1. Describe how people struggled to survive during the depression.
People struggled to survive during the great depression and lost their jobs, houses, and had to live on the streets. Some lived in parks and had to cover themselves with newspaper to stay warm. People waited for hours in line to get bread and/or soup.
2. How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? Children?
Men were not used to being unemployed and got very upset. There became alot of homless people on the streets. Women would try to support their families but many believed that women shouldnt be working if there were unemployed men so women starved. and Children would become very ill and have to work in sweat shops to support their families and themselves.
3. Describe the causes and effects (on people) because of the Dust Bowl.
Farmers used tractors to break up the grasslands and plant millions of acres of new farmland. Farms exhausted the land through over production of crops. There was no way to keep the soil down becuase the winds in the 1930's were so rough.
Plagued by dust storms, thousands of farmers and sharecroppers were forced to leave their land. Most of them headed west on route 66. Hundres of thousands of farm families had migrated to Cailifornia and other pacific coast states.
Objective: Summarize the initial steps Franklin D. Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance.
4. What was the New Deal and its three general goals? (The 3 Rs)
1.Reliefe for the needy
2.economic recovery
3.Financial reform
5. What did Roosevelt do during the Hundred Days?
During the Hundred Days, Congress passed 15 major peices of New Deal Legislation. Laws significally expanded the federal governments rold in the nations economy. His first step as president was to carry out reforms in banking.
6. Why were Roosevelt's fireside chats significant?
Roosevelts fireside chats were so significant becuase it made people believe that he was talking directly towards them.
7. Describe four significant agencies and/or bills that tightened regulation of banking and finance.
Glass-Steagall Act- Established the federal Deposit Insurance Agency which provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts up to $5000.
Federal Securiteis Act- Required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for any misrepresentations.
Agricultural Adjustment Act- sought to raise crop prices by lowering production, which the government achieved by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of crop unseeded.
Civilian Conservation Corps-put young men ages 18-25 to work on building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping soil-erosion and flood-control projects.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Causes of the Great Depression Outlind
Prompt: To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? Support your argument with specific examples.
Thesis: The Wall Street Crash was a effect of the great depression becuase it helped cause the great depression but there are more reasons for the great depression then the wall street crash.
I. Farmers
a.They produced more then they could sell
i. since people were not buying things they stopped producing
b.consumeres could/would not buy expensive goods
ii. farmers go into debt
II. Industries
a. railroads not making profit
i. they were being bought out by cars, trucks, buses.
ii. They werent making money so they went into debt
b.Mining and lumbering
i. No longer needed becuase war was over
ii. nobody bought them
c.Coal mining
i.being bough out by new energy like fuel, natural gases, hyderoelectric power
ii.these were new energys and were buying out coal mining
III: Wall Street Crash
a. Consumers loosing money
i. 3o billion was lost
b.People loosing jobs
i. trying to get money from banks but had lost so many in the stock markets that they couldnt pay back the money.
Thesis: The Wall Street Crash was a effect of the great depression becuase it helped cause the great depression but there are more reasons for the great depression then the wall street crash.
I. Farmers
a.They produced more then they could sell
i. since people were not buying things they stopped producing
b.consumeres could/would not buy expensive goods
ii. farmers go into debt
II. Industries
a. railroads not making profit
i. they were being bought out by cars, trucks, buses.
ii. They werent making money so they went into debt
b.Mining and lumbering
i. No longer needed becuase war was over
ii. nobody bought them
c.Coal mining
i.being bough out by new energy like fuel, natural gases, hyderoelectric power
ii.these were new energys and were buying out coal mining
III: Wall Street Crash
a. Consumers loosing money
i. 3o billion was lost
b.People loosing jobs
i. trying to get money from banks but had lost so many in the stock markets that they couldnt pay back the money.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Causes & Early Effects of the Great Depression
1. What happened on "Black Tuesday"?
"Black Tuesday" is the day that the stock market crashed.
2. How did the economic trends of the 1920s in industry, agriculture, and with consumers help cause the Great Depression? (Make sure you include significant details about each area in your answer. It should be at least a paragraph)
Economic trents of the 1920's in agriculture helped cause the great depression becuase farmers grew more crops and raised more livestock than they could sell at a decent profit. Consumers and farmers were steadily going deeper into dept becuase consumers could not pay for the crops. Industries helped cause the great depression becuase the industried such as railroads, textiles, and steel had barely made a profit. Railroads were loosing profit to new forms of transportations. Mining and lumbering which had expanded during wartime were no longer in high demand. Coal mining was hard hit to becuase there were new forms of energy. Consumers were not buying and these are the help that caused the great depression.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
According to my reading, the major causes of the Great Depression were the over making of goods and price becuase consumers could/would not buy things that were too expensive and things were increasing in value so when people bought them they lost money. Over making of goods led to the great depression becuase they would not be able to sell them and go into debt becuase they spend money on trying to make them.
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
Hoover's philosphy of government was that government should step in and help them find a solution that served their mutual interest. This cooperation must be voluntary rather than foreced, he said. Governments role was to encourage and faciliate cooperation, not to control it.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
Hoovers initial reaction to the stock market crash of Ovtober 1929 was that he tried to reassure Americans that the nations economy was on a sound footing. The important thing was tfor Americans to remain optimisitc and go about their buisiness as usual. He also called together key leaders in the fields of buisness, banking, and labor. He urges them to work together to find solutions to the nations economis woes and to act in tways that would not make a bad situation worse.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
The nation's economic situation in 1930 was that Democrats took advantage of the anti goover sentiment to win more seats in congress. as a result of that election, the republicaans lost control of the house of representatives. Many americans were calling cities "hooverbilles" a direct slap at the presidents policies. many people were mad at hoover and should he was a hearless leader.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
Farmers stung by low crop prices, burned their corn and wheat and dumped their milk on highways rahter than sell it at a loss. Some farmers even declared a "farm holiday: and refused to work their fields.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
Hoover refuse to support the direct relief or other forms of deceral welfare. Hoover continues to hold firm to his principles.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
They were going hungry, and many blamed Hoover for their plight.
"Black Tuesday" is the day that the stock market crashed.
2. How did the economic trends of the 1920s in industry, agriculture, and with consumers help cause the Great Depression? (Make sure you include significant details about each area in your answer. It should be at least a paragraph)
Economic trents of the 1920's in agriculture helped cause the great depression becuase farmers grew more crops and raised more livestock than they could sell at a decent profit. Consumers and farmers were steadily going deeper into dept becuase consumers could not pay for the crops. Industries helped cause the great depression becuase the industried such as railroads, textiles, and steel had barely made a profit. Railroads were loosing profit to new forms of transportations. Mining and lumbering which had expanded during wartime were no longer in high demand. Coal mining was hard hit to becuase there were new forms of energy. Consumers were not buying and these are the help that caused the great depression.
3. According to your reading, what are the major causes of the Great Depression?
According to my reading, the major causes of the Great Depression were the over making of goods and price becuase consumers could/would not buy things that were too expensive and things were increasing in value so when people bought them they lost money. Over making of goods led to the great depression becuase they would not be able to sell them and go into debt becuase they spend money on trying to make them.
4. What was Hoover’s philosophy of government?
Hoover's philosphy of government was that government should step in and help them find a solution that served their mutual interest. This cooperation must be voluntary rather than foreced, he said. Governments role was to encourage and faciliate cooperation, not to control it.
5. What was Hoover’s initial reaction to the stock market crash of 1929?
Hoovers initial reaction to the stock market crash of Ovtober 1929 was that he tried to reassure Americans that the nations economy was on a sound footing. The important thing was tfor Americans to remain optimisitc and go about their buisiness as usual. He also called together key leaders in the fields of buisness, banking, and labor. He urges them to work together to find solutions to the nations economis woes and to act in tways that would not make a bad situation worse.
6. What was the nation’s economic situation in 1930?
The nation's economic situation in 1930 was that Democrats took advantage of the anti goover sentiment to win more seats in congress. as a result of that election, the republicaans lost control of the house of representatives. Many americans were calling cities "hooverbilles" a direct slap at the presidents policies. many people were mad at hoover and should he was a hearless leader.
7. How did voters in 1930 respond to this situation?
Farmers stung by low crop prices, burned their corn and wheat and dumped their milk on highways rahter than sell it at a loss. Some farmers even declared a "farm holiday: and refused to work their fields.
8. What did Hoover do about the economic situation?
Hoover refuse to support the direct relief or other forms of deceral welfare. Hoover continues to hold firm to his principles.
9. How did the economy respond to his efforts?
They were going hungry, and many blamed Hoover for their plight.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Twenties Woman
1. Note two ways women's fashions changed.
They started to wear hats, bright waist less dresses that went up a inch past their knees, sleek pumps..etc.
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
Many women started smoking, drinking and talking about sex in public.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
it didn't.
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
They got to work in different places then home like, offices, factories, stores, and professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
New appliances were built to help save time for housewives, and mothers.
Women found there children, and husbands very close and focused on them.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
-Birth rate went down
-Struggling to take care of a family when the women was working a job and the husband
-Teens spent more time socializing with friends then being with their families.
They started to wear hats, bright waist less dresses that went up a inch past their knees, sleek pumps..etc.
2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
Many women started smoking, drinking and talking about sex in public.
3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
it didn't.
4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
They got to work in different places then home like, offices, factories, stores, and professions.
5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
New appliances were built to help save time for housewives, and mothers.
Women found there children, and husbands very close and focused on them.
6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
-Birth rate went down
-Struggling to take care of a family when the women was working a job and the husband
-Teens spent more time socializing with friends then being with their families.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
prohibition and the Scopes Trial
Do you think the passage of the Volstead Act and the ruling in the Scopes trial represented genuine triumphs for traditional values? Think About:
• changes in urban life in the 1920s
• the effects of Prohibition
• the legacy of the Scopes trial
I don't believe that the Volstead Act and the ruling in the Scopes trial represented genuine triumphs for traditional values because taking away what people believe is right, got people upset. The Volstead Act was passed in 1919 involved patrolling 18,700 miles of coast line and island boarders tracking down illegal stills. This happened because of the prohibition law which meant people were not allowed to drink. Many were upset by this and I do not think this law should have been past because many people were upset about it and went into underground tunnels speakeasies and broke the law by drinking. Only 19 percent of Americans supported prohibition. They made this law in the middle of when different people were migrating from farming to go into the city. People wanted to have fun during the 1920's because it was after war and doing so they drank but the law restricted them to not being able to which I believe was unfair.
The Scopes Trial was another big part of the 1920's and how things were changing. I believe that the Scopes trial shouldn't have been a problem with anybody. It is not fair that the teacher had to go to court for telling his beliefe. Children are supposed to know the truth in some cases exspecially for school. U.S.A is about freedom of speech and having your own opinion and Bryan to go against the bible when he was being question was proof that there are different opinions.
I believe that the Volstead act and the Scopes trial were to different things that brought the Unites States down a bit becuase they were not listening to the people and trying to do what they thought was "right" when everybody has different view.
• changes in urban life in the 1920s
• the effects of Prohibition
• the legacy of the Scopes trial
I don't believe that the Volstead Act and the ruling in the Scopes trial represented genuine triumphs for traditional values because taking away what people believe is right, got people upset. The Volstead Act was passed in 1919 involved patrolling 18,700 miles of coast line and island boarders tracking down illegal stills. This happened because of the prohibition law which meant people were not allowed to drink. Many were upset by this and I do not think this law should have been past because many people were upset about it and went into underground tunnels speakeasies and broke the law by drinking. Only 19 percent of Americans supported prohibition. They made this law in the middle of when different people were migrating from farming to go into the city. People wanted to have fun during the 1920's because it was after war and doing so they drank but the law restricted them to not being able to which I believe was unfair.
The Scopes Trial was another big part of the 1920's and how things were changing. I believe that the Scopes trial shouldn't have been a problem with anybody. It is not fair that the teacher had to go to court for telling his beliefe. Children are supposed to know the truth in some cases exspecially for school. U.S.A is about freedom of speech and having your own opinion and Bryan to go against the bible when he was being question was proof that there are different opinions.
I believe that the Volstead act and the Scopes trial were to different things that brought the Unites States down a bit becuase they were not listening to the people and trying to do what they thought was "right" when everybody has different view.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues
After World War I, many Americans feared that Communists would take over the country.
1. How did the Justice Department under A. Mitchell Palmer respond to this fear?
First Palmer assigned J. Edgar Hoover as his special assistant and they hunted down communists, socialists, and anarchists. They were forgetting about people's rights and invading their privacy, not allowing legal counsal for jailed suspects, and deporting foreign born with out a trail.
2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
Palmer eventually lost his standing with the American public becuase they decided that he didnt know what he was talking about. They decided this when the noticed Palmers raids failed to show evidence of revolutionary conspiracy.
3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
The Ku Klux Klan responded to this fear by trying to get rid of foreign people, along with Roman catholics and Jews out of the country. The Ku Klux Klan did this by using violence.
4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
The Klan eventually lost popularity and membership becuase of their criminal activity.
5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare because of their robbery and the murder of a factory paymaster and his gaurd. They were anarchists and italian immigrants. This made it hard it court becuase the judge was very predjudice in his remarks and they were found guilty.
Public opinion turned against labor unions as many Americans came to believe that unions encouraged communism.
6. Why was the strike by Boston police unpopular with the public?
The strike by Boston police was unpopular with the public becuase the public believed the strike workers were communists. Calvin Coolidge said , "There is no right to strike against the public saftey by anybody, anywhere, anytime."
7. Why did Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge become so popular?
Massachusetts govenor, Calvin Collidge, became so popular becuase he stepped in during the strike and called our National Gaurd. Many believed he saved Boston from communism and anarchy becuase the strikers were communists.
8. Why was the strike at U.S. Steel unpopular?
The strike at U.S. Steel was so unpopular becuase it resulted in 300,000 people leaving their jobs and Strikebreakers replaced them. The strike workers were beaten by police, federal troops, and militia.
9. How did President Wilson respond to the steel strike?
Predident Wilson responded to the steel strike by having both sides make a compromise so that their would not be a international war.
1. How did the Justice Department under A. Mitchell Palmer respond to this fear?
First Palmer assigned J. Edgar Hoover as his special assistant and they hunted down communists, socialists, and anarchists. They were forgetting about people's rights and invading their privacy, not allowing legal counsal for jailed suspects, and deporting foreign born with out a trail.
2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
Palmer eventually lost his standing with the American public becuase they decided that he didnt know what he was talking about. They decided this when the noticed Palmers raids failed to show evidence of revolutionary conspiracy.
3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
The Ku Klux Klan responded to this fear by trying to get rid of foreign people, along with Roman catholics and Jews out of the country. The Ku Klux Klan did this by using violence.
4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
The Klan eventually lost popularity and membership becuase of their criminal activity.
5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare because of their robbery and the murder of a factory paymaster and his gaurd. They were anarchists and italian immigrants. This made it hard it court becuase the judge was very predjudice in his remarks and they were found guilty.
Public opinion turned against labor unions as many Americans came to believe that unions encouraged communism.
6. Why was the strike by Boston police unpopular with the public?
The strike by Boston police was unpopular with the public becuase the public believed the strike workers were communists. Calvin Coolidge said , "There is no right to strike against the public saftey by anybody, anywhere, anytime."
7. Why did Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge become so popular?
Massachusetts govenor, Calvin Collidge, became so popular becuase he stepped in during the strike and called our National Gaurd. Many believed he saved Boston from communism and anarchy becuase the strikers were communists.
8. Why was the strike at U.S. Steel unpopular?
The strike at U.S. Steel was so unpopular becuase it resulted in 300,000 people leaving their jobs and Strikebreakers replaced them. The strike workers were beaten by police, federal troops, and militia.
9. How did President Wilson respond to the steel strike?
Predident Wilson responded to the steel strike by having both sides make a compromise so that their would not be a international war.
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