First (Review): The Roaring 20’s 1920’s Increased Industrialism & Robber Barons The Great Migration (Black Migration) Harlem Renaissance (Black Culture) Increase in Educational Levels Women’s Suffrage & Rights Movement Jazz Clubs Prohibition

The Automobile Henry Ford, Model T Assembly Line Faster Production of Goods in Factories Created Jobs for Unemployed

Harlem Renaissance Rise of Jazz Celebration of African American Culture in America Songs, Spirituals, Poetry, Literature, Dance

Women’s Suffrage 19th Amendment = Women Can Vote Women get involved in Government Flappers

A “Flapper” was a woman in the 1920’s who rebelled against how women were “traditionally” supposed to behave This included finishing their education, running their own businesses, and being “promiscuous” on purpose

Prohibition Alcohol is Illegal Speakeasies Erupt Bootleggers Rise Rise of Gangsters Ended by 21st Amendment

Bad Credit Americans were spending money they did not have by using credit and accumulating massive amounts of DEBT.

New Learning: The Great Depression

1929: It all comes CRASHING down!

The Great Depression

The Great Depression The Great Depression was an economic DEPRESSION when millions of Americans lost their jobs, homes, investments and savings. It lasted for over 10 years 1929 Stock Market Crash showed the problem

What is the Stock Exchange/Stock Market? Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3QpgXBtDeo The Dow Jones is an example of an indexes which measures how our (US) economy is doing U.S. Stocks in companies are sold on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Click Here for an example https://www.google.com/search?q=amazon+stock&oq=amazon+stock&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2j0l3.2191j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

The Party Ends Citizens were spending money they did not have Helped cause the stock market crash Banks Folded--people took out savings so banks had no $$ No Federal (Govt) Backing of Banks Leads to Huge Loss for Many Citizens Extreme Unemployment Soldiers Do Not Receive War Pay March to Washington

Hoovervilles President Hoover pulls federal money out of programs that help citizens Instead helps businesses & railroads Slums of unemployed people form outside cities

“Hoovervilles” 33% of the United States was unemployed in 1933. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfylLnHjcu0

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) One of America's most popular Presidents in HIstory Famous for his leadership during WWII and “The New Deal”

The New Deal The New Deal established important government programs we still have today Often credited with beginning the process of economic recovery

The New Deal “Economic” Bill of Rights The idea was that the GOVERNMENT was helping provide these opportunities

Roosevelt’s New Deal Sought to Restore Confidence in Nation’s Banks Sought to Create Federal Jobs for Unemployed Dams Give Electricity to Many Houses for the First Time AAA Helps Boost Farm Industry

Major New Deal Programs > The New Deal programs created millions of jobs and government sponsored public works projects rebuilt the infrastructure of America. The Public Works Administration (PWA) completed 34,000 heavy construction projects, improving the infrastructure of America, building highways, airports, bridges, dams, irrigation and sewage system The WPA became the nation's biggest employer and provided light construction jobs for millions of unskilled workers who built schools, hospitals, libraries, post offices and houses The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) employed young men who produced impressive conservation achievements planting over three billion trees, building 97,000 miles of forest trails and roads, stocking  rivers with nearly a billion fish which resulted in an increase of wildlife population. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) rejuvenated the region bringing cheap, hydroelectric power (electricity) into rural areas

Impact of the American Great Depression Divorce Rates Soar Marriage and Birth Rates Fall Men Left Looking For Work, Some Never Return Children Drop Out of School to Work Many Immigrants Deported to Preserve Jobs Minorities Struggle Most

Closing: After WWI... The Stock Market crashes in America, causing the Great Depression, when millions lost their jobs, homes, investments and savings A Global Depression occurs in Europe; especially Germany because of reparation payments FDR is elected by running for his “New Deal” plan People were scared, and looking for answers to these complex issues...