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Today’s Warm Up

Today’s Warm Up. Answer in your notes & be ready to share!! Yesterday, we discussed several causes of the Great Depression. List and briefly describe at least two of those causes. Turn in Frayer Models. Social Effects of the Great Depression. Social Effects of Poverty & Unemployment.

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Today’s Warm Up

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  1. Today’s Warm Up • Answer in your notes & be ready to share!! • Yesterday, we discussed several causes of the Great Depression. List and briefly describe at least two of those causes. • Turn in Frayer Models

  2. Social Effects of the Great Depression

  3. Social Effects of Poverty & Unemployment • The Great Depression touched every American • In the Cities… • Workers wages & hours cut; many lost jobs • Savings were gone • Unable to feed families & pay bills • Bread lines, Soup Kitchens • Malnutrition • Hoovervilles & Shantytowns

  4. Social Effects of Poverty & Unemployment • In Rural America… • Farmers suffered even before the Depression hit • Crop prices fell & debts added up • Unable to pay mortgages • Auctions & Tenant Farming

  5. Check for Understanding • Partner A – Describe conditions faced by those whom lived in the cities. • Partner B – Describe the conditions faced by those whom lived in rural America. • How do you think people responded to the conditions/hardships they faced?

  6. Migration during the Great Depression • Hoboes wandered the country in search of work (men, teens) • Many rode the rails • Many farm families had no option but to leave • “Okies”- migrants who went west to find work (some available in CA)

  7. Comparing Historical Perspectives • What type of document is this? • What does this document tell you about the causes of the Dust Bowl? • Conditions faced?

  8. Hard Times for All • Psychological Effects  depression, abandonment, suicide • “Breadwinners” felt they had betrayed their families • People reacted differently • Some searched endlessly for new jobs • Some simply left their families • Some committed suicide

  9. Hard Times for All • Women & Children • Family distress (abandonment) • Women lost jobs to men with families • Starvation, Malnutrition • Minorities • Suffered the worst • Lost jobs first • Denied jobs • Denied aid

  10. Check for Understanding • Partner A – Describe how women and children were affected by the Depression. • Partner B – Describe how minorities were affected by the Depression. • If you had lived through the Depression, what would you have found to be the most difficult hardship? Why?

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