The Great Depression

The Great Depression

Open Ended

How did those events impact families?

Impact on Families

• couldn't pay their rent/mortgage

• couldn't afford basic needs

• couldn't afford school

• couldn't pay medical bills

Multiple Choice

Many families were homeless and had to live in shelters constructed of carboard, blankets, metal sheets, and whatever else they were able to find. These communities where called Hoovervilles. Why were they nicknamed that?

• The man who invented the Hoover vacuum lived in one.

• Many people blamed the president at the time, Herbert Hoover, for the economic problems.

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What was the Dust Bowl?

Dust Bowl

• farmland in the Great Plains (central U.S) suffered a long drought (no rain)

• The soil was already extremely dry and loose because the nutrients had been used up

• strong winds picked up the dusty topsoil, creating giant clouds that blocked the sun

• Dust got EVERYWHERE

• Nothing would grown

Open Ended

What do you think helped get our country out of the Great Depression?

Multiple Choice

Many families were homeless and had to live in shelters constructed of carboard, blankets, metal sheets, and whatever else they were able to find. These communities where called Hoovervilles. Why were they nicknamed that?

• The man who invented the Hoover vacuum lived in one.

• Many people blamed the president at the time, Herbert Hoover, for the economic problems.

Multiple Select

Who was negatively impacted during the Great Depression (choose all that apply)?

• England

• farmers

• families

• banks

• factories and businesses

Open Ended

How did advanced farming technology cause problems for farmers?

Troubles with Tech

* Farmers used loans (credit) to pay for new equipment

*The tech made growing food easier and a lot faster = a lot more food

*Quick production of food stripped soil of nutrients

*Too much food and not a lot of people buying

*Farmers didn't make enough money to pay back loans, pay workings, support family

Multiple Choice

In 1929 the stock market crashed. Because businesses weren't selling a lot of products, they weren't making a lot of money. This caused the value of stocks to go down.

People began selling of the stocks they bought, which caused the value of stocks to go down even more.

• True

• False

Mass Unemployment

• Businesses started laying workers off and closing

• Banks didn't have money, so people lost their saving