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THE ROARING 1920S

The Roaring Twenties decade of 1920s; postwar

era of excitement andeconomic prosperity; focuson arts and entertainment;modernization of America

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THE GREAT

DEPRESSION

A period of failedbusinesses andmassive

unemploymentwhich began with thecrash of the stockmarket in 1929.

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The Dust Bowl Years of drought during the 1930s which made

the effects of the Great Depression even worse. Farmers in six

states watched their fields dry up and crops die. Giant duststorms covered buried farmhouses up to their windowsills.

Everything was covered in sand. Many people left the region to

find work picking crops in California.

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THE NEW DEAL

The New Deal was a wide variety ofprograms designed by FDR inattempt to end the GreatDepression. (1) Banks were closed

and reopened under governmentsupervision. (2) Loans were givento farmers and businesses indanger of closing or failing. (3) Asystem of regulating (controlling)stock sales was created. (4) SocialSecurity was started to helpretired, disabled, and joblesspeople (5) Labor Unions wereallowed to form to protect workers.

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Alphabet Administration Many of Roosevelts programswere known by their initials.

WPA Works Progress Administration

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

SSA Social Security Administration

The New Deal didnt end theGreat Depression, but helpedmany Americans have hopeand survive the hard times.

Hydroelectricity is electricitygenerated by running water.Dams were built in order togenerated electricity andirrigate crops. (ex: HooverDam)