Surviving the Great Depression

“The great majority of Americans may be depressed....But there is one thing they are not, and that is—beaten.” ~Journalist Gerald W. Johnson, 1932

Americans Pull Together _________ flocked together for support –Protests of _____ _______ and evictions –“_______ Auctions” –Helping those worse off than yourself

“There were many beggars who would come to your back door, and they would say they were hungry. I wouldn’t give them money because I didn’t have it. But I did take them in and put them in my kitchen and give them something to eat.” ~Kitty McCulloch

Hobo Symbols

Seeking Political Solutions No widespread calls for ________ _______ change The US trusted their ___________ process to work Isolated _________ Movements –The ____________ Party –The __________ Party

The Election of 1932: –Communist Candidate: around 100,000 votes –Socialist Candidate: 881,951 votes (2.2%) –Herbert Hoover (R): 15,761,841 (39.7%) –Franklin Roosevelt (D): 22,821,857 (57,4%)

Depression Humor Jokes and cartoons kept people _______ through their _________ Jokes: Hooverville, Hoover blankets, Hoover Flags

Monopoly Charles B. Darrow invented the game to get people’s minds off their troubles

Signs of Change February 1933: Congress passed the _____ Amendment The sale of _____ now belonged to the ____, and all but 8 legalized the consumption of alcohol Some regretted the ban being ended, but most saw it as “about time” and a way to curb the power of _________

The _______ _____ Building –John J. Raskob won the race to build the world’s tallest building –Building cost ____ million –The first Sunday it was open More than _____ people paid a dollar to make the 102 story trip

The End of an Era By 1933, the 1920s symbols were fading away 1931: __ ______ was arrested 1932: __________ infant son was kidnapped and murdered 1933: Calvin Coolidge died 1935: _____ _____ retired