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The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression1. After the World War ended in ______, a time of ____________ __________ happened in America. This time was called the '_______ _______ and the '________ __________’.2. More people left farms and moved to ___________. For example, _______________ _________________ left southern farms and moved to cities in northern states. Many African Americans moved to _____________ in New York City. African American artists and writers created the _________________ ____________________in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to ______________ and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new ___________________ law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared ______________ _______________ at the same time. They watched_________________, listened to _____________________ shows and read ______________________. They danced to _________________ music, wore _________________ fashions and they loved reading about ___________________ (famous people) who were athletes and movie ______________. 5. _____________________ ___________________was the 31st US President. 6. There were many new things to ___________,. People loved '___________ ________________ ________________including the ___________________ ___________________, the _____________________, the ____________________ and an affordable car called the ___________________. 7. For the first time, many people used _________________ to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and ______________ _______________. For the first time, many people paid for ______________. A stock is a piece of a ___________________. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of _______________ problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with ___________________. ___________ ___________ people paid with credit. People ____________ about money they saved in_____________. Suddenly, too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks __________________________.
b. Second, too much credit led to the ________________ _____________ of 1929. c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in _______________ ____________ .
9. The Stock Market Crash of 1929, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the ________________ ____________________, a time when many people in USA lost jobs and became poor.10. By 1922, about _________% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became ________________. Many people moved to tents and shacks in places they called ____________________ because they blamed President Hoover for the Depression. 11. __________________ _____________________ became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the _____________ _________________. 12. New Deal programs paid _________________ and ______________________ to work for the government. New Deal workers built __________________, planted __________________ and worked on big __________________ jobs. 13. New Deal programs created _____________________ __________________ and started _______________ ______________to protect old people and _______________. 14. Many _________________________ did not like the New Deal programs because they ___________________ ____________________.15. The Great Depression ended when _______________ ________ ____ began.
the World WAR ENDED IN 1918.
the World WAR ENDED IN 1918.
the World WAR ENDED IN 1918.
This was the beginning of a time of social change in America.
The Jazz
Age!
African Americans moved North!
African Americans moved North!
African Americans moved North!
African Americans moved North!
African Americans moved North!
African Americans moved North! Madam C.J. Walker moved North
and became a millionaire.
African Americans moved North!
Women Got Rights!
Women Got Rights!
Women Got Rights!
Women Got Rights!
Prohibition Became the Law!
Prohibition Became the Law!
Prohibition Became the Law!
Prohibition Became the Law!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture!
Movies!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Movies!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Movies!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Radio!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Radio!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Magazines!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Magazines!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Jazz music!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Jazz music!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture!
Jazz Genius
Louis Armstrong! Jazz music!
Jazz music!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Jazz music!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture! Singer Bessie Smith!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Jazz music!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Jazz music!
Composer
Duke Ellington!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Jazz music!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Jazz music!Band Leader Cab Calloway!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Jazz music!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Jazz music!
Jazz Performer
Bill Robinson!
Jazz music!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Jazz music!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture! A new dance:
the Lindy!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Jazz music!A new dance:
the Lindy!
New Fashions!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! New Fashions!
Flapper
s!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! New Fashions!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! New STYLEs!
Flapper
s!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! New STYLEs!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture! Baseball Great
Babe Ruth!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture! Airplane Pilot Charles Lindbergh!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture! Olympic S
tar
Jim Thorpe!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture! Movie Star
Rudolph Valentino!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture!
Celebrities!Millions Enjoyed Mass
Culture! Movie Star
Greta Garbo!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Celebrities!
Millions Enjoyed Mass Culture! Celebrities!Comic Hero
Charlie Chaplin!
31st US President Herbert Hoover
...a chicken in every pot!
31st US President Herbert Hoover
The Roaring Twenties
• A new idea: credit• Credit = Buy something now.
Pay later.• People bought stuff!– automobiles– appliances– clothes
• People had fun!– dancing– drinking
The Roaring Twenties
• A new idea: credit• Credit = Buy something now.
Pay later.• People bought stuff!– automobiles– appliances– clothes
• People had fun!– dancing– drinking
The Roaring Twenties
• A new idea: credit• Credit = Buy something now.
Pay later.• People bought stuff!– automobiles– appliances– clothes
• People had fun!– dancing– drinking
The Roaring Twenties
• A new idea: credit• Credit = Buy something now.
Pay later. – appliances– clothes
• People had fun!– dancing– drinking
The Roaring Twenties
People bought new labor saving technology!automobiles
appliances
clothes
People had fun!
dancing
drinking
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
The 1920s ---Shopping for new technology!
In the 1920s, people did not know that financial troubles would happen soon.
In the 1920s, people did not know that financial troubles would happen soon.
A new idea: credit
Credit = Buy things now.
Pay later.
A new idea: credit
Credit = Buy things now.
Pay later.
Buying Stocks
Buying StocksStocks =
Buying StocksStocks = Giving a company
Buying StocksStocks = Giving a company
Buying StocksStocks = Giving a company your money
Buying StocksStocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).
Buying StocksStocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).
extra money
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business and the company will share profits with you.
Buying Stocks
investo
r
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business and the company will share profits with you.
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business and the company will share profits with you.
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business and the company will share profits with you.
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business and the company will share profits with you. But if the company loses money, your stock value goes down.
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business and the company will share profits with you. But if the company loses money, your stock value goes down.
Stocks = Giving a company your money (instead of saving money in a
bank).An investor gets a Stock Certificate.
Stock Certificate = You own a piece of the business and the company will share profits with you. But if the company loses money, your stock value goes down.
Giving money to a company =
the company gives you a piece of the business.
Giving money to a company =
the company gives you a piece of the business.
Question: ...to the Great Depression?
Question: What made American life change from ...to the Great Depression?
Question: What made American life change from the Roaring Twenties... ...to the Great Depression?
Question: What made American life change from the Roaring Twenties... ...to the Great Depression?
Question: What made American life change from the Roaring Twenties... ...to the Great Depression?
Question: What made American life change from the Roaring Twenties... ...to the Great Depression?
Some answers: , too much debt and the Dust Bowl
Some answers: 1. The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Some answers: 1. The Stock Market Crash of 19292. too much debt
Some answers: 1. The Stock Market Crash of 19292. too much debt 3. and the Dust Bowl.
1. The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Too many people bought stocks with credit.
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
The Stock Market Crash
Too many people bought stocks with credit.If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
The Stock Market Crash
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
Too many people bought stocks with credit.If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
The Stock Market Crash
IOU$90
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
Too many people bought stocks with credit.If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
The Stock Market Crash
IOU$90
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
The Stock Market CrashToo many people bought stocks with credit.
If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
But if the value of the stock fell, buyers could not pay back the $90.
IOU$90
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
The Stock Market CrashToo many people bought stocks with credit.
If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
But if the value of the stock fell, buyers could not pay back the $90.
IOU$90
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
The Stock Market CrashToo many people bought stocks with credit.
If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
But if the value of the stock fell, buyers could not pay back the $90.
IOU$90
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
Too many people bought stocks with credit.If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
But if the value of the stock fell, buyers could not pay back the $90.
The Stock Market Crash
IOU$90
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
Too many people bought stocks with credit.If a stock cost $100, you could pay $10 now and pay $90 later when the stock rose.
But if the value of the stock fell, buyers could not pay back the $90.
The Stock Market Crash
IOU$90
1. The Stock Market Crash 1929 too much debt and the Dust Bowl
IOU$90
IOU$90
People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
IOU$90
People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
IOU$90
People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
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IOU$90
People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
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People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
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People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
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People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
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People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
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The Great Depression
People owing money became a world-wide financial problem.
The Great Depression
The Great Depression• People borrowed too much money. • They could not pay back loans.• The Stock Market ‘crashed.’• Banks closed.• Businesses closed.• People lost jobs.
The Great Depression• People borrowed too much money. • They could not pay back loans.• The Stock Market ‘crashed.’• Banks closed.• Businesses closed.• People lost jobs.
The Great Depression• People borrowed too much money. • They could not pay back loans.• In 1929, the Stock Market ‘crashed.’• Banks closed.• Businesses closed.• People lost jobs.
The Great Depression• People borrowed too much money. • They could not pay back loans.• In 1929, the Stock Market ‘crashed.’• Banks closed.• Businesses closed.• People lost jobs.
The Great Depression• People borrowed too much money. • They could not pay back loans.• In 1929, the Stock Market ‘crashed.’• Banks closed.• Businesses closed.• People lost jobs.
The Great Depression• People borrowed too much money. • They could not pay back loans.• In 1929, the Stock Market ‘crashed.’• Banks closed.• Businesses closed.• People lost jobs.
The Great Depression• People borrowed too much money. • They could not pay back loans.• In 1929, the Stock Market ‘crashed.’• Banks closed.• Businesses closed.• People lost jobs.
Being broke was embarrassing.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
• People worried about their money. • Investors tried to sell their stocks.• But stocks became worthless.• People could not pay debts.• People became broke.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
• People worried about their money. • Investors tried to sell their stocks.• But stocks became worthless.• People could not pay debts.• People became broke.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
• People worried about their money. • Investors tried to sell their stocks.• But stocks became worthless.• People could not pay debts.• People became broke.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
• People worried about their money. • Investors tried to sell their stocks.• But stocks became worthless.• People could not pay debts.• People became broke.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
• People worried about their money. • Investors tried to sell their stocks.• But stocks became worthless.• People could not pay debts.• People became broke.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
• People worried about their money. • Investors tried to sell their stocks.• But stocks became worthless.• People could not pay debts.• People became broke.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
People were afraid of becoming broke. Thousands of bank customers ran to take out their savings. The banks ran out of money... ND the Dust Bowl
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
People were afraid of becoming broke. Thousands of bank customers ran to take out their savings. The banks ran out of money... ND the Dust Bowl
a run on the bank
People were afraid of becoming broke. Thousands of bank customers ran to take out their savings. The banks ran out of money... ND the Dust Bowl
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
a run on the bank
People were afraid of becoming broke. Thousands of bank customers ran to take out their savings. The banks ran out of money... ND the Dust Bowl
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
People were afraid of becoming broke. Thousands of bank customers ran to take out their savings. The banks ran out of money...and closed.
2. Too much debt too much debt and the Dust Bowl
3. The Dust Bowl.
3. The Dust Bowl.
3. The Dust Bowl.
3. The Dust Bowl.
No rain in Midwest states caused dangerous dust storms.
3. The Dust Bowl.
3. The Dust Bowl.
No rain in Midwest states caused dangerous dust storms.
No rain in Midwest states caused dangerous dust storms.
3. The Dust Bowl.
3. The Dust Bowl.
3. The Dust Bowl.No rain in Midwest states caused dangerous dust storms. The dust storms were the nation’s worst weather problem.The storms made people sick. No food grew. Homes were buried. Farm families became homeless.
3. The Dust Bowl.No rain in Midwest states caused dangerous dust storms. The dust storms were the nation’s worst weather problem.The storms made people sick. No food grew. Homes were buried. Farm families became homeless.
3. The Dust Bowl.No rain in Midwest states caused dangerous dust storms. The dust storms were the nation’s worst weather problem.The storms made people sick. No food grew. Homes were buried. Farm families became homeless.
3. The Dust Bowl.No rain in Midwest states caused dangerous dust storms. The dust storms were the nation’s worst weather problem.The storms made people sick. No food grew. Homes were buried. Farm families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
Closed businesses meant people could find no jobs.
Closed businesses meant people could find no jobs.
Families moved to find work.
People waited in breadlines to bring food to their families.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed.
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
• Farmers grew very little food.. Prices of crops went down.. Farmers lost their land.
• People could not buy things.. Factories closed.. Businesses closed.
• Banks could not pay money.. Banks closed.. People lost their savings.
• People could not pay taxes.. Schools closed
• Families became homeless.
In USA and around the world, there were lots of problems afterthe Stock Market Crash, too much debt and the Dust Bowl.
31st US President Herbert Hoover
31st US President Herbert Hoover
I wanted to end poverty in America.I promised ‘a chicken in every pot!
31st US President Herbert Hoover
I was born poor but I became a successful business leader. I knew I could help America solve depression problems...
31st US President Herbert Hoover
I was born poor but I became a successful business leader. I knew I could help America solve depression problems...
31st US President Herbert Hoover
...by helping businesses during the Depression, not people.
Homeless families moved to shacks and tents in vacant lots
People called these places “Hoovervilles” because they blamed President Hoover for not helping them.
Hoovervilles
Homeless families moved to shacks and tents in vacant lots
People called these places “Hoovervilles” because they blamed President Hoover for not helping them.
Hoovervilles
Homeless families moved to shacks and tents in vacant lots
People called these places “Hoovervilles” because they blamed President Hoover for not helping them.
Hoovervilles
Homeless men living under the Art Museum in Philadelphia.
Hoovervilles
Hooverville in Central Park in the middle of New York City.
United States Workers, 1933
United States Workers, 1933
United States Workers, 1933
25% of Americans could not find jobs in 1933.
The Roaring 2
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The Roaring 2
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The Roaring 2
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1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt won election and became the 32nd US President.
My New Deal programs solved many problems.
The Federal Government...•...helped people who lost jobs, houses & savings.•...opened new government jobs for the unemployed.•...helped farmers.•...helped factories open. •...made strict rules for banks.•...protected bank customers’ money with insurance.
My New Deal program: The Federal Government will make new jobs to pay workers. People will work as artists and builders. The government will pay them.
My New Deal program: The Federal Government will make new jobs to pay workers. People will work as artists and builders. The government will pay them.
My New Deal program: The Federal Government will make new jobs to pay workers. People will work as artists and builders. The government will pay them.
My New Deal program: The Federal Government will make new jobs to pay workers. People will work as artists and builders. The government will pay them.
New DealTrain Tunnel Workers
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New DealRadio Repair Students
New DealMusicians
New DealConstruction worker getting his paycheck.
New Deal Work Programs
New Deal Work Programs Works Progress Administration
New Deal Work Programs Works Progress Administration
New Deal Work Programs Works Progress Administration
The WPA paid workers to work on farms, build roads and do factory work for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Works Progress Administration
The WPA paid workers to work on farms, build roads and do factory work for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Federal Art Project
The Federal Arts Program paid artists to create paintings, books and photographs, and perform dramatic shows and music.
New Deal Work Programs Federal Art Project
The Federal Arts Program paid artists to create paintings, books and photographs, and perform dramatic shows and music.
New Deal Work Programs Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC paid young men to build park buildings, plant trees and work in forests for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC paid young men to build park buildings, plant trees and work in forests for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC paid young men to build park buildings, plant trees and work in forests for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC paid young men to build park buildings, plant trees and work in forests for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC paid young men to build park buildings, plant trees and work in forests for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC paid young men to build park buildings, plant trees and work in forests for the government.
New Deal Work Programs Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC paid young men to build park buildings, plant trees and work in forests for the government.
The Federal Government paid CCC workers like me $30 each month to live and work in camps in the forest. I had to send $25 to my family back home.
New Deal Work ProgramsPublic Works Administration
New Deal Work ProgramsPublic Works Administration
The New Deal started big construction projects to give workers jobs, paid for by the government.
The New Deal started big construction projects to give workers jobs, paid for by the government.
New Deal Work ProgramsPublic Works Administration
The New Deal started big construction projects to give workers jobs, paid for by the government.
New Deal Work ProgramsPublic Works Administration
The New Deal started big construction projects to give workers jobs, paid for by the government.
New Deal Work ProgramsPublic Works Administration
The New Deal started big construction projects to give workers jobs, paid for by the government.
New Deal Work ProgramsPublic Works Administration
The New Deal started big construction projects to give workers jobs, paid for by the government.
New Deal Work ProgramsPublic Works Administration
New Deal Work Programs FDIC The Federal Deposit Insurance Fund
The New Deal started bank insurance so customers did not have to worry that the banks would close and lose people’s money.
New Deal Work Programs FDIC The Federal Deposit Insurance Fund
The New Deal started bank insurance so customers did not have to worry that the banks would close and lose people’s money.
New Deal Work Programs FDIC The Federal Deposit Insurance Fund
The New Deal started bank insurance so customers did not have to worry that the banks would close and lose people’s money.
New Deal Work Programs FDIC The Federal Deposit Insurance Fund
The New Deal started bank insurance so customers did not have to worry that the banks would close and lose people’s money.
New Deal Work Programs Social Security Administration
New Deal Work Programs Social Security Administration
The New Deal started Social Security to protect old people and orphans from worrying they would become poor.
New Deal Work Programs Social Security Administration
The New Deal started Social Security to protect old people and orphans from worrying they would become poor.
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I’m a Democrat.Some Republicans thought my New Deal Program was bad.
I’m a Democrat.Some Republicans thought my New Deal Program was bad.
I’m a Democrat.Some Republicans thought my New Deal Program was bad.
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I’m a Democrat.Some Republicans thought my New Deal Program was bad.
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Republicans hate taxes!
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New Deal Work Programs are too expensive! We must cut them.
Republican Lawmakers in Congress
A ‘Funeral’ for the Federal Writers’ Project in Philadelphia, 1939.
These protesters walking through Center City in 1939 are holding a funeral for the Federal Writers’ Project, a program under the Works Progress Administration that was about to receive drastic budget cut. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
A ‘Funeral’ for the Federal Writers’ Project in Philadelphia, 1939.
These protesters walking through Center City in 1939 were holding a funeral for the Federal Writers’ Project, a program under the Works Progress Administration that was about to receive drastic budget cuts. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
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Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
Question: How did World War II end the Great Depression?
The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression1. After the World War ended in ______, a time of ____________ __________ happened in America. This time was called the '_______ _______ and the '________ __________’.2. More people left farms and moved to ___________. For example, _______________ _________________ left southern farms and moved to cities in northern states. Many African Americans moved to _____________ in New York City. African American artists and writers created the _________________ ____________________in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to ______________ and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new ___________________ law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared ______________ _______________ at the same time. They watched_________________, listened to _____________________ shows and read ______________________. They danced to _________________ music, wore _________________ fashions and they loved reading about ___________________ (famous people) who were athletes and movie ______________. 5. _____________________ ___________________was the 31st US President. 6. There were many new things to ___________,. People loved '___________ ________________ ________________including the ___________________ ___________________, the _____________________, the ____________________ and an affordable car called the ___________________. 7. For the first time, many people used _________________ to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and ______________ _______________. For the first time, many people paid for ______________. A stock is a piece of a ___________________. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of _______________ problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with ___________________. ___________ ___________ people paid with credit. People ____________ about money they saved in_____________. Suddenly, too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks __________________________.
b. Second, too much credit led to the ________________ _____________ of 1929. c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in _______________ ____________ .
9. The Stock Market Crash of 1929, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the ________________ ____________________, a time when many people in USA lost jobs and became poor.10. By 1922, about _________% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became ________________. Many people moved to tents and shacks in places they called ____________________ because they blamed President Hoover for the Depression. 11. __________________ _____________________ became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the _____________ _________________. 12. New Deal programs paid _________________ and ______________________ to work for the government. New Deal workers built __________________, planted __________________ and worked on big __________________ jobs. 13. New Deal programs created _____________________ __________________ and started _______________ ______________to protect old people and _______________. 14. Many _________________________ did not like the New Deal programs because they ___________________ ____________________.15. The Great Depression ended when _______________ ________ ____ began.
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
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date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
name:
date: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
1. After the World War ended in 1918, a time of social change happened in America. This time was called the 'Roaring Twenties' and the 'Jazz Age’. 2. More people left farms and moved to cities. For example, African Americans left southern farms and moved to cities in Northern states. Many African Americans moved to Harlem in New York City. African American artists and writers created the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. 3. Women became more independent. They won the right to vote and worked in offices. Many women worked on the new Prohibition law because they thought abolishing alcohol would improve society. 4. Millions of people shared mass culture at the same time. They watched movies, listened to radio shows and read magazines. They danced to jazz music, wore flapper fashions and they loved reading about celebrities (famous people) who were athletes and movie stars. 5. Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President. 6. There many new things to buy. People loved 'labor saving' technology and machines, including the washing machine, the toaster, the telephone and an affordable car called the Model T. 7. For the first time, many people used credit to pay for things. Credit means buy things now and pay for them later. For the first time, ordinary people paid for stocks. A stock is a piece of a business. Lots of people paid for stocks with credit. 8. By 1929, there were lots of financial problems all over USA.
a. First, banks and businesses encouraged people to buy things or stocks with credit. Too many people paid with credit. People worried about money they saved in banks. Too many people tried to take out their money. This led to banks closing. b. Second, too much credit led to the stock market crash of 1929.
c. Third, thousands of farms were destroyed in dust storms. 9. The Stock Market Crash, banks closing and the dust storms of the Dust Bowl resulted in the Great Depression, a time when many people in the USA lost their jobs and became poor. 10. By 1933, about 25% of American workers were unemployed (had no jobs). Many families became homeless. Many people moved to tents and shacks in areas they called Hoovervilles because they blamed President Hoover. 11. Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President. He started a work program called the New Deal. 12. New Deal programs hired people to be artists and builders. 13. New Deal programs created bank insurance and started Social Security to protect old people and orphans. 14. Many Republicans did not like the New Deal programs because they increased taxes. They thought New Deal programs made people addicted to government help and not be independent.15. The Great Depression ended when World War II began.
1920s 1930s
Hoover Roosevelt
