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Working Conditions and The Great Depression

Working Conditions and The Great Depression. Kent Klavik Mitchell Fralick. Synopsis. What was it like before the Great Depression? What caused the collapse of the economy? What was life like during the 1930’s in America? What was the Government doing to help?

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Working Conditions and The Great Depression

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  1. Working Conditionsand The Great Depression Kent Klavik Mitchell Fralick

  2. Synopsis • What was it like before the Great Depression? • What caused the collapse of the economy? • What was life like during the 1930’s in America? • What was the Government doing to help? • What ended the depression?

  3. The Roaring 20’s 20’s Dance Party

  4. Prior to the Great Depression… Short YouTube Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YM8yxBL21Pk (The Great Depression)

  5. Black Thursday in America Black Tuesday A newspaper article from 1929 addressing the recent Stock Market Crash on Black Thursday.

  6. Bank Runs

  7. Hooverville Cartoon

  8. The Dust Bowl

  9. The Dust Bowl 1930-1939 Drought hit Eastern US in 1930, and by 1934 the Great Plains was turned into a desert Affected 500 million acres(500 miles*300miles) Drought and poor agriculture practices Thousands fled to California for work but many stayed in the region

  10. Abandoned Farm "Fleeing a dust storm, Rothstein June 4 1937, at Goodwell, Oklahoma, Love A black blizzard over Prowers Co., Colorado, 1937.

  11. Family Life Bud Fields and his family. Alabama. 1935 or 1936- Walker Evans Many families lived together in 1 room shacks, caves or even sewer pipes Families survived off of wild weeds, buying leftover food and home grown food Marriage and divorce rate was down High desertion rate Birth rate below replacement rate Displaced children roamed the country Lange, Migrant Mother

  12. Labor of the Great Depression Grocery Store Clerk One in Four people were unemployed Women became the breadwinners because they cold be paid lower wages Children were hired because their small size and lower wages Injuries were very common place

  13. Brother Can You Spare a Dime • lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msYYab9-rsk&list=PL6dLjSPKdRZ1GR6-yoDKaTT3_8QH1YrLY&feature=player_detailpage • (1930s Music Great Depression Songs Brother Can You Spare a Dime )

  14. Job Rejection Letter November 1, 1929 John Doe 1234 Front St, New York, NY Dear John Doe, As you know we have received many applications and interviewed a number of candidates for the Branch Manager position, and we have determined that we are no longer seeking an individual to fill the position. We are closing the location down due to the sudden down turn in the economy. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that you have not been selected for the position and to thank you for your time. You are a very qualified candidate and would look forward to you applying to jobs in the future. We wish you every personal and professional success with your job search and in the future. Regards, First Nation Bank

  15. New Presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt

  16. New Deal

  17. Hoover Dam

  18. Triborough Bridge

  19. Golden Gate Bridge

  20. World War II Three Photographs of Women Working at the McGrew Machine Company, in Lincoln, Nebraska

  21. Pearl HarborDecember 7, 1941 Attacked by the Japanese Imperial Headquarters Over 2000 American Soldiers Killed Numerous Navel Boats Destroyed and Damaged Hundreds of Aircraft Destroyed Congress votes to enter WWII The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

  22. Definition of AmericaBy Stanley Gottheimer, '37 America is a hundred and twenty millions of peoples; a thousand industries; mountains, waterways, and prairie. America is a drum-beat calling together the farmers to oust the "redcoats." America is the ring of an axe, —death knell of the virgin timber— in the crisp northern air. America is a factory whistle hooting out the night shift, hooting in the day. America is a timecard; a pay envelope; a five buck raise; a curt "You're fired!" America is creditor of the world America is Desolate debtor Dazed by dry,dancing dust -his farm blowing away Europe is mellow wine, well-aged for the epicure; a fine, moldy, smelly, old cheese. America is the grape unbrushed, the milk and cream unchurned —but beginning to sour. Mountains, waterways, and prairie, A thousand industries; A hundred and twenty millions of people

  23. Symbol of American women’s contribution during WWII Female empowerment Over 6 million women entered the workforce during WWII Rosie the Riveter(Miller)

  24. World War II Discharge Papers The depression was over after the war The Genealogy Center

  25. Open Floor • Questions or Comments?

  26. Works Cited • 20's Dance Party. 2011. Photograph. www.wordpress.comWeb. 19 Apr 2013. • 1930s Music Great Depression Songs Brother Can You Spare a Dime . The Sound Stew, 2013. Web. 23 Apr 2013. • Abandoned Farm. 2006. Photograph. The Dust BowlWeb. 19 Apr 2013. uwec.edu • Black blizzard over Prowers Co.. 1937. Photograph. http://www.weru.ksu.edu, Western History Collection, University of Oklahoma. Web. 18 Apr 2013. • Black Tuesday.” New York 25 Oct. 1929: Front Page. Print. • “Black Thursday in America.” London Herald 25 Oct. 1929: Front Page. Print. • Evans , Walker. Bud Fields and His Family. 1936. Photograph. www.english.illinois.eduWeb. 18 Apr 2013. • “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” The White House. Whitehouse.gov. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. • “Golden Gate Bridge.” All About the Golden Gate Bridge. 24 Apr. 2013. • Gottheimer, Stanley. "Definition of America." Magpie. June 1937: p.44. Print. • “Hoover Dam.” Hoover Dam. Web.mst.edu. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.

  27. Works Cited Cont.. • "Japan Attacks Pearl Habor Then Declares War on US." Gettysburg Times 08 12 1941, n. pag. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. yesteryearsnews.wordpress.com •  Lange, Dorothea, "The Assignment I'll Never Forget: Migrant Mother," Popular Photography (February 1960 • Love , Emma. June 4 1937, at Goodwell, Oklahoma.. 1937. Photograph. http://www.weru.ksu.eduWeb. 18 Apr 2013. • Miller, J. Howard. Rosie the Riveter. 2010. Graphic. History.com. Web. 10 Apr 2013. • “New Deal.” New Deal Programs FDR 1933 Inauguration. Web. 24 Aug. 2013. • Rothstein, Auther. Fleeing a Dust Storm. 1936. Photograph. http://www.weru.ksu.edu, Library of Congress. Web. 18 Apr 2013. • The Great Depression. Dir. Aaron 1912. YouTube.com, 2008. Web. 23 Apr 2013. • “Triborough Bridge.” Top 10 Public Works Projecys From the Great Depression. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. • unknown, “Bank Runs.” The View: A Classic Bank Run. 05 Feb. 2011. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. • unknown, Dust Storm Damage 1930-1940. N.d. Photograph. library.sussex.tec.nj.u. Web. 19 Apr 2013. • unknown, “Grocery Clerk - postinjury, circa 1930's,” Teaching & Learning Cleveland. Csudigitalhumanities.org. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. • “Women.” The Home Front. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.

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