EFFECTS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

WHY WERE AFRICAN AMERICANS THE LAST TO BE HIRED AND THE 1ST TO BE FIRED DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION?

MANY BANKS (9,000) CLOSE OR WENT BANKRUPT DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION!

A HOOVER BLANKET WAS MADE OUT OF ____________

HOOVERVILLES WHERE NICE PLACES TO DURING THE GREAR DEPRESSION?

LOOK AT THE CHART ON THE SCREEN ABOUT CROP PRICES.

WHAT HAPPENED TO WHEAT & CORN PRICES AFTER 1925 - 1933?

BETWEEN WHICH TWO DATES DID WE SEE THE GREATEST INCREASE IN CROP PRICES?

According to the graphic, high tariffs (TAX ON IMPORTS) restricted foreign demand for American manufactured goods. Why were these tariffs in place?

USING THE GRAPHIC:

A decline in the sales of automobiles also means the loss of demand for ____, according to the graphic. (FOLLOW THE ARROWS & READ CAREFULLY!)

According to the graphic, in what YEAR was the largest gap between the annual high (GREEN LINE) and the annual low (RED LINE) in the stock market?

USING THE GRAPHIC:

WHAT STATE DID THE DUST BOWL REFUGEES MOVE TO?

HOW DID THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN THE 1920'S MAKE THE IMAPCT ON THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN THE 1930S MOVE SEVERE FOR AMERICANS?

USING THE GRAPHIC:

WHAT CAN YOU INFER ABOUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF MANY OF THE UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION?

USING THE GRAPHIC:

FROM 1930 - 1934 NEARLY 1 MILLION FARMERS LOST THEIR FARMS TO FORECLOSURE. HOW DID THEIR FELLOW FARMERS REACT?