The Great Depression & The New Deal Chapter 23

[1] What were the causes of the Great Depression? http://americanhistory.about.com/video/5-Causes-of-Great-Depression.htm Causes of the Great Depression 2:30 min 1. Over production – supply exceeds demand = SURPLUS 2. Over use of credit and installment buying AND buying stocks “on margin” 3. Demand for goods fell as too few workers could afford goods. Much of the wealth was going to the wealthy. 4. Thousands of bank failures

[2] What event triggered the Great Depression. http://video. about [2] What event triggered the Great Depression? http://video.about.com/history1900s/The-Stock-Market-Crash-of-1929.htm (The Stock Market Crash, 2:21 min) On Black Tuesday, October 29th, 1929, the stock market crashed as prices reached rock bottom

[3] What were the effects of the Great Depression on people’s lives [3] What were the effects of the Great Depression on people’s lives?   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eih67rlGNhU (Brother An You Spare a Dime, Bing Crosby, 3:10   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dd-Un22DzA (Happy Days are Here Again, 3:19 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2Rmx-h84I (Happy Days Are Here Again, 2:30 min)

People lined up for food at soup kitchens run by churches and other charities

“Hooverville” – makeshift shelters on the outskirts of cities

[4] What was the first thing Franklin Delano Roosevelt did after becoming president? http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4456392/fdr-fireside-chat-bank-holiday (1 min) On the day after he took office he closed the banks for four days and only allowed healthy banks to reopen. In the future more regulations would be placed on banks.

[5] How did FDR communicate with the people? He used the new medium of the RADIO to inform the people of his New Deal policies.

https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=NOpefC5R CY8 1:40 min

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) built dams along the Tennessee River to control flooding, provide electricity, and increase jobs.

[7] For what reason is Eleanor Roosevelt considered an active first lady? Helped transform the role of First Lady Traveled widely Made Radio speeches and wrote newspaper columns Used her position to champion women’s rights

https://archive.org/details/ EleanorRooseveltPodcast (Podcast, 3:46min)

[8] How did the federal government finance the New Deal? Many of Roosevelt’s critics were concerned with the governments reliance on DEFICIT SPENDING (spending more than you have and going into debt).

[9] What caused “The Dust Bowl”?

  Black blizzards blocked the sun, seeped into houses, and killed people and animals. http://video.pbs.org/video/2250514396/ (Dust Bowl, 2:17 min)

[10] What novel, written by John Steinbeck, realistically dealt with the social problems of the Great Depression? Photograph by Dorothea Lange https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYFJmm0aK-8 (The Grapes of Wrath Critics Pick 3:00 min)

[11] How is the Social Security Act still important to American’s lives? 1. Old-age pensions/retirement 2. Unemployment benefits 3. Aid to the disabled

[12] How was the depression a good time for labor unions? The National Labor Relations Act/Wagner Act guaranteed workers’ rights to organize unions and bargain collectively. As a result, union membership soared.

For many Americans, the most important result of the New Deal was that it restored their faith in government.