the crash & the great depression brother, can you spare a dime?
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The Crash & The Great Depression
Brother, can you spare a dime?
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Why Did The Stock Market Rise So Much During the Late Twenties?
• Unreal share prices• Investors speculation
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This speculative rise is called a “Bubble.”
And we all know what happens to bubbles.
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Why Did The Market Crash In October,1929?
• A bubble can only expand . . . • Once the new money runs out . . .
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In Three Weeks, The Market Lost . . .
$30 Billion
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Millions Of Americans Become Unemployed.
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How Did The Stock Market Crash Weaken Banks?
• 1. Banks had loaned money . . . • 2. Banks had invested. . . .
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Bank Losses Led To A . . .
Bank Run!
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When A Bank Collapsed . . .
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How Did Uneven Wealth Distribution Cause The
Depression?• The middle-class didn’t have enough
money to buy all the goods America was making.
• Demand crashed.
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The Demand Crisis
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How Did Loss Of Export Sales Cause The Depression?
• Congress passed a heavy tariff on imports. (Why?)
• Foreign countries passed their own tariffs in revenge.
• Exports sank, which meant another reduction in demand.
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The Demand Crisis
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What About Mistakes By The Federal Reserve?
• The Fed sets the nation’s interest rates.
• During the Depression it raised rates, which reduced the people’s ability to spend.
• Again, demand was reduced.
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The Demand Crisis
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To Make Things Even Worse, An Environmental Crisis Came Along.
The Dust Bowl
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In Search Of Work, Many Unemployed People . . .
• Rode the rails.
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President Hoover Opposed Federal Unemployment Relief
• Only state and city governments should dole out relief.
• Charities could provide sufficient relief until the economy improved.
• Individuals should be responsible for taking care of themselves.
• (Does this sound familiar?)
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Newly Homeless People Put Up. .
• “Hoovervilles.”
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By 1932, America Was Looking For A Savior.
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What Was The New Deal?
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What Ideology Was The New Deal?
• What have you got that will work?
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What Were The Key Elements Of The New Deal?
• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)• Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)• Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC)• Is there a common thread here?
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How Did FDR Pay For The New Deal?
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Did The New Deal Work?
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What is Social Security?