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Farming Issues The agricultural sector was in trouble. Rural farmers produced huge surpluses of food that depressed prices. Farmers could not afford to buy goods or repay their loans.TRANSCRIPT
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The Great DepressionProduction fell, unemployment rose, and the economy went into a period
of dramatic decline.
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Herbert HooverRepublican candidate for President in 1928Became President
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Farming IssuesThe agricultural sector was in trouble. Rural farmers produced huge surpluses of food that depressed prices.Farmers could not afford to buy goods or repay their loans.
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Credit IssuesEasy credit and installment buying lead people to purchase goods they can’t pay for. By 1929, Americans racked up more than $6 billion in personal debt — more than double the 1921 level.
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Black TuesdayOctober 24, 1929, the day the stock market crashed16 million shares were sold on “Black Tuesday.”Billions of dollars were lost in a few hours.Many who bought stocks on margin were wiped out.
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Stock Market CrashThe stock market crash didn’t start the Great Depression by itself. Instead, it quickened the collapse of the U.S. economy.
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Banks FailPeople fear that their money will be lost so they run to the bank and attempt to withdraw their funds.But banks don’t have enough of their money on hand as cash. These bank runs cause banks to fail.
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Hawley-Smoot TariffHigh protective tariff passed in June 1930 that contributed to a worldwide depression.Problem – Other countries did the same thing.
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Causes of the Great Depression
hardships in Europe and rural Americauneven distribution of wealthspeculation in the stock marketincreased personal debt
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Bread LinesFor many, the only food available came from public soup kitchens or bread lines run by charitable organizations.
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HoovervillesShantytowns set up on empty land in cities and named after the President
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DustbowlMillions of acres in the Great Plains that suffered a terrible drought were destroyed when dust storms blew away the soil
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Bonus ArmyA march on Washington in 1932 in which World War I veterans seek bonus payment early
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Farmers lose jobs … Why?
They couldn’t afford to pay their mortgagesAn oversupply of food equaled lower prices
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Hover takes steps to end the Depression.
Asked businesses to keep wages, employment, and prices at current levelsCalled for tax cuts, lower interest rates, and public worksAsked wealthy to donate more money to charityHowever Hoover did not support direct federal aid to individuals.
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Family life changesThose who still had jobs lived in fear that their next paycheck would be their last.Those who were still working felt guilty because friends and relatives were unemployed.America’s birthrate fell to its lowest level on record.Some teens ran away and families broke up.