The Great Depression Chapter 12: Utah Life Reflects the Nation

Bell Activity  Your words are “bankrupt” & “depression” (economic term, not the mental illness)  Find the word on your yellow study guide and complete the following information for the word.  The music today is from the Great Depression. The Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939 and was a very difficult time for most people. Some songs from this time express this, but most are upbeat. Strangely, when times are sad, the music is usually happy, hoping times will be better. Check under your desk for gum. If you find any, remove it!

Does your work look something like this? Word: bankrupt My Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example:

Does your work look something like this? Word: bankrupt My Understanding: Definition: a state of being unable to Draw a picture of it: Satisfy financial obligations [pay bills] Sentence: Many people went bankrupt during the Great Depression from losses in the stock market or from job losses. Synonym/ Example: broke, insolvent, penniless Antonym/Non- Example: solvent,, well-off, prosperous

Does your work look something like this? Word: depression My Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example:

Does your work look something like this? Word: depression My Understanding: Definition: a period during which Draw a picture of it: business, employment, and stock market values remain at a low level of activity. Sentence: The Great Depression was partially caused by people buying stocks on credit, which over inflated its value. Synonym/ Example: slump, recession, downturn Antonym/Non- Example: recovery, upturn, boom times

Today we will learn…  History Objective – We will examine how the Great Depression affected life in Utah and the rest of the United States.  Behavior Objective – Collaboration: Take turns reading with your table partners and helping them figure out the answers to questions.  Language Objective – We will read for information to answer questions about the Great Depression and how it affected Utah.

End of the Roaring ‘20s  Read pages with your table partners.  Answer question 20 in your study guide with specific lifestyle changes that occurred in the 1920s.  Then answer questions on your orange paper from yesterday.  If you have time, you can collaborate with your table partners for any missing answers from your Roaring Twenties or WWI video guides after finishing the other questions.

The Great Depression  In many ways, the Great Depression was the opposite of the Roaring Twenties. People lost their jobs, their homes and, sometimes, their families.  Utah was especially hit hard by the bad economy. Utah’s main businesses were farming (agriculture) and mining, both of which lost almost all value in the Depression.  Some Utah counties experienced more than 70% unemployment rates.

Children in the Depression  What was it like growing up during the Great Depression? For many people, life was a daily struggle. At the peak of the Depression, 25% of the nation's workers -- one out of four -- were unemployed. No job meant no money to pay the mortgage or buy food and clothes for the family.  Times were hard whether you lived in a city or on a farm, whether you were an adult or a child.

Children in the Depression  Families unable to pay the mortgage lost their homes and farms.  As a result, about 250,000 young people were homeless in the early years of the Depression. Many became nomads, traveling the highways and railways.  20% of America's children were hungry and without proper clothing.  In some coal mining regions, the percentage of malnourished children reached as high as 90%.

Children in the Depression  Children went without shoes and warm clothes for the winter.  Thousands of schools had to close down because they lacked the money to stay open.  About 3 million children between 7 and 17 had to leave school. 40% of young people from age 16 to 24 were neither in school nor working.  Read pages about the Great Depression in Utah.  Answer questions in your study guide.

Bell Activity  Your words are “watershed” and “reclamation”.  Work on questions or any incomplete parts of your study guide when you are done with the word. Remember, the test is Tuesday!  The music today is from the Great Depression. Although most of the music from this era is happy, there are other songs that express Americans’ frustrations and sadness with the situation and how hopeless they were at times. Listen for those themes.  Where should your backpack be? Check under your desk for gum. If you find any, remove it!

Does your work look something like this? Word: watershed My Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example:

Does your work look something like this? Word: watershed My Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: An area’s water cycle includes water sheds. Synonym/ Example: Bear River watershed Antonym/Non- Example: ocean

Does your work look something like this? Word: reclamation My Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example:

Does your work look something like this? Word: reclamation My Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: During the early 20 th century, reclamation projects created reservoirs and dams in the west to store water. Synonym/ Example: reservoir irrigation system Antonym/Non- Example: desert; deforestation

Today we will learn…  History Objective – We will examine how the Great Depression affected life in Utah and the rest of the United States.  Behavior Objective – Participation: Answer the questions when called on to do so.  Language Objective – We will listen for important details in the video and write them in our notes.

The Great Depression  1) Although Black Tuesday signaled the beginning of the Great Depression, there were more causes of it than that one event. Describe three more causes in complete sentences.  2) What were some of the reasons Herbert Hoover lost the support of voters?  3) What were some of the reforms FDR put through Congress in the first 100 days of his presidency?  4) How was FDR’s approach to the Great Depression different than Hoover’s?  5) What did Roosevelt’s critics think were the problems with the New Deal?  6) What reforms were included in the Second New Deal?  7) How did WWII end the Great Depression?

Bell Activity  Get your response paper and write your reaction to this situation.  Imagine your parents lost their jobs due to the recession. What would your family do to get by until they could find a new job? What if it were several years before they could find a job? How might this change your life?  Where should your backpack be? Check under your desk for gum. If you find any, remove it!