The Great Depression
Published on Nov 30, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT CAUSED THE GREAT DEPRESSION?
- Stock market crash, Black Tuesday
- Under consumption
- Uneven distribution of wealth
- Installment buying
- Over production
Photo by Libelul
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DURING THE DEPRESSION
HOW DID THE GREAT DEPRESSION GET SO BAD ?
Some things that caused the Great Depression to get so bad was people using credit when they couldn't afford something .
LIVING IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION
- Lost jobs frequently
- Homes foreclosed
- Children dropping out of school to support family
THE NEW DEAL
FDR'S FIRST 100 DAYS
THREE GENERAL GOALS OF THE NEW DEAL
- Relief
- Recover
- Reform
Living in sqalor- People made homes out of anything they count find because they could not afford to keep their houses
WHAT DID ROOSEVELT DO ABOUT THIS?
Photo by Seattle Municipal Archives
FIRE SIDE CHATS
- Made the people feel more at ease
- Told the people what he would do
- Talked over the radio
Roosevelt created groups to help people keep their homes, get jobs, and keep their money safe. The helped ease the depression.
Photo by MrKite129
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- The Great Depression, nextext, 2000
- Depression decade, Mitchell, 1947
- http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm
- http://blogs.cas.suffolk.edu/history182/2013/03/21/question-2-the-great-dep...
- http://www.npr.org/2011/08/08/139080654/new-republic-a-lesson-from-the-grea...
