The Great Depression

• Causes of the Great Depression• Purchasing stocks on Margin

• Black Tuesday-Stocks crashed from over speculation• Banks owned much of the stock, began to

collapse• Creates a lack of credit

• Businesses begin to fail, unemployment reached 25%

• Hoover Felt market would correct itself, international problems

Hoover

• Did little to help those in need-Rugged Individualism

• Hoovervilles-Homeless communities• High tariff, balance budget

• Bonus Army-Unemployed veterans marched to Washington DC

• Hoover rejects, burns down their camp

• Dust Bowl (1930-1936)• Okies

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal• Election of 1932 Roosevelt promises a 'new

deal for America'.• 20th Amendment shortens lame-duck period

(Hoover's actions)

• Repeals Prohibition 21st Amendment• Creates Brain Trust-experts to run

government• Frances Perkins-First female cabinet member• Black Cabinet-Appoints African Americans as

advisors• Eleanor Roosevelt-Most active First Lady

1st and 2nd New Deal (Relief, Recovery, Reform)

• First hundred days began to experiment what worked (blank check)

• Used fireside chats to reassure the public

• Election of 1936-Democratic coalition: African Americans, unions, intellectuals, cities and the South.

First New Deal

• Emergency Banking Relief Act-All banks were to close for two days, then only sound banks could reopen on the third day

• Takes US off gold standard-Increases capital in circulation

• Glass-Steagall Act- Separates commercial and investment banks.

• Creates FDIC • Public Works Administration (PWA)-

Rebuild countries infrastructure.

First New Deal

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-Reforest America

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TV A)· Electrify Tennessee Valley

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)-Companies that adhered to fair labor practices, price controls, temporary monopolies (Blue Eagle)-Ruled unconstitutional

• National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA)-Set maximum work hours, minimum wage

• Section 7a-Formally recognized labors right to collectively bargain

• CIO John Lewis, United Auto Workers (UAW), Luisa Moreno

• National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)- Strengthen section 7a to establish equality in negotiations.

• Fair Labor Standards Act-Federal minimum wage, maximum hours, end of child labor

• Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)-Paid farmers to produce less

• Fair Employment Practice Committee-No discrimination in defense industry

• Indian Reorganization Act-Repealed the Dawes Act

Second New Deal • Works Progress Administration

(WPA)-Employed Americans to build infrastructure and advance the arts.

• Social Security Act (SSA)-Pension for retired workers based on the Townsend Plan.

Criticisms

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Great Depression Simulation

What are we doing and Why

• We are simulating what life was like going from life in the 1920’s to the Great Depression

• We are doing this simulation in order the both experience history as well as get learn life skills such as how to budget a monthly income

Grouping

• If you are in group one you are single and have a starting income of $1500/month

• If you are in group two the you are paired up as a couple (you must agree on choices) and you have a starting income of $1750/month

• If you are in group three then your are all in a family and must all agree on decision, your income is $2000/month

Instructions

• You will be given a monthly income then you must allot (spend) money into six different categories housing, food, entertainment, social, family life, and transportation

• You will then be giving scenarios and must relocate your money to accommodated the situation, the situation may effect your group differently than other groups

• Fill in the chart showing how much money is being spent in each category• After the chart you must answer three questions about how you spent your

money (if in a group these questions should be your personal reason, if you disagreed with the choice state that and why)

• If you choose not to invest in housing you must be standing during the next round as you are homeless

• You have five minute per each situation

Example

Group: Situation: Starting Money:

Housing Food

Entertainment Social

Family Life Transportation

1. What did you spend most of your money on? Why?

2. What did you spend least of your money on? Why?

3. Did you save any money? Why or Why not?

Housing Food• $100/Month-Small 1-bedroom apartment with half of a

bathroom, locate far away from the nice part of town, no yard or communities

• $200/Month-A two-bedroom house with a 1 and a half bathrooms, located just outside of town, 2-acre yard

• $300/Month- two story house with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with a small powder room, 4-acre yard

• $100/Month-Can food, some meet though only once a week, no going out to eat

• $200/Month- fresh foods, meat three times a week, and once a week going out

• $300/Month- premium foods, meat with each meal, and once a week going to a nice restaurant

Entertainment Social• $100/Month- take a loan out and buy a radio to listen to in the

evening• $200/Month-buy a radio, and at least once a week go to watch

a movie• $300/Month- buy a radio, go to the movies twice a week, and

go to the speakeasy once a month

• $100/Month- Have friends over for dinner once a month • $200/Month- Throw a party for your friends once a month• $300/Month- Go to speakeasy once a weeks, host a Gatsby style

party once a month

Family Life Transportation• $100/Month- Have all adult family working, with no child care

and children go to school little or none• $200/Month- Have all adult family working, though children go

to school most of the year, though they wear handy down clothes

• $300/Month- Male only works, wife stays at home, children go to school most of the year and have their own school clothes

• $100/Month- you walk from place to place and take the bus when it is too far to go

• $200/Month- you have a bus passes to get from place to place• $300/Month- you took out a loan to buy a car

Situation #1

• The year is 1926 and life is grand and moving fast. Your income has remained unchanged, if you want you can even take a loan out from the bank to ensure you have everything you want no questions asked.

• Special Instructions for groups• 1s- you do not have to spend money in family life• 2s- no restrictions on how to spend your money• 3s-cannot spend less than $200 dollars on family life, and no more than 200 of

social

Housing Food• $100/Month-Small 1-bedroom apartment with half of a

bathroom, locate far away from the nice part of town, no yard or communities

• $200/Month-A two-bedroom house with a 1 and a half bathrooms, located just outside of town, 2-acre yard

• $300/Month- two story house with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with a small powder room, 4-acre yard

• $100/Month-Can food, some meet though only once a week, no going out to eat

• $200/Month- fresh foods, meat three times a week, and once a week going out

• $300/Month- premium foods, meat with each meal, and once a week going to a nice restaurant

Entertainment Social• $100/Month- take a loan out and buy a radio to listen to in the

evening• $200/Month-buy a radio, and at least once a week go to watch

a movie• $300/Month- buy a radio, go to the movies twice a week, and

go to the speakeasy once a month

• $100/Month- Have friends over for dinner once a month • $200/Month- Throw a party for your friends once a month• $300/Month- Go to speakeasy once a weeks, host a Gatsby style

party once a month

Family Life Transportation• $100/Month- Have all adult family working, with no child care

and children go to school little or none• $200/Month- Have all adult family working, though children go

to school most of the year, though they wear handy down clothes

• $300/Month- Male only works, wife stays at home, children go to school most of the year and have their own school clothes

• $100/Month- you walk from place to place and take the bus when it is too far to go

• $200/Month- you have a bus passes to get from place to place• $300/Month- you took out a loan to buy a car

Situation #2

• The year is 1928. Farmer have began to struggle as Europe has became to stop importing U.S. Farm goods. As such your income has dropped by $200/month. However food prices have drop by 40% to food prices are now 60, 120, 180.

• No special Instructions for groups though if you took out loans you income has dropped by another $200/month

Housing Food• $100/Month-Small 1-bedroom apartment with half of a

bathroom, locate far away from the nice part of town, no yard or communities

• $200/Month-A two-bedroom house with a 1 and a half bathrooms, located just outside of town, 2-acre yard

• $300/Month- two story house with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with a small powder room, 4-acre yard

• $100/Month-Can food, some meet though only once a week, no going out to eat

• $200/Month- fresh foods, meat three times a week, and once a week going out

• $300/Month- premium foods, meat with each meal, and once a week going to a nice restaurant

Entertainment Social• $100/Month- take a loan out and buy a radio to listen to in the

evening• $200/Month-buy a radio, and at least once a week go to watch

a movie• $300/Month- buy a radio, go to the movies twice a week, and

go to the speakeasy once a month

• $100/Month- Have friends over for dinner once a month • $200/Month- Throw a party for your friends once a month• $300/Month- Go to speakeasy once a weeks, host a Gatsby style

party once a month

Family Life Transportation• $100/Month- Have all adult family working, with no child care

and children go to school little or none• $200/Month- Have all adult family working, though children go

to school most of the year, though they wear handy down clothes

• $300/Month- Male only works, wife stays at home, children go to school most of the year and have their own school clothes

• $100/Month- you walk from place to place and take the bus when it is too far to go

• $200/Month- you have a bus passes to get from place to place• $300/Month- you took out a loan to buy a car

Situation #3

• It is October 29,1929. The stock market has crashed people are calling it Black Tuesday. As such the economy has plummeted people have went bankrupt. Companies have been laying off people. Thankfully you have keep your job, though your hours have been cut so your income has dropped by $500/month

• Special instruction• 1s- as a single person you had your savings in the stocks so you lose any money

you had saved up to this point• 2s- as a couple you had money in the stocks so you lose another $100/month • 3s- as a family you stayed out of the stocks so you got to only suffer the normal

drop in income

Housing Food• $100/Month-Small 1-bedroom apartment with half of a

bathroom, locate far away from the nice part of town, no yard or communities

• $200/Month-A two-bedroom house with a 1 and a half bathrooms, located just outside of town, 2-acre yard

• $300/Month- two story house with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with a small powder room, 4-acre yard

• $100/Month-Can food, some meet though only once a week, no going out to eat

• $200/Month- fresh foods, meat three times a week, and once a week going out

• $300/Month- premium foods, meat with each meal, and once a week going to a nice restaurant

Entertainment Social• $100/Month- take a loan out and buy a radio to listen to in the

evening• $200/Month-buy a radio, and at least once a week go to watch

a movie• $300/Month- buy a radio, go to the movies twice a week, and

go to the speakeasy once a month

• $100/Month- Have friends over for dinner once a month • $200/Month- Throw a party for your friends once a month• $300/Month- Go to speakeasy once a weeks, host a Gatsby style

party once a month

Family Life Transportation• $100/Month- Have all adult family working, with no child care

and children go to school little or none• $200/Month- Have all adult family working, though children go

to school most of the year, though they wear handy down clothes

• $300/Month- Male only works, wife stays at home, children go to school most of the year and have their own school clothes

• $100/Month- you walk from place to place and take the bus when it is too far to go

• $200/Month- you have a bus passes to get from place to place• $300/Month- you took out a loan to buy a car

Situation #4

• Its 1930’s as the realities of the depression sink income go into further decline though the stigma of being poor still remains as such your income drop by $50, but you must invest in social and food no matter what to keep up appearances unless you are out of money.

• Special instructions- the bank you took loans from was shut down due to the bank run. You can now stop paying them 200/month

Housing Food• $100/Month-Small 1-bedroom apartment with half of a

bathroom, locate far away from the nice part of town, no yard or communities

• $200/Month-A two-bedroom house with a 1 and a half bathrooms, located just outside of town, 2-acre yard

• $300/Month- two story house with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with a small powder room, 4-acre yard

• $100/Month-Can food, some meet though only once a week, no going out to eat

• $200/Month- fresh foods, meat three times a week, and once a week going out

• $300/Month- premium foods, meat with each meal, and once a week going to a nice restaurant

Entertainment Social• $100/Month- take a loan out and buy a radio to listen to in the

evening• $200/Month-buy a radio, and at least once a week go to watch

a movie• $300/Month- buy a radio, go to the movies twice a week, and

go to the speakeasy once a month

• $100/Month- Have friends over for dinner once a month • $200/Month- Throw a party for your friends once a month• $300/Month- Go to speakeasy once a weeks, host a Gatsby style

party once a month

Family Life Transportation• $100/Month- Have all adult family working, with no child care

and children go to school little or none• $200/Month- Have all adult family working, though children go

to school most of the year, though they wear handy down clothes

• $300/Month- Male only works, wife stays at home, children go to school most of the year and have their own school clothes

• $100/Month- you walk from place to place and take the bus when it is too far to go

• $200/Month- you have a bus passes to get from place to place• $300/Month- you took out a loan to buy a car

Situation #5

• Farmers have now created a food shortage in order to drive food price up. Food has now returned to normal prices. Though the stigma still remains more families rely on soup kitchens and bread lines now to make ends meet. You may rely on those for food if you wishes.

• Special Instructions• 3s- hard times call for hard measures you may now drop family life to

$100/month and let the children stay home alone.

Housing Food• $100/Month-Small 1-bedroom apartment with half of a

bathroom, locate far away from the nice part of town, no yard or communities

• $200/Month-A two-bedroom house with a 1 and a half bathrooms, located just outside of town, 2-acre yard

• $300/Month- two story house with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with a small powder room, 4-acre yard

• $100/Month-Can food, some meet though only once a week, no going out to eat

• $200/Month- fresh foods, meat three times a week, and once a week going out

• $300/Month- premium foods, meat with each meal, and once a week going to a nice restaurant

Entertainment Social• $100/Month- take a loan out and buy a radio to listen to in the

evening• $200/Month-buy a radio, and at least once a week go to watch

a movie• $300/Month- buy a radio, go to the movies twice a week, and

go to the speakeasy once a month

• $100/Month- Have friends over for dinner once a month • $200/Month- Throw a party for your friends once a month• $300/Month- Go to speakeasy once a weeks, host a Gatsby style

party once a month

Family Life Transportation• $100/Month- Have all adult family working, with no child care

and children go to school little or none• $200/Month- Have all adult family working, though children go

to school most of the year, though they wear handy down clothes

• $300/Month- Male only works, wife stays at home, children go to school most of the year and have their own school clothes

• $100/Month- you walk from place to place and take the bus when it is too far to go

• $200/Month- you have a bus passes to get from place to place• $300/Month- you took out a loan to buy a car

Situation #6

• It is now 1931 President Hoover has began to take action as projects such as Boulder Dam, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act have taken some effect. Your income has increased by $50/month and if you are in a house then your housing cost drops $50/month.

Housing Food• $100/Month-Small 1-bedroom apartment with half of a

bathroom, locate far away from the nice part of town, no yard or communities

• $200/Month-A two-bedroom house with a 1 and a half bathrooms, located just outside of town, 2-acre yard

• $300/Month- two story house with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms with a small powder room, 4-acre yard

• $100/Month-Can food, some meet though only once a week, no going out to eat

• $200/Month- fresh foods, meat three times a week, and once a week going out

• $300/Month- premium foods, meat with each meal, and once a week going to a nice restaurant

Entertainment Social• $100/Month- take a loan out and buy a radio to listen to in the

evening• $200/Month-buy a radio, and at least once a week go to watch

a movie• $300/Month- buy a radio, go to the movies twice a week, and

go to the speakeasy once a month

• $100/Month- Have friends over for dinner once a month • $200/Month- Throw a party for your friends once a month• $300/Month- Go to speakeasy once a weeks, host a Gatsby style

party once a month

Family Life Transportation• $100/Month- Have all adult family working, with no child care

and children go to school little or none• $200/Month- Have all adult family working, though children go

to school most of the year, though they wear handy down clothes

• $300/Month- Male only works, wife stays at home, children go to school most of the year and have their own school clothes

• $100/Month- you walk from place to place and take the bus when it is too far to go

• $200/Month- you have a bus passes to get from place to place• $300/Month- you took out a loan to buy a car

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