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Monday, 26 March Objective: To review the Unit V, Section 1 Quiz, and prep for the Great Depression. Bellringer: Have a seat and relax. Agenda: Bellringer Quiz make-ups? Video: The Story of Us: Bust Notes: Read pgs. 190-196, to “Franklin Delano Roosevelt”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MONDAY, 26 MARCHOBJECTIVE: TO REVIEW THE UNIT V, SECTION 1 QUIZ, AND PREP FOR THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
Bellringer:Have a seat and
relax
Agenda:BellringerQuiz make-ups?Video:
The Story of Us: Bust
Notes:Read pgs. 190-
196, to “Franklin Delano Roosevelt”
MONDAY, 26 MARCHOBJECTIVE: TO REVIEW THE UNIT V, SECTION 1 QUIZ, AND BEGIN FOR THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
Bellringer: Take a sheet of
notes from the back table
Have a seat and relax
Agenda: Bellringer Quiz make-ups? Complete Video:
The Story of Us: Bust
Notes:
Unit V, Section 1The Great Depression
Causes of the Great Depression• Stock Market Crash of 1929 triggered the Great Depression• Market inflated with speculation by people who bought on margin
• Overproduction and underconsumption- manufacturers made more than they could sell, which deflated the cost of goods• Demonstrated in farming• Caused an increase in unemployment
• Unequal distribution of Income• 1% of the population owned 59% of the nation’s wealth• The nation was dependent on the wealthy to spend
• Excessive Buying on Credit• Encouraged people to spend beyond their ability to pay• As economy slowed, people became unable to repay
• Bought less consumer goods
• Additionally• Weak corporate structure, weak banks, weak gov’t policy, and weak
int’l economy
WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCHOBJECTIVE: TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT AMERICAN
CULTURE ABOUT DURING THE DEPRESSION
• Bellringer:• Take pink packet and
a scrap piece of paper from the back table from the back table
• Have your book and the blue sheet with poetry and song lyrics out
• On the scrap piece of paper, list four causes of the Great Depression
• Agenda:• Bellringer• Cover Notes• Video/Song group
work
• Notes:• Read the rest of Unit
V, Section 2• Pgs. 196-206
President Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression
• He was a “Rugged Individualist,” believing that the people would fix the problems themselves voluntarily, rather than through the gov’t
• Made some gov’t programs to benefit businesses• Believed business success would trickle down to workers and
consumers• Business success= ↑ employment= renewed consumption= economic
recovery• Created public works jobs to ↑ employment and stimulate the economy• Failures• Refused to directly relieve the nation’s damage• Bonus Army
• Hoover refused to pay an early bonus to WWI veterans• The protesting veterans, know as the Bonus Army, refused to leave their
D.C. camps• Hoover had the US Army forcefully remove them from their camps• Right or wrong, Hoover’s reputation was ruined
Human Impact of the Great Depression• Unemployment reached 25% (it’s 8.3% as of January, 2012)• People became dependent on soup kitchens and the Red Cross for
assistance• The urban homeless built shanty towns called “Hoovervilles”
• Houses made of cardboard, tin and crates• Slept under newspapers, called “Hoover Blankets”
• Farms went bankrupt as food sales dropped• The Dust Bowl affected farmers of TX, OK, KS, CO, & NM
• Combination of extreme drought, extreme storms, and poor farming techniques created the geographical, ecological, and human disaster
• Many affected farmers had to migrate west, often to California• These migrants were called “Okies”• Represented in John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath
• Culture- Changed, as people sought cheap and/or escapist activities• Games, movies, radio, music• Literature- Dos Pasos, Steinbeck, Faulkner, and Hughes portrayed different
parts of Depression Era life
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Thursday, 29 MarchObjective: To identify America’s general mood during the Great Depression, and to introduce FDR as an Agent of Change
• Bellringer:• Have the lyrics to “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” out.• I have extras
• Have your book• Discuss and Notate on the lyrics• Who is the speaker?• What jobs has he had?• Where does he find
himself now?• What are his views of the
United States?
• Agenda:• Bellringer• Discussion on “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?”• Introduction to FDR
• Notes:• Today is the last day of the quarter.
SONG ANALYSIS GUIDEMARK THE LYRICS WITH YOUR ANALYSIS
Think of who the artist is representing, not the artist Who is the speaker? What jobs has he had? Where does he find himself now? What are his views of the United
States?
Why would political scientists refer to 1932 as a Change Year?What did the people demand in the election?
A significant cause of the Great Depression of the 1930’s was that
1.some banking policies were unsound and had led to the overexpansion of credit
2.a decrease in protective tariffs had opened American business to competition from abroad
3.a wave of violent strikes had paralyzed the major industries
4.consumer goods were relatively inexpensive
The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the1.effect of geography on people’s lives
2.success of government farm subsidies
3.limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis
4.result of the Indian Removal Act
What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s?
1.strip mining and toxic waste dumping
2.overfarming and severe drought
3.clear-cutting of forests and construction of railroads
4.overpopulation and urban sprawl
President Herbert Hoover’s response to the Great Depression was often criticized because it
1. wasted money on new social programs
2. caused widespread rioting and looting in major cities
3. raised taxes on businesses and the wealthy
4. failed to provide direct relief for the neediest persons
Friday, 30 MarchObjective: To differentiate between relief, recover, and reform New Deal Programs.
• Bellringer (15 minutes)• Take a piece of scrap paper from the back table• Have your book and pink packet out• In the pink packet (pg. 11), identify AAA, CCC, FDIC, NIRA, PWA, SEC, SSA, TVA, NLRB, WPA• Use your book, pg. 199
• Agenda:• Bellringer• Relief, Recovery, and Reform•Which “R” is it?• Phil Davison
• Notes:• Have a nice weekend
One difference between the administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover is that Roosevelt was
1.unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs programs
2.unable to win congressional support for his economic program
3.able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
4.more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
Franklin Delano Roosevelt- The Man• Tapped into America’s desire for gov’t intervention• Communicated to the public like never before• Used nation-wide radio broadcasts• “fireside chats”- radio addresses that spoke directly to
the public, and “sold” his proposals
The new Deal- The Plan• Had three main goals for his programs:• Relief for those suffering• Recovery of the economy, in order to return to growth• Reform of programs, in order to avoid future depressions
Relief- aiding those hurting now
• Public Works Administration (PWA)- Large scale building projects• Ex.- ports, schools, aircraft carriers, etc.
• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)- Hired young men to conserve natural resources
• Works Progress Administration (WPA)- Provided jobs to 25% of adult Americans• Built roads, bridges, airports, public buildings, etc.• *Also hired writers, artists, musicians, scholars, and actors
Recovery- aiding the larger economy
• National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA/NRA)•Regulated prices, wages, and working conditions•Later deemed unconstitutional
• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)•Paid farmers not to grow food, so agricultural prices↑•Deemed unconstitutional, reworked, and revived
Reform- preventing future depressions• Glass-Steagall Act- Created the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC)• Separated investment & commercial banks• Insured individual bank deposits• So citizens would trust banks again
• Securities exchange Act- Created the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)• Regulated the stock markets and investment advisors
• Social Securities Act- Combo of public assistance and insurance• Provided income for the retired• Provided unemployment insurance• Assisted dependent children, the elderly, and the handicapped
• *Wagner Act- Guaranteed labor the right to unionize and to collectively bargain• Collective bargaining- negotiating contracts, as a union, with
management• Roosevelt saw unions as the balance to Big Business’s power
Monday, 2 AprilObjective: To identify how the New Deal aimed to resolve the numerous problems of the Great Depression
Bellringer: Have your book Have your pink
packet out
Agenda: Jigsaw activity
Notes: Unit V, Section 2
Quiz on Thursday
Tuesday, 3 AprilObjective: To analyze the criticisms of the New Deal
Bellringer: Take a note packet
from the back table Have your book
and pink packet On page 24 of the
pink packet, answer questions one through five
Agenda: Bellringer Yesterday’s activity New Deal criticisms
Notes: The Great Depression
Quiz is on Thursday
1936 ElectionAfter four years in office, FDR gained the
support of many, including republicans The South, immigrants, cities, African
Americans (rep.) ,labor, the elderly, and farmers (rep.)
With such solid support, FDR received a mandate, or clear endorsement of the people He had a free hand to lead the nation
Controversies With the Supreme Court
NIRA- deemed unconstitutional because the Congress was regulating intrastate trade
AAA- deemed unconstitutional because agriculture is local, not an interstate matter
Tennessee Valley Authority- infrastructure project aimed at providing jobs, cheap electricity, and flood control in seven states Seen as an experiment in gov’t intervention to
meet regional needs Seen by some as “social engineering” or
“socialism”
FDR’s “Court Packing” Many new deal programs were being vetoed by
the Supreme Court as unconstitutional Good example of checks and balances
FDR wanted to add six justices (915) to gain support for his programs Known as the Judicial Reorganization Bill
The “Court Packing” plan failed because it threatened the Separation of Powers
But FDR did appoint seven justices over his presidency
Historical Evaluation of the New Deal
The New Deal helped people cope with the effects of the Great Depression, and prevented economic and social disaster
Restored confidence in and expanded gov’t power US gov’t played a larger role in economic and
social life Reformed the free-enterprise system But the us did not come out of the Great
Depression until the start of WWII
Wednesday, 4 AprilObjective to study for tomorrow’s Great Depression Quiz
Bellringer: Have your book,
pink packet, notes, and any other materials out to review
Agenda: Bellringer Partner pairing
Notes Great Depression
Quiz is tomorrow
Be prepared to respond to the following: Name and describe three causes of the
Great Depression. List and describe the function of the
“Three R’s” of the New Deal. Name and describe the function of three
New Deal Programs. Describe two human impacts that the
Great Depression had on Americans.