?
B. Why do you think people blamed Hoover for the nation’s difficulties?
C. What were some of the projects proposed by Hoover, and how effective were they?
D. What did the Bonus Army want?
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