The Great Depression ( ) United States 1930s London in 1930
Seattle Hooverville (USA) The Great Depression ( ) Unemployed workers in shack w/ Christmas tree (E. 12 th St., New York City, December 1937) Unemployed workers in shack w/ Christmas tree (E. 12 th St., New York City, December 1937)
Paris in 1930 New York City 1930s The Great Depression ( )
Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother (California 1936) Japan 1930s
Black Tuesday (Oct. 29, 1929)
European Debts to the United States
The Depression & World Trade ( )
Mass Unemployment during the Depression
Dealing with the Depression Britain “democratic socialism” greater regulation of the economy & a more equal distribution of wealth through peaceful means & electoral politics. new domestic industries promoted (automobile manufacturing) Markets in overseas colonies limited the impact of Depression United States New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA) public spending projects social security, unemployment benefits & right to org. unions Agricultural subsidies Federal regulation & supervision of the economy Germany Hitler’s Nazi gov’t invested heavily in public works projects Rebulit & rearmed the country’s diminished military forces
Political Representation: Weimar Germany ( ) Political Parties in the Reichstag May 1924 Dec May 1928 Sep July 1932 Nov Mar Communist Party (KPD) Social Democratic Party (SDP) Catholic Centre Party (BVP) Nationalist Party (DNVP) Nazi Party (NSDAP) Other Parties