1. 1 Describe what you see in this picture. What is happening here? What is unusual about the family in this picture? What reasons can you think of for why they are in this situation? What comes to mind when you hear the words “The Great Depression”?

2. 2 The Great Depression Essential Question— How did the Great Depression affect America?

3. 3 The Economy of the Late 1920s “Everybody ought to be rich” 200 large companies controlled 49% of all American industry Too many goods, not enough demand Farm prices fell after WWI Farmers not able to repay their debts

4. 4 The Stock Market Crash Stocks hit all-time highs in September of 1929 In October, stocks began to fall Black Tuesday —16.4 million shares sold, compared to average of 4 million This collapse of the stock market is known as the Great Crash The crash triggered a much wider, long term crisis known as the Great Depression The Depression lasted from 1929 to 1941 when America entered WWII

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6. 6 Question: How many people were unemployed in 1925? In 1929? In 1932?

7. 7 Great Crash

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9. 9 The Dust Bowl The Great Plains region—N. & S. Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas Oklahoma and northern Texas Farmers plow the plains, eliminating the protective layer of grass Wheat replaces grass—tractors make it much easier Severe drought and high winds Layers of top soil blown away, leaving dunes of grit and sand

10. 10 A Dust Storm in Eastern Colorado

11. 11 Another Dust Storm

12. 12 A father and his two sons seek shelter from a dust storm

13. 13 Sand covering a farm after a dust storm

14. 14 An abandoned farm in Kansas.

15. 15 A collage of newspaper headlines from the Dust Bowl

16. 16 A man in the midst of a dust storm

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18. 18 A family in a “lean-to” tent

19. 19 Another mother and her child living in a lean-to tent

20. 20 A family trying to escape the dust bowl

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22. 22 Reflection Imagine what it would have been like to be your age during The Depression? Write down your thoughts. Let’s review the historical photos…what is your reaction viewing these photos? Which one makes the biggest impression on you? Describe it and explain.

23. 23 Jim Crow Laws

24. 24 Jim Crow Laws The Jim Crow Laws were state and local laws enacted in the Southern and Border States of the United States and enforced between 1876 and 1965. They gave African Americans inferior status. The "Jim Crow period" or the "Jim Crow era" refers to the time during which this practice occurred. The most important laws required that public schools and most public places (including trains and buses) have separate facilities for whites and blacks. It is thought that the term 'Jim Crow laws' originated from the 1828 popular song Jump Jim Crow, a blackface song which made derogatory references to the character of colored people. As a result of this song, the term 'Jim Crow' became a derogatory or mocking term for black people, used in the Deep South.