The Great Depression (SE.US 4.07)

The boom times of the 1920s had never reached into all sectors of the economy. Much of the prosperity rested on shaky foundations. In 1929 the economy's underlying weaknesses were exposed. The stock market collapsed, and the nation plunged into the worst economic depression in its history.

In this unit, students will explore the cause & effects of the depression, FDR's "New Deal" and some of the events that happened that still affect us today in the USA.
SE.US 4.07 = Analyzes production, distribution, and consumption before, during, and after the Great Depression.

PROFICIENT = *Describes the causes of the Great Depression.
*Evaluates the impact of the depression on the economy.
*Summarizes political impact of the Great Depression.
*Describes FDR's plan for economic recovery, the New Deal.

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All work should be submitted digitally (by e-mail from gaggle.net account) with:
-    Your name
-    Standard#
-    Grade you expect & why (refer to the rubric)
-    What you did well / what you would change next time
-    Your work

DUE:  by Friday, April 2, 2010  -  Send to: menadelook_roxy@asdk12.org


Resources:

Holt on-line textbook:  American Anthem, Chapter 21.

The Dust Bowl
During the 1930s, the Great Plains region of the United States became known as the Dust Bowl. The troubled region earned its nickname from the dust storms that swept through the dry, drought-ridden area.
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/dustbowl.htm
http://www.drought.unl.edu/whatis/dustbowl.htm

The Hoover Dam
President Herbert Hoover believed in "rugged individualism," which favored a small government role in business and encouraged people to believe in their own responsibility and power. He did want to encourage voluntary partnerships between government and business though, in a relationship he called an "associative state." The Hoover Dam project was an example of this vision. The government funded the project, while individual companies designed and constructed the dam.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/hoover.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/hoover/

Pictures from the Great Depression
http://history1900s.about.com/od/photographs/tp/greatdepressionpictures.htm

From the Great Depression into WWII
http://rs6.loc.gov/fsowhome.html

Read a discussion of the events that took place in Massachusetts in the late 1920s.
http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=312

Take a brief look at the United States in October 1929.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005846/categories/finance/finance.htm

Explore events in New York on October 29, 1929.
http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/business/topic19.html