Ch 21: Effects and Solutions for the Great Depression
Pg. 710 - Urbanites
and where people got free meals and handouts from charities or public agencies
- Salvation Army , Al Capone, and local churches
Pg. 712 - More Urbanites
- Homeless people slept on: 1. 2. 3.
- Hoovervilles:
-One of the largest Hooverville was located in
- Describe the Hooverville in the picture on top of Pg. 712
- Hoover Blankets: - Hoover Flags:
Pg. 712-713 – Farmers
-Prices rose/ fell (circle one)because Europeans and urban residents stopped buying farm goods
1919 1932
-Wheat
- Cotton
- 1930-1934: nearly one million
- many became tenant farmers:
Pg. 715- 716 – Dust Bowl
- 3 causes of the Dust Bowl: 1.
2.
3.
- name of the area that was affected by the Dust Bowl:
- Effects of the Dust Bowl
1. - name of the refugees that left due to the Dust Bowl
- What state did most of these people leave to?
2. federal projects
- provided
Pg. 716-717 – Family Life – Read The Depression Attacks Family Life – answer the True/False Questions to the best of your ability and provide your rationale/reasoning.
a. T F Men were most affected in their family life by the problems of the Great Depression.
Rationale:
b. T F The suicide rate increased during the Great Depression.
Rationale:
c. T F The divorce rate increased during the Great Depression.
Rationale:
d. T F The birthrate increased during the Great Depression.
Rationale:
Pg. 717 – Minorities
-AA – sociologist noted early that AA were “ “
- AA unemployment -
- Mexican Americans
- Repatriation:
- about how many left?
Pg. 719: Experience the Great Depression – Look at the Pictures and read the captions
Bottom Left: How did some of the unemployed workers react to the depression?
Tall Picture in the Middle: What did some unemployed urban workers sell to make money?
Top Right: How did other unemployed workers react to the depression?
Bottom Right: How did the movies help people in the Depression?
- Who were the major movie stars?
Last Picture in the Middle: What happened to many sharecroppers in the South?