1. THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930’S
“Brother can you
spare a dime?”

2. Brother, can you spare a dime?
During the Great Depression, this phrase epitomize the indignity and hopelessness many Americans felt about unemployment and their inability to sustain themselves. Americans had suffered the stock market crash; the middle class had lost their jobs and homes…and thousands of Americans were unemployed and homeless

3. STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929 “Black Thursday”, October 24, 1929
“Black Tuesday”,
October 29, 1929

4. Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, saw the Dow Jones index of American shares turn decisively downwards and is generally regarded as the start of the Great Depression of the 1930s.

5. The Great Depression, which may perhaps still be fresh in the minds of those who lived through it, is among one of the most devastating periods in the history of the United States.

6. The Stock Market Crash
Dazed investors gather outside the New York Stock Exchange following "Black Thursday," October 24. The stock market crash of 1929 was the worst financial upset in U. S. History.

7. The Global Effects Of The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the biggest crisis ever experienced by the world economy. It hit almost every country. Many countries experienced the catastrophic breakdown of their national economies, and only a few came away without major damage. The Depression manifested itself in events which had no obvious relevance for many people, such as the complete deterioration of stock prices, the dissolution of the international currency system or the fall of world prices.

8. 1932 – AMERICAN DREAMS ARE SHATTERED
14 million Americans are jobless (almost 1/3 the workforce)
Banks foreclose on houses and farms
No food, no clothes, no jobs
Recycled lifestyle

9. STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY DISINTEGRATES
Factories and mines close
Banks are worthless
Consumer buying comes
to a standstill

12. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? A Web quest on the Great Depression
Students…copy the following website and complete the web quest of the Great Depression. ENJOY! 
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