The Great Depression
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5th - 8th Grade
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Shasta Robbins
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The Great Depression
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Open Ended
How did those events impact families?
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Impact on Families
couldn't pay their rent/mortgage
couldn't afford basic needs
couldn't afford school
couldn't pay medical bills
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Multiple Choice
Many families were homeless and had to live in shelters constructed of carboard, blankets, metal sheets, and whatever else they were able to find. These communities where called Hoovervilles. Why were they nicknamed that?
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Open Ended
What was the Dust Bowl?
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Dust Bowl
farmland in the Great Plains (central U.S) suffered a long drought (no rain)
The soil was already extremely dry and loose because the nutrients had been used up
strong winds picked up the dusty topsoil, creating giant clouds that blocked the sun
Dust got EVERYWHERE
Nothing would grown
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Open Ended
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Multiple Choice
Many families were homeless and had to live in shelters constructed of carboard, blankets, metal sheets, and whatever else they were able to find. These communities where called Hoovervilles. Why were they nicknamed that?
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Fill in the Blanks
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Multiple Select
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Open Ended
How did advanced farming technology cause problems for farmers?
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Troubles with Tech
* Farmers used loans (credit) to pay for new equipment
*The tech made growing food easier and a lot faster = a lot more food
*Quick production of food stripped soil of nutrients
*Too much food and not a lot of people buying
*Farmers didn't make enough money to pay back loans, pay workings, support family
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Multiple Choice
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Fill in the Blanks
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Mass Unemployment
Businesses started laying workers off and closing
Banks didn't have money, so people lost their saving
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