The Roaring ‘20s America in the 1920s

Bellringer If a period is roaring, what is going on?

The Roaring ‘20s Economic boom for some Depression for most Effect of WWI Depression for most Image of “Roaring” Advertisement “Buy Now, Pay Later” Installments/Credit Flappers Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age Film

Project Overview and expectations Work Assessment Write a well developed essay comparing two of the people studied (other than the two you focused on). Explain the significance of the people; make sure to discuss the impact they had on American society.

Bellringer Read Activity 30.1 and answer the following question: Why does the U.S. go from the Roaring ‘20s to the Great Depression? Distribution of Occupation Cards…do NOT reveal your occupation to one another.

The 1920s revisited Housing and Auto sales Installment plans Created new jobs Multiplier effect Furniture Appliances Roads Stand up when your occupation appears: Machinery Producing Industry Car Sales Autoworkers Steelworkers Housing Construction Workers Furniture Sellers Furniture Workers Clothing Salespeople Restaurant Workers Grocery Store Workers

The Great Depression In groups, answer the questions on Activity 30.3 July 1929 Typical business cycle Recession See Visual 30.1 Why does it get worse? Stock prices (value of company) falls Banks fail – Visual 30.2 Why? Money supply falls – Visual 30.3 Effect? In groups, answer the questions on Activity 30.3 Discuss

Assessment Explain how falling demand for goods, especially durable goods, may lead to an economic depression. Also explain how an economy in depression might recover over time.

Life during the Depression What would you do if tomorrow you lost everything you owned?

Life during the Depression High Unemployment Hobos Hoovervilles Shanty towns Response from President Hoover Soup Kitchens and bread lines

Life During the Depression Go to the following website: http://goo.gl/VrivZM Select a 2 photos and complete a Primary Source Analysis Tool form for each http://goo.gl/2gdpgH Select a life history and complete a Primary Source Analysis tool form What do these documents tell us about life during the Great Depression? Provide 4-5 specific pieces of evidence from the sources

The Great Depression President Hoover’s response Election of 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chats The New Deal Restore and regulate economy Ease suffering and reduce unemployment

The First (1933) and Second (1935)New Deals Step 1: Research major pieces of New Deal legislation. BRIEFLY summarize 5-6 pieces such as the CCC, NRA, and the TVA. Step 2: Which programs/legislation might have helped the people in the photographs and the life history you read? Why? How?

Assessment Go to the following link: http://goo.gl/4jF9Ek No length requirement. Grades will be based upon the content fulfilling the assignment and its questions. Proofread for mechanics/grammar

The Role of Gov’t Huey Long What’s he saying? Father Charles Coughlin New Deal legislation Unconstitutional – meaning? Checks and Balances Roosevelt’s Plan Fireside Chat March 1937 Handout Constitutional? Article III What is FDR proposing? What is this “court packing plan”? Is this allowed in Article III of the U.S. Constitution? Who appoints the justices? How would this effect FDR’s power? The supreme court? The New Deal legislation?

Court-Packing What do you observe? What additional information do you need? What is the meaning? What is it saying about FDR’s court packing plan?

With a neighbor, your Turn…

On your own… What do you observe? What symbolism do you see? What additional information do you require? What is this saying about FDR’s court packing plan? (Turned in for a grade)

What is the legacy of FDR’s New Deal??