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Drill. Describe two economic causes of the Great Depression. . The Effects of the Great Depression. I. The Depression on the Farms. I. Farmers. F irst group of people to fall into the depression During WWI farmers made a lot of money providing food to the allies

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  1. Drill • Describe two economic causes of the Great Depression.

  2. The Effects of the Great Depression

  3. I. The Depression on the Farms

  4. I. Farmers • First group of people to fall into the depression • During WWI farmers made a lot of money providing food to the allies • During the 1920’s, farmers produced the same amount of food, but the allied countries no longer needed it • Prices were pushed so low that it cost too much to transport their crops to the market

  5. II. Dust Bowl • Causes: • -Years long drought in the Great Plains • -Over farming drained the nutrients from the soil, turning the soil into dirt or dust • Areas affected • -The Great Plains- TX, KA, SD, OK, CO

  6. Dust Bowl Cont. • Results: • -Frequent dust storms • -Crop failure season after season • -Banks foreclosed on people’s farms • -Many were forced to move west as migrant workers • -The main destination was CA

  7. II. Migrant Farm Families

  8. Migrant Families • -Competition for jobs caused low wages • Called Okies- a slur against migrants from the Great Plains • -Migrant camps were dirty and overcrowded • -Often the whole family worked meaning children sacrificed their education

  9. III. Life in cities during the Depression

  10. Unemployment • -Businesses laid off workers as they reduced production • -Unemployment was nearly 25% in 1932 • -Working women were criticized for taking men’s jobs • -Minorities lost jobs to whites

  11. Bank Failures • -Bank runs were frequent causing bank failures • -People lost their savings • -No banks, meant no loans to stimulate spending

  12. Homelessness • -Jobless and without their savings many became homeless • -set up shantytowns, nicknamed Hoovervilles mocking the president

  13. Relief Efforts • -Charities and local governments did their best to provide relief • -Soup kitchens and breadlines were long

  14. -Men often would abandoned their families as they felt worthless • -Children did their best to find work or search for scrapes of food in the trash

  15. -Protests were held in cities for more relief efforts • -Some people were turning to socialism and communism as they felt the capitalist system had failed.

  16. BCR • What problems caused by the Depression do you feel are the most important for the government to solve? • Explain how you would expect the government to solve these problems if they were happening today. • Use as much detail as possible in your answer.

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