The document summarizes the key events of the 1930s Great Depression era in the United States. It describes the stock market crash of 1929 that led to the Depression, the Dust Bowl drought that devastated farmers, and President Hoover's unsuccessful efforts to address the crisis. It then outlines the many programs that President Roosevelt introduced through the New Deal to provide relief, reform, and recovery, such as the Social Security Act, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Civilian Conservation Corps. However, it notes that full economic recovery was only achieved through increased production during World War II.
2. For most of the 1920’s there was a Bull Market – the stock market was doing well and stock prices were rising.
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5. From 1929 – 1932 there was a Bear Market – the stock market was NOT doing well and stock prices began to fall. Therefore people began to sell all of their stocks.
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10. A family from Oklahoma packed their belongings and headed for California where they hoped to find better soil and start a new life. These migrant families were nicknamed “Okies.”
16. Residents of Seattle watch as the city of Seattle burns their Hooverville to build a port. The poor and unemployed used scraps to build homes on vacant land.
20. WWI veterans nicknamed the “bonus army” marched on Washington asking President Hoover to give them their bonus early. They were to receive it in 1945, but 60,000 veterans wanted it in 1932 because of the depression. President Hoover denied their request, but paid their passage home by rail.
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25. TVA - Federal government built a series of dams to prevent flooding, brought water supply and electricity to rural areas. Pictures clockwise - Dam built in Tennessee; the sole water supply of this section of Wilder, Tennessee; electricity for the barnyard; new electric stove in kitchen in rural Tennessee
26. CCC - Sent 250,000 young men to work camps to perform reforestation and conservation tasks. Removed surplus of workers from cities, provided healthy conditions for boys, and provided money for families
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32. FDR’s New Deal programs helped relieve some problems by giving people jobs, food, and shelter. It reformed some problems, such as the banking system (FDIC) and pay for the elderly and handicapped (SSA). However it did NOT recover America’s economy from a depression.
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34. Popular movies of the 1930’s: Gone with the Wind , Snow White , Wizard of Oz , and King Kong
35. Legends and heroes of the 1930’s: Jesse Owens, Joe DiMaggio, and Amelia Earhart
