1. The Great Depression Day 2—Effects and Human Toll
Hardships and Suffering During the Depression

2. Warm Up: Completely yesterday’s classwork (5 minutes) Discuss answers
Turn in classwork

3. Depression in the Cities

4. Depression in the Cities: Shanty Towns

5. Depression in the Cities: Shanty Towns

6. Depression in the Cities: Soup Kitchens

7. Depression in Cities: Soup Kitchens

8. Depression on African Americans and Latinos
What might have happened to African Americans and Latinos in a struggling economy?
Discuss with neighbor
Discuss with teacher

9. Depression on African Americans and Latinos

10. Depression on African Americans and Latinos

11. Depression on African Americans and Latinos

12. Depression on African Americans and Latinos
Increased discrimination
24 African Americans were lynched in 1933 alone
Many Latinos were deported to Mexico
By the late 1930s, hundreds of thousands Latinos either deported or voluntarily left the U.S.for Mexico
Some citizens

13. Depression in Rural Areas

14. Depression in Rural Areas

15. Depression in Rural Areas
Farmers lost land and headed west
: 400,000 farms lost through foreclosure
What happens if a baseball or softball field isn’t watered down before a game?
Discuss with your neighbor
Discuss with the teacher

16. Depression in Rural Areas
DUST BOWL
In the 1920s overproduction of crops
Little trees or grass to hold down the soil
Mix with a severe drought
Dust storms traveling 100s of miles
Land useless
People died from breathing the dust

17. Depression in Rural Areas

18. Depression in Rural Areas