1. Ch 25 The Great Depression
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Ch. 24 The Roaring Twenties
Ch 25 The Great Depression
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Ch. 26- WWII
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In 1929, the United States was hit with the most severe economic crisis in our nation’s history. The prosperity of the Roaring Twenties came to a crashing end in October During the Great Depression, millions of people lost their jobs, homes, and savings. A new president, Franklin Roosevelt, took sweeping measures that increased the size and power of the federal government.
Essential Questions for the Chapter:
1. What lead to the collapse of the US economy and how did President Herbert Hoover react to the crash?
2. What government programs did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt put in place to relieve unemployment and help the economy recover?
3. How did the Great Depression affect daily life?
Key Vocabulary:
Question 1
Black Tuesday buying on margin installment buying Great Depression bankruptcy default foreclosure unemployment Herbert Hoover Hoovervilles laissez-faire
Question 2
FDR Eleanor Roosevelt New Deal fireside chats Hundred Days New Deal Programs* AAA, FDIC, WPA, SSA, NYA, TVA, etc.
Question 3
Okies
Dust Bowl migrant worker unemployment
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