1 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Alan Brinkley, American History 15/e Chapter 23: The Great Depression

Highlights The Coming of the Great Depression The Coming of the Great Depression The American People in Hard Times The American People in Hard Times The Depression and American Culture The Depression and American Culture The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hoover The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hoover 2 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Coming of the Great Depression The Great Crash The Great Crash –Stock Market Boom –“Black Tuesday” 3 Wall Street (Licensed for Use) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Coming of the Great Depression Causes of the Depression Causes of the Depression –Lack of Diversification –Maldistribution of Wealth –Declining Exports –Unstable International Debt Structure 4 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Coming of the Great Depression Progress of the Depression Progress of the Depression –Banking Collapse –Severe Contraction 5 The unemployed, 1930 (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The American People in Hard Times Unemployment and Relief Unemployment and Relief –Belief in Personal Responsibility –“Dust Bowl” –“Okies” 6 A dust storm (CORBIS/Royalty Free) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The American People in Hard Times African Americans and the Depression African Americans and the Depression –African American Suffering –Scottsboro Case –NAACP’s Changing Role 7 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The American People in Hard Times Mexican Americans in Depression America Mexican Americans in Depression America –Discrimination against Hispanics Asian Americans in Hard Times Asian Americans in Hard Times –Japanese American Citizens League 8 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The American People in Hard Times Women and the Workplace in the Great Depression Women and the Workplace in the Great Depression –Popular Disapproval of Women’s Employment –Increased Female Employment Depression Families Depression Families –Retreat from Consumerism 9 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The American People in Hard Times 10 WOMEN IN THE PAID WORKFORCE, 1900–1940 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Depression and American Culture Depression Values Depression Values –Persistence of the “Success Ethic” –Self-Blame 11 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Depression and American Culture Artists and Intellectuals in the Great Depression Artists and Intellectuals in the Great Depression –“Discovery” of Rural Poverty –Depression Literature 12 Farm family in Indiana (Microsoft Encarta) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Depression and American Culture Radio Radio –Escapist Programming –Radio’s Impact 13 Depression-era radio (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Depression and American Culture Movies in the New Era Movies in the New Era –Continuing Popularity of Movies –Walt Disney Popular Literature and Journalism Popular Literature and Journalism –Life Magazine 14 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Depression and American Culture The Popular Front and the Left The Popular Front and the Left –Spanish Civil War –Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union –The Left’s Newfound Respectability –The Grapes of Wrath 15 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hoover The Hoover Program The Hoover Program –Failure of Voluntarism –Agricultural Marketing Act –Hoover’s Declining Popularity –Reconstruction Finance Corporation 16 Herbert Hoover (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hoover Popular Protest Popular Protest –Farmers’ Holiday Association –Demise of the Bonus Army 17 Hooverville; Portland, Oregon (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hoover The Election of 1932 The Election of 1932 –FDR Nominated –1932 Election The “Interregnum” The “Interregnum” –Banking Crisis 18 ELECTION OF 1932 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The Unhappy Presidency of Herbert Hoover 19 The Changing of the Guard, The New Yorker (FDR Library) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.