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How is the Great Depression like a house?

How is the Great Depression like a house?. Think of as many similarities as possible. Write them down if you need to. Standard 18. The student will describe Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal as a response to the depression and compare the ways governmental programs aided those in need.

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How is the Great Depression like a house?

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  1. How is the Great Depression like a house? Think of as many similarities as possible. Write them down if you need to.

  2. Standard 18 The student will describe Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal as a response to the depression and compare the ways governmental programs aided those in need.

  3. Name one cause of the Great Depression

  4. Possible Answers • uneven wealth • rising debt • stock speculation • overproduction and underconsumption • the hardships of farmers and workers

  5. Hoovervilles • Hoovervilles were shanty towns, with shacks of tar paper, cardboard, or scrap metal. • The name mocked President Hoover, whom many people blamed for the depression.

  6. The Election of 1932 • Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was the Democrat. • Herbert Hoover was the Republican. • FDR won the presidency by a huge margin of 7 million popular votes.

  7. The New Deal • The New Deal centered around 3 key ideas: • Relief: the concept of helping people immediately to get out of the misery of the Depression • Recovery: aimed at helping the business community and restarting the economy • Reform: trying to change the country so that a depression could never again have significant effects on the country

  8. New Labor Legislation • Wagner Actlegalized collective bargaining (union reps and managers working out problems). • It outlawed spying on union activities and blacklisting. • The Wagner Act caused a great increase in union membership. • Led to the ban of child labor and set up a minimum wage.

  9. A Second New Deal • Most of the public remained behind Roosevelt. • In 1935, FDR launched the Second New Deal. • It included more social welfare benefits, stricter controls over business, stronger support for unions, and higher taxes on the rich.

  10. Social Legislation • In 1935, Congress passed the Social Security Act • This system offered 3 types of insurance: 1. Old-age pensions and survivors’ benefits. 2. Unemployment insurance. 3. Aid for dependent children, the blind, and the physically disabled. • Social Security helped millions feel more secure.

  11. A Legacy of Hope • Of all of its achievements, perhaps the New Deal’s greatest was to restore a sense of hope. • Government programs did mean the difference between survival and starvation for millions of Americans.

  12. Eleanor Roosevelt • FDR’s most important colleague was his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. • She became the face of Roosevelt’s government due to his disability. • She also became a symbol of female empowerment and equality in America.

  13. Great Depression Readings

  14. Be prepared to answer the following questions…. • How did the Great Depression affect their childhood? • Where were they from? How was their area affected by the Depression? • What did they do for entertainment? • How did living through the Great Depression continue to affect them?

  15. Name Acronym Review • Example • Eleanor Roosevelt- First lady to FDR who became a symbol for the new empowered woman.

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