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1 “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”
The Great Depression “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”

2 Keep Calm and Believe in America
Didn’t want to add to the panic, so he appeared calm. Believed in American “rugged individualism” that would pull us through. Afraid of socialism, which was established in Europe, and now very appealing to Americans. He was worried, and organized several conferences with business, bank, and labor leaders.

3 What Would Hoover Do? Raise taxes?
Pros: Fund public works, create jobs Cons: Less money  less spending  hurts business Keep taxes low and borrow money (run a budget deficit) Cons: Less money available for loans  bad for business

4 Migrant Mother Dorothea Lange

5 Kentucky Flood Margaret Bourke-White

6 Photojournalism in the Depression
Dorothea Lange American documentary photographer and photojournalist Famous for documenting the Depression, Dust Bowl, and WWII Japanese internment camps.

7 Photojournalism in the Depression
Margaret Bourke-White Documentary photographer and photojournalist First female American war correspondent. Famous for photos of the Depression, Soviet Five-Year Plans, Buchenwald survivors, Gandhi, and various war zones. “Maggie the Indestructable”

8 Create a Photojournal magazine

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