PPT-Great Depression and the New Deal

Chapter 17 and 18 Causes of the Great Depression Section 1 I Can Statements Discuss the weaknesses in the economy of the 1920s Explain how the stock market crash contributed to the coming of the depression. What caused the most severe economic crisis in American history. ?. Black Tuesday. October 29, 1929. The U.S. Stock Market lost 90% of its value.. When the stock market crashed, it triggered the economic collapse. Unit 9. Causes of the Great Depression. Guiding Questions. What economic choices caused the economy to become unstable in the late 1920s?. How did the stock market crash trigger a chain of events that led to the Depression?. Lesson 2 . Americans Suffer. Learning Objectives. Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities.. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on farmers.. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl.. Lesson 2 . Americans Suffer. Learning Objectives. Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities.. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on farmers.. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl.. FDR: Politician in a Wheelchair. Disabled from polio at a younger age. Taught him patience, tolerance, compassion and strength of will. Eleanor:. Distant cousin of FDR and niece of TR. “Redefined the role of the First Lady. Chapter 33. 1933-1939. Introduction. Voters were in an ugly mood as the presidential campaign of 1932 neared.. Hoover, sick at heart over the Depression, was re-nominated by the Republican convention in Chicago without great enthusiasm.. & New Deal. January 2-5, 2018. (Jan. 4-5 = snow days). Why are we here this week?. Students will complete Ch. 14: Great Depression (HA 30-32) collaborative, open-notes assessments, plus Ch. 15: The New Deal (HA 33).. From 1929 to 1932, President Hoover was . criticized . for not doing more to end the depression. Tens of thousands . of businesses failed . and unemployment rose to 25%. The American banking system collapsed . -. The Great Depression began in 1929 after the stock market crashed. Businesses closed, unemployment rose, and the economy suffered greatly. . . Hoover’s Policies Failed. President Hoover was viewed as not having done enough to slow down the effects of the Great Depression. . BACKGROUND. Economies. historically pass through good and bad periods that regularly repeat themselves. These periods of business activity are referred to as the “business cycle”. The bad times are called recessions or depressions, depending on the severity. New Deal Agencies Hoover V. Roosevelt Finish the questions on the back of the worksheet from last time! Response: Hoover v. Roosevelt Hoover opposed the idea of using the government to provide welfare. . U.S. History. Essential Question. What was the New Deal and how did it change American society?. Main Idea. The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan for overcoming the Great Depression. His plan gave government jobs to the unemployed and increased government regulation of the economy. Although New Deal programs achieved varied levels of success, they did represent a basic change in American society.. The New Deal. Causes of the Great Depression. Tariffs and war debt policies. Crises in the farm sector. Availability of easy credit. Unequal distribution of income. Hoover Takes the Nation. Election of 1928. Causes of the Depression. Wall Street Crash. Stock prices =both . a symbol . &. . source of wealth during . 1920s. Stock prices increased steadily from March 1928 to . Sept . 1929. average . investor who bought $1000 in .