1. The Great Depression

2. Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was president when the Depression started
His Philosophy: We’ll make it!
Opposed direct federal aid
Self-help & volunteerism
Self-help cooperatives
He Did Nothing

3. Farmers felt the effects Banks could not pay out money
Immediate Effects
Farmers felt the effects
Prices of crops went down and Many farms foreclosed
People could not afford luxuries
Factories shut down and Businesses closed
Banks could not pay out money
People could not pay their taxes
Schools shut down due to lack of funds
Many families became homeless and had to live in shanty towns called “Hoovervilles”

4. Hoovervilles

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

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

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

12. Many families were forced to relocate because they had no money.

13. The Bonus Army/March
WWI veterans who were promised a $ bonus in 1945, want it NOW (1932)
Gov’t denied their pensions
Marched on Washington, and “camp out” around White House
Hoover sends Army (Eisenhower, MacArthur), used tear gas, machine guns, and burned the camp
Deep anger at gov’t
Deep class divisions