Chicago History
Bell Ringer Analyze each political cartoon Explain the similarities and differences between them. How are the rich and poor portrayed?
What was the New Deal? A series of economic programs passed by Congress between Focused on the 3 R’s Relief For unemployed and poor Civilian Conservation Corp Recovery Of the economy WPA and PWA Reform To prevent another depression. FDIC and SS
“Recovery” in New Deal Chicago Works Progress Administration (WPA) Created 40,000 jobs Public Works Administration (PWA) Examples of projects Lake Shore Drive Lincoln Park State Street Subway 30 new public schools and parks 3 public housing projects Enlarging of Midway Airport Murals and Writing Projects
Lincoln Park 1938
Lincoln Park 1948 and Now
Lane Tech Murals
It gave the government too much power. Chicago Machine Politics It did not do enough. A lot of people were still unemployed. Government programs were only for a chosen few. It did not end the depression. Government spending did not necessarily mean relief for everyone. World War II
Century of Progress Exposition Celebrated Chicago’s 100 th Birthday and scientific progress. 39 million visitors 427 acres of artificially created lakeshore land Northerly Island (Meigs Field) Attractions 82 miles of exhibits 200 ft tall thermometer African Diamond Mine Dinosaur Bones Sally Rand’s Famous Fan Dance Created many jobs for people in Chicago
Depression Era Outlaws? John Dillinger A bank robber and public enemy #1 Killed outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago on July 22, Dillinger was a hero to people as he was known to destroy mortgage papers. Memorial Day Massacre in 1937 10 steel strikers were killed by the police, while 30 other were wounded.
What was the New Deal? What two government agencies tried to help Chicagoans out of the depression? Give two examples of projects funded by these agencies. Was the New Deal a good or a bad thing for Americans? EXPLAIN! Why might Depression Era “outlaws” be considered heroes?