Unit 5—Chapters 8 – 9 The Great Depression and the New Deal CSS 11.6

Daily Start 1 (used with graph lesson) What were the main causes of the Great Depression? Fill in the blanks on the following cycle: Unemployment People don’t buy goods Businesses Fail

Daily Start 2 When you hear the phrase “human toll”, what does it mean? What do you think were some of the greatest areas of suffering during the Great Depression?

Part Two Americans Face Hard Times Discuss the human toll of the Depression, natural disasters, and unwise agricultural practices and their effects on the depopulation of rural regions, with particular attention to the Dust Bowl refugees and their social and economic impacts in California EQ: How did the Great Depression affect the lives of urban and rural Americans?

Human Toll of the Depression Unemployment and Bankruptcy 100,000+ businesses and 4,000+ banks closed between 1929 and 1932 unemployment skyrocketed up to 25% by 1933 Ford fired 75,000 workers income dropped % debts remained the same thousands searched the country for jobs and there were none

Human Toll of the Depression Unemployment and Bankruptcy, con’t volunteer groups and local governments couldn’t provide enough help Long Breadlines “Hoovervilles” appeared near many communities Towns policed the rails to keep migrants from stopping in their towns

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? They used to tell me I was building a dream. And so I followed the mob When there was earth to plow Or guns to bear I was always there Right on the job. They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead. Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread? Once I built a railroad I made it run Made it race against time. Once I built a railroad Now it's done Brother, can you spare a dime? Once I built a tower up to the sun Brick and rivet and lime. Once I built a tower, Now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime? Once in khaki suits, Ah, gee we looked swell Full of that yankee doodle dee dum! Half a million boots went sloggin' through hell And I was the kid with the drum! Oh, say don't you remember? They called me Al. It was Al all the time. Say, don't you remember? I'm your pal. Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Human Toll of the Depression The Dustbowl a long drought dried out the midwest strong winds carried away millions of tons of topsoil from North Dakota down to Texas 100 mile/hour winds blew dirt 8,000 feet in the air the dirt blew as far as Boston led to government-funded irrigation projects

Human Toll of the Depression Farmers and Migrant Workers farmers couldn’t make money because prices fell Wheat fell from $2.16 in 1919 to $0.38 in 1932 Cotton fell from $3.52 in 1919 to $6.5 in 1932 banks seized and sold farms and equipment 350,000 Okies and Arkies went to CA for migrant labor Okies and Arkies just like in John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath

Human Toll of the Depression Impact on Families some fled the cities to go back to the country men worked at lower pay women tried to find ways to earn money children dropped out of school

Human Toll of the Depression Impact on Minorities tensions between ethnic groups increased unemployment among AA’s was 50% in ,000s of Hispanics were repatriated to Mexico

Essential Question – 1 paragraph, SUTW How did the Great Depression affect the lives of urban and rural Americans?