1. Life During The Great Depression pgs. 237-239
What causes changes in the economy over time?
How do depressions affect societies?

2. Terms Suspend – to cease or stop Bailiff – minor officer of the courts
Hobo – a homeless and usually penniless wanderer
Colleague – a person who works in the same, or a similar, profession
Technique – A method of achieving a desired aim
Soap opera – a serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations

3. Critical Thinking - 238 How does this photo illustrate the Depression
experience of some Americans?
There were windstorms and drought that caused many Americans to abandon their homes. This caused an economic hardship and people had to try to find a living elsewhere.

4. Critical Thinking – 239 Why do you think photojournalism became
so influential?
Due to new magazines
such as Life, pictures of
the Great Depression
could be seen by a greater
number of people,
making photojournalism
more influential.

5. Progress Check 238 What changes to daily life
Many people lost
their jobs and homes.
Some of these
traveled the country
as hobos, and many
farmers moved to
other places when
their land became
unworkable. Some
immigrants left the
country for their
native land.
What changes to daily life
occurred for people affected by
the economic hardships of the
Great Depression?

6. Progress Check 239 How did the Depression influence culture?
People wanted to forget their worries, and works such
as motion pictures, radio comedies and cartoons were popular.