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The Great Depression

Experience a glimpse into life during the Great Depression through an interactive grocery list game. Imagine living in a time of economic hardship, where a family of five had a weekly food allowance of only $4.58. Learn about the key causes of this global crisis, including the 1929 Stock Market crash, inflated prices, and the resulting unemployment that affected millions. Discover the struggles faced by everyday Americans in this educational activity designed to foster empathy and understanding of this pivotal historical event.

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The Great Depression

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  1. The Great Depression By Jaime, Rebecca G, Kali, Ashtyn, Christine

  2. People waiting in a ‘bread line’ for free food, Kentucky The famous picture “Migrant Mother” has become a symbol of the Great Depression in America.

  3. We have a game to play that will help show you what life was like for a typical family during the Great Depression. Before we start…

  4. Imagine you are living in the Great Depression. We will give you 2 minutes to write a grocery list for ‘your’ family of five. At the end of the time, we will tell you if you went over your allowed money in food stamps for the week…of course, we won’t be telling you how much you should spend 

  5. These prices are for ONE bag/serving of each • Total up the amount spent • Tomatoes 0.18 ; potatoes 0.25; carrots 0.16; cabbage 0.05; onions 0.08; dried beans 0.04; dried peas 0.06; brown bread 0.60; oats 0.15 ; flour 0.10; rice 0.15; cheese 0.15; roast 0.46; beef 0.08; butter 0.26; peanut butter 0.08; shortening 0.08; molasses 0.13; sugar 0.10 • http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ Here are your choices

  6. One week’s food allowance for a family of five: $4.58 • In order to get this allowance, you must be financially dependent, be a male, turn in your liquor permit, turn in your license plate/driver’s license, remove telephone from your house, register for unemployment, do community service, and allow investigators to check in on your home.

  7. Key cause was the great Stock Market crash on October 29, 1929. Other factors included inflated prices and overproduction. • Investors had borrowed tons of money from the banks, but when the market crashed, they didn’t have money to pay back the banks…this caused huge debt, unemployment, and weakened economies globally Why did the Great Depression happen?

  8. Some quick numbers…

  9. In America, production declined almost 50% • In Canada, 30% of the workforce was unemployed • It was common to see people selling apples, in place of panhandling

  10. America’s financial crisis caused economic failures globally. Up until the stock market crash, America had been giving Germany money to help them rebuild their economy- this stopped with the start of the great depression. • It led to political extremism and helped Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. How was this a factor in WW2?

  11. Sources http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/243118/Great-Depression http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/Bierman.crash http://economics.about.com/od/recessions/a/greatdepression.htm The Depression Years: Canada in the 1930s by Paul Mennil Glencoe World History by National Geographic

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