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Unit 9: The Great Depression and The New Deal

Unit 9: The Great Depression and The New Deal. Georgia Performance Standard SS8H8: c. Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge

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Unit 9: The Great Depression and The New Deal

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  1. Unit 9: The Great Depression and The New Deal Georgia Performance Standard SS8H8: c. Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge d. Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Rural Electrification, and Social Security.

  2. 1920’s in USA • WWI ended in 1918.Our side won! Our economy was high. • 18th amendment was passed= prohibition (no alcohol in USA) • 19th amendment was passed= suffrage movement (women can vote)

  3. 1920’s in GA • Kaolin was a major mining industry and is still today! Kaolinis a white clay that is masked into a powder. It is found in GA and used in toothpaste, plastic, paper, etc… • William Hartsfield convinced people in Atlanta to invest money in an airport for Atlanta.

  4. THEN, WHAT HAPPENED?!?!? • Droughtand the Dust Bowl over most over USA cause crops to die and people to lose homes/money/land. • The boll weevil beetle (bug) spread over GA and the South. It destroyed many crops, including cotton. • The boll weevil and the drought caused people to lose money and the economy to drop.

  5. The Great Depression 1929-1941 • 1929-1941: USA’s economy dropped for many reasons. This time period is called The Great Depression. • The president from 1929-1933 was Herbert Hoover. He angered people because he did not create enough programs to help during The Depression. • The next president from 1933-1945 was Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). He created many programs to help Americans called The New Deal.

  6. Causes of Great Depression: • Stock Market Crash • Some prices of goods cost too much (people could not afford it). • Some prices cost too little (no profit for businesses). • Too much debt • Banks were not supervised by government. • Government did not pay attention to the problems until it was bad. • Boll weevil and drought ruined crops=farmers lost money.

  7. The Great Depression videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPtbekTh2qo&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

  8. New Deal • President Franklin Roosevelt’s plan for getting out of the Great Depression was the New Deal. • 1st strategy: FDR ordered all banks to temporarily close. When a bank could prove that it had enough money to operate, it could reopen.

  9. New Deal • In the 1st100 days of FDR’s presidency, he accomplished the 3R’s: • Relief for the jobless & homeless • Recovery for agriculture &industry • Reforms to change how the economy worked (changes to banks)

  10. New Deal Programs in Georgia

  11. Eugene Talmadge • From 1932-1936, he served as governor of GA. • Eugene Talmadge disliked the New Deal programs and fought hard to keep them out of GA. • He felt that the federal gov’t should stay out of GA’s business.

  12. Eurith D. Rivers • In 1936, GA electedEurith “Ed” Riversas the next governor. • Rivers supported the New Dealand helped to bring federal programs and money to GA.

  13. The New Deal video • http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/rural_electrification_administration

  14. Summary • Tomorrow, we will start learning about World War II. • Make a list of what you already know about WWII.

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