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Readers Guide

1. How did events in 1929 cause the Great Depression?

2. Why did people blame President Herbert Hoover for

their problems?

3. Explain the differences between Herbert Hoovers and

Franklin Roosevelts approaches to the depression.

4. How did the stock market crash affect people who didnt

own stocks?

5. Explain whether you agree with the following statement:

World War II would have brought an end to the Great

Depression, with or without the New Deal.

6. Research the lyrics to Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

by E. Y. Harburg. Why did people relate to this song

during the depression? Write your own song that could

have helped people during this time.

G reat D epression

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Heather E. Schwartz

Consultant

Jennifer M. Lopez, NBCT, M.S.Ed.

Teacher SpecialistHistory/Social Studies

Office of Curriculum & Instruction

Norfolk Public Schools

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Table of Contents

A Countrys Collapse .................... 4

From Boom to Bust ..................... 6

The Great Depression ...................

The New Deal ..........................

New Decade, New Concerns .............

Beyond the Great Depression ............

Write It! ..............................

Glossary ..............................

Index .................................

Your Turn! ............................

A Countrys Collapse

The beginning of the twentieth century was a time of change

for the United States. During the 1920s, many people lived

lives of luxury. As the U.S. economy moved more toward an

industrialized society, some people struggled. But for many,

life was easy. They had good jobs and money to spend. They

overlookedand sometimes even ignoredthe signs that

trouble was brewing. The U.S.economy was about to collapse.

In 1929, the worst happened, and millions of people lost their

jobs. People were homeless and hungry. In the first few years

of the Great Depression, people could not get the help they

needed from the government. They were frustrated, scared,

and angry. More than anything, they were ready forchange.

A carload of people celebrate in early 1929.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (also known

as FDR) was elected president in 1932.

He promised to help people. He said he

had a plan to fix the economy. This plan

was called the New Deal, and it addressed

the problems of the Great Depression. It

also put programs in place that would help

people find work while helping the country

as a whole. This plan changed the way

people felt about their country and their

government. Life in the United States would

never be the same.

President Hoover

Before FDR, Herbert Hoover was

president. Hoover had served as the

head of the Food Administration

during World War I. His job was to

keep people fed. He gave food to

people at home, as well as to millions

of starving Europeans. Hoover

became president in 1928. In a

speech, he said the United States

was closer to ending poverty than

ever before in the history of any

land. One year later, the Great

Depression began.

Recycling at

Its Roots

During the Great Depression,

people learned to be

resourceful. If they couldnt

afford coal, then they

burned corn to heat their

homes. They sewed their

own clothing and saved

items to be reused in

other ways.

An unemployed man stands

near his home in 1933.

From Boom to Bust

Before the Great Depression, the U.S. economy was

doing well. The United States was becoming a society

of consumers . Then, Americans saw their world

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