HOW THE ECONOMY

CRASHED AND HOW THE GOVN’T TRIED

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Unit 3, Pt. 1 -1920’S Unit 3, Pt. 2 -DEPRESSION & THE NEW DEAL WORLD WAR II, PT.1

Dust Bowl

Causes

1. What were the causes of the Great Depression?2. How did the Great Depression change American society?3. Why was FDR elected President in 1932 and How did his presidency change the political

landscape?4. How did the New Deal change society, government and the economy?5. To what extent did the New Deal affect the Great depression?

Compare & Contrast

Evaluation & pro/con

Characteristics

Causes of Depression

Election of 1932

Economy & Business

Election of 1932

Assessment and Analysis

Unit Objectives:1.Analyze the causes of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.2.Evaluate the impact of the Depression and the environmental crisis of the Dust Bowl on American Society.3.Describe the issues raised in the election of 1932 and explain the impact of FDR’s landslide victory.4.Compare and contrast the opponents of the New Deal.5.Assess the constitutionality of the New Deal.6.Evaluate the effectiveness of the New Deal in ending the Great Depression.

Dust Bowl

The New Deal

New Deal

Successes & Failures

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By examining its…

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 The economic, political and social

atmosphere prior to the Second World

War

The Depression and the New Deal

Causes Land UseMigrant WorkersEffect on America

Causes

Importance of FDR presidency

Election of 1932

New Deal

ReliefRecoveryReformThe Alphabet Agencies

Dust Bowl

Income Gap Banking CrisisOverproduction UnderconsumptionBuying on Credit SpeculationConsumer Debt Business CycleMoney Supply The Stock MarketTariffs Crash

HoovervillesIncrease in Govn’t expendituresUnemploymentPovertyDecline in American Spirit /familyIsolationism

Effects of the

DepressionEffects of the New

Deal

PositiveNegative

Lasting EffectsOpposition

Deficit Spending

Connection :Compare and contrast the Great Depression to today’s Great RecessionWhat lasting impact did the New Deal have on America?

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