The Great Depression
Standard: 11.6 . Understand the explanations of the principal causes of the Great Depression and the steps taken by the Federal Reserve, Congress, and Presidents Herbert Hoover and
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to combat the economic crisis.
After nearly a decade of optimism and prosperity, the United States was thrown into despair on Black Tuesday, October 29,1929, the day the stock market crashed and the official beginning of the Great Depression. As stock prices plummeted with no hope of recovery, panic struck. Masses and masses of people tried to sell their stock, but no one was buying. The stock market, which had appeared to be the surest way to become rich, quickly became the path to bankruptcy.
After nearly a decade of optimism and prosperity, the United States was thrown into despair on Black Tuesday, October 29,1929, the day the stock market crashed and the official beginning of the Great Depression. As stock prices plummeted with no hope of recovery, panic struck. Masses and masses of people tried to sell their stock, but no one was buying. The stock market, which had appeared to be the surest way to become rich, quickly became the path to bankruptcy.
Directions: Use the glog at http://mlovein.edu.glogster.com/thegreatdepression to answer the questions on this page. Click on the pictures and the video to launch a new page and the video. All of the information you need to answer the questions can be found from the links on this page. The questions are to be completed on a separate sheet of paper and turned in the next day of class. Following the questions please post your response on this page to the topic at the bottom of the page.
Questions:
1. Who originally ran soup kitchens?
2. Who was the surprising first man to run a soup kitchen? Why do you think he did this?
3. Do soup kitchens still exist today?
4. What is a "Hooverville" and why were they named this?
5. Where was the largest "Hooverville" located?
6. What caused the end of the "Hooverville?"
7. Which four states did the storms originate from?
8. In the storms, what builds between the earth and the dust that makes the storm so much worse?
9. What is found in the cattle's stomachs when they die? How does this substance end up in their stomachs?
10. What does the thick dust clouds on the plains not allow the people to see for days at a time?
Closure/Blog Post:
In eight sentences or less, place yourself somewhere in the 1930's and walk through a typical day you may have. Topics may include a farmer on the plains, someone living in a "Hooverville," or any other type of person who is struggling to survive during the Great Depression. You must site one source that you use from the glog.
Rubric:
Each question is worth 2 points totaling 20 points and the blog post is worth 10 points. The questions will be graded on accuracy and completion. The blog post will be graded based on the connection that is made to the content of the blog. It must contain at least one source and be a accurate portrayal of a typical day in the 1930's.
8. In the storms, what builds between the earth and the dust that makes the storm so much worse?9. What is found in the cattle's stomachs when they die? How does this substance end up in their stomachs?
10. What does the thick dust clouds on the plains not allow the people to see for days at a time?
Closure/Blog Post:
In eight sentences or less, place yourself somewhere in the 1930's and walk through a typical day you may have. Topics may include a farmer on the plains, someone living in a "Hooverville," or any other type of person who is struggling to survive during the Great Depression. You must site one source that you use from the glog.
Rubric:
Each question is worth 2 points totaling 20 points and the blog post is worth 10 points. The questions will be graded on accuracy and completion. The blog post will be graded based on the connection that is made to the content of the blog. It must contain at least one source and be a accurate portrayal of a typical day in the 1930's.
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