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(Cannibals prefer those who have no spines. - Stanislaw Lem )

(Cannibals prefer those who have no spines. - Stanislaw Lem ) . Hooverville - A name for a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute (poor) people during the Depression of the early 1930s. Hoover’s Policies. Believed in individuality and self reliance.

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(Cannibals prefer those who have no spines. - Stanislaw Lem )

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  1. (Cannibals prefer those who have no spines. - Stanislaw Lem) • Hooverville - A name for a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute (poor) people during the Depression of the early 1930s.

  2. Hoover’s Policies • Believed in individuality and self reliance. • Didn’t want the government to interfere with the economy and make people dependent. • (Unwilling to run a budget deficit to pay for welfare programs). • Thought that private companies / charities would help people.

  3. The march of the Bonus Army

  4. (The Bonus Army) • In 1932 17,000 veterans of WWI marched on Washington. (With their families, the total number of marchers was 43,000). • Veterans were unemployed and wanted their bonus checks early. • (They camped in a Hooverville right outside Washington’s core).

  5. (They called themselves The Bonus Expeditionary Force).

  6. (Washington said “Get out.”)

  7. (The U.S. Army was told to evict the Bonus Army) • (General Douglas MacArthur was given the order and was supported by Maj. George S. Patton in six battle tanks). • (The Bonus Army thought the soldiers were having a parade for them until the cavalry charged them). • (Spectators yelled “Shame! Shame!”)

  8. (The Attack Continues…) • (The Bonus Army retreated to their main camp across the river). • (MacArthur kept going, injuring many veterans. A 12 week old baby was killed). • (Maj. Dwight D. Eisenhower was an aid to MacArthur and argued against the action).

  9. (Right or Wrong?) • Turn to your neighbor and discuss whether or not the Government was justified in treating the Bonus Army as they did. Be ready to share. • Points to consider: • Were they trespassing? • Wouldn’t they have gotten money if they were patient? • Can you imagine this happening today?

  10. Occupy Oakland

  11. (KayvanSabehgi, 32, an Oakland resident and former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has since undergone surgery on his spleen. He says it took hours for him to be taken to hospital, despite complaining of severe pain. Police have told the Guardian they are investigating the incident).

  12. (Scott Olsen, 24, was critically injured on Tuesday night when he was hit in the head with a projectile thrown or shot by law enforcement officers combating protesters trying to re-enter a downtown plaza that had been cleared of an encampment earlier in the day. Mr. Olsen, who served two tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine, suffered a fractured skull).

  13. (1932) • (FDR wins in a landslide election).

  14. The Presidential Election of 1932 • FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was elected in a landslide. • His campaign slogan: “Happy Days are Here Again.” • He promised Americans a “New Deal.”

  15. FDR’s Challenges… • He took office at a time when 25% of Americans were unemployed. • (Stock Market’s value went from $89.7 billion to 15.6 billion). • Farmers were the worst hit. (Wheat went from $3 per bushel to .30¢). • Thousands of banks closed while others seized bankrupt families homes and farms.

  16. (3-2-1 Exit Slip) • Tell me three (3) things you learned. • Ask me two (2) questions you have. • Give me one (1) comment, any comment, about the class. • I need it in my hand as you leave.

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