1. Life During the Depression
Chapter 22, section 2

2. Depression Worsens Depression grew worse during Hoover’s term By 1933:
9,000 banks closed
50,000 companies closed
12 million workers lost jobs (1/4)
Family income dropped from $2,300 to $1,600

4. EFFECT OF DEPRESSION ON CONSUMER SPENDING FROM 1929 T0 1933 IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

5. UNEMPLOYMENT IN MILLIONS OF WORKERS

6. Depression Worsens
Americans took advantage of breadlines and soup kitchens

7. Depression Worsens
Many Americans lost their homes, evicted by the courts because they could not make payments

8. Depression Worsens
Throughout the country, families made shantytowns to live in
Nicknamed “Hoovervilles”

9. “Hoovervilles”, homeless camps

10. The Dust Bowl Farmers faced a new problem during the 1930s
In the Great Plains, farmers had overworked the land and a drought hit the region during the 1930s

13. The Dust Bowl Farms were destroyed
Dust/dirt blanketed the area like snow
Caused health risks and covered crops/livestock

14. The Dust Bowl

20. The Dust Bowl
Caused many families to leave farms/homes to seek jobs elsewhere
Thousands migrated to California
“Okies” and “Arkies”

23. MIGRANT CAMPS IN CALIFORNIA WHERE REFUGEES CAME TO MAKE A NEW START

24. Movies Many Americans escaped the Depression through entertainment
Movies were inexpensive and very popular

25. Gone with the Wind

26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

27. The Wizard of OZ