1. 1932 HIT SONG

2. The Great Depression
C.R.A.S.H

3. Open to the WWII Openings page in your binder
Read p.794
Which candidate would you choose and Why?

4. Meals during the Great Depression
Mayonnaise Sandwiches
Ketchup Sandwiches
Sugar Sandwiches
Anything sandwiches……
Road Kill
Gophers
Squirrel
Rice and milk with sugar
Chicken Feet

5. The World Wide Depression was caused by a:
C.R.A.S.H.

6. C: Credit Expands People bought goods they couldn't afford on credit
What will happen if people suddenly lose their jobs after paying for things on credit?

7. German Industry gone after WWI
R. Reparations
German Industry gone after WWI
Why would this destroy the German Economy?
Where will Europe buy products if they can’t buy them from Germany?

8. A. American Industry too Dominant
Europe too dependant on the U.S.
What will happen to Europe if the American Economy falls apart?

9. S. Stock Market Crash- Oct. 29,1929
U.S. stock CRASHED
Business and banks close
What will happen to Europe now that the U.S. economy is collapsing? Why?

10. H: High Protective Tariff
Tariff= tax on imported (foreign) goods.
Difficult for countries to trade with each other

11. Global Depression: Background--1920’s
European nations rebuilding from war
Most European nations were bankrupt
Supported by loans from U.S.
Democracies unstable—led to totalitarian leadership in times of crisis
In the late 1920’s, the world economy was like a house of cards—
Key card = American prosperity

12. Create a chart on your paper that looks like this
GLOBAL DEPRESSION
CAUSES
Long Term:
Immediate:
EFFECTS
Immediate:
Long Term:

13. Causes of the Depression
LONG TERM
World economies connected
Huge war debts from WWI
Reliance on American loans & investments
Prosperity built on borrowed $$
Unequal distribution of wealth

14. Causes of the Depression
IMMEDIATE
Crash of NY Stock Market
Banks demand repayment of loans
Farms & factories fail

15. Effects of the Depression
IMMEDIATE
Worldwide unemployment
Bankruptcy of businesses & banks
Governments step in to protect economies
Citizens lose faith in capitalism & democracy
Need for strong, effective leadership
Pictured above, unemployed workers in Paris wait in line for free bread.

16. Effects of the Depression
LONG TERM
Nazis take control of Germany
Fascists come to power
WWII breaks out
Pictured above, unemployed workers in Paris wait in line for free bread.

17. RESPONSE OF WORLD LEADERS
WESTERN DEMOCRACIES FASCISM or NAZISM

18. RESPONSES OF WORLD LEADERS
FASCISM or NAZISM
One-party rule
Urge public sacrifices to fix problems
Command economy
Expansion & Militarism seen as solution
Workers employed to build factories, highways & weapons and to serve in military
WESTERN DEMOCRACIES
Economic controls
Tariffs
Bank & Stock Market regulations
No political extremes
Social reforms:
unemployment insurance
housing subsidies
welfare benefits
Increased taxes
Public works projects

19. 3 Little Pigs
Cartoon became very popular in 1933.

20. Crime On a huge rise Bonnie and Clyde Pretty Boy Floyd
Machine Gun Kelly
Dillinger

29. Charismatic leader of Italy - Fascist
Benito Mussolini
Charismatic leader of Italy - Fascist

30. NAZISM = German brand of FASCISM
Swastika: means
“well-being” in Sanskrit
Adolf Hitler
Hitler Youth members salute
der Führer (leader) at a 1930’s
rally. Hitler skillfully used mass
rallies to generate enthusiasm

31. Dictatorships seen as the only way to prevent instability
The Rest of Europe
European governments that did not have strong traditions in democracy fall to dictatorships
Dictatorships seen as the only way to prevent instability
By the end of the 1930’s, world split into 2 camps democratic & totalitarian