1. Effects of the Great Depression Turtle Soup

2. Effects of the Crash and Great Depression Unemployment and homelessness Bank closings Decline in demand for goods Political unrest (growing militancy of labor unions) Farm foreclosures and migratio n

3. Schools shut down due to lack of funds I hate school anyway!

4. FORECLOSURE S Because people lost their jobs they could not make payments on their farms, ranches or homes.

5. FORECLOSURE S foreclose Banks would foreclose on their property and thousands lost their homes

6. FORECLOSURE S Thousands of people became homeless and workless.

7. FORECLOSURE S Many went to California to try and find work….

9. Many waited in unemployment lines hoping for a job.

10. People in cities would wait in line for bread to bring to their family.

11. Some families were forced to relocate because they had no money.

12. “Hooverville” Some families were forced to live in shanty towns –A grouping of shacks and tents in vacant lots They were referred to as “Hooverville” because of President Hoover’s lack of help during the depression.

15. A drought in the South lead to dust storms that destroyed crops. “The Dust Bowl”

16. The South Was Buried Crops turned to dust=No food Homes buried Fields blown away South in state of emergency Dust Bowl = the #1 weather crisis of the 20th century

18. Two Families During the Depression

19. A Farm Foreclosure

20. Some families tried to make money by selling useful crafts like baskets.

21. *FDR* When he was inaugurated unemployment had increased by 7 million. Poor sections (like Harlem) 50% of the pop. Unemployed Instated the “New Deal” Yea! Frankie!

22. People everywhere were affected by the depression It wasn’t until President Roosevelt took over and tried to put the economy back together that people even saw a glimmer of hope