Michael Zeller

Tenth Grade

American History

The Great Depression The Great Depression Table of ContentsTable of Contents

American Heritage Slides 3-8

People in Societies Slides 9-17

World Interactions Slides 18-24

Decision Making & Resources Slides 25-33

Democratic Processes Slides 34-40

Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Slides 41-46

Science, Technology and Society Slides 47-53

American HeritageAmerican Heritage

Forty families of drought and depression refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field. A freeze which destroyed the pea crop threw practically every family in this camp on emergency relief.

Activity one: Write a letter back home as if you were one of the refugees in this camp the day after the freeze. How would you feel? Would you move further south?

American HeritageAmerican Heritage

Activity TwoActivity Two Web Quest: The Great DepressionWeb Quest: The Great Depression The students will have three days to The students will have three days to

complete the exercise found on this complete the exercise found on this website. The students will be given time in website. The students will be given time in the computer lab to do the needed the computer lab to do the needed research for the project.research for the project.

American American HeritageHeritage

What were some of the problems facing President Roosevelt at this time?

Activity three:

Create a political cartoon detailing some aspect of the Great Depression.

The following site may help with ideas:

CAUSES & EFFECTS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Voices from the Thirties Voices from the Thirties Activity four:Activity four:Using the website Voices from the Thirties answer the following questions:

At the peak of the depression what percentage of Americans could not find work?

How many jobs did the WPA create?

How many life stories of Americans were recorded by the Federal Writer’s Project?

American HeritageAmerican Heritage

Activity Five: Activity Five: An Examination of IAn Examination of Interviews from the nterviews from the American Slave NarAmerican Slave Narratives and the Amratives and the American Folklore Collerican Folklore Collectionection

American Heritage WebsitesAmerican Heritage Websites

CAUSES & EFFECTS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSIONhttp://oasis.bellevue.k12.wa.us/sammamish/sstudies.dir/hist_docs.dir/grtdepression.mn.html Web Quest: The Great DepressionWeb Quest: The Great Depressionhttp://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq1/webquest.htm Voices from the Thirtieshttp://rs6.loc.gov/wpaintro/exhome.htmlhttp://rs6.loc.gov/wpaintro/exhome.html Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museumhttp://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/ American Life Histories Manuscripts from federal Writers American Life Histories Manuscripts from federal Writers

Project, 1936-1940Project, 1936-1940http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html

People in SocietiesPeople in Societies

Activity 0ne: Click on the link Activity 0ne: Click on the link below to answer the following below to answer the following questions:questions:

How did New York City change How did New York City change from 1916-1931?from 1916-1931?

How did the cultural make up of How did the cultural make up of Harlem change during this time? Harlem change during this time?

People in SocietiesPeople in SocietiesDuring the Great Depression many American men took to riding the rails in search of work and a better life.

Read about travel on the rails on the site:

Activity two: Read the first three letters on the site, do the corresponding worksheet and be able to discuss the image of the depression these letters convey.

Activity three:

Watch and discuss the PBS “American Experience” documentary Riding the Rails

People in SocietiesPeople in SocietiesBefore the Great Depression this type of work was done by migrant Mexican workers during the depression white men took their jobs.

Activity four:

Answer the following questions in a short essay.

Do you think racism against emigrants increased during the Depression?

Do you think racism caused Mexican emigrants to return to Mexico?

People in SocietiesPeople in SocietiesDuring the Depression many sharecroppers in the south were evicted from their land.

Here in Greenville Mississippi these displaced share croppers are gathering to work in cotton fields.

What changing conditions might have played a role in sharecroppers losing their land?

When approached by the photographer this man began to talk saying:

"No man in the United States had the trouble I had since 1931. No man. Don't talk to me. I'm deaf. I lost my farm in 1931. I went to work in an acid factory. I got acid spilt on me; burnt my nose and made me blind. Then I get those awful headaches. I've been to lots of doctors, but that doesn't help me. They come on at sundown. No man in the United States had the trouble I had since 1931."

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?fsaall:88:./temp/~ammem_xHAR::

Reenacting the Great Reenacting the Great Depression with Slides Depression with Slides

The students will be able to recreate an The students will be able to recreate an imagined dialogue based upon a given imagined dialogue based upon a given picture/slide. picture/slide.

1.  The students will visualize the feelings 1.  The students will visualize the feelings of people, of all ages, during the Great of people, of all ages, during the Great Depression.Depression.

2.  The students will demonstrate their 2.  The students will demonstrate their knowledge of feelings and ideas taking knowledge of feelings and ideas taking place and affecting the lives of people place and affecting the lives of people during the Great Depression. during the Great Depression.

Activity found on Activity found on

People in Societies WebsitesPeople in Societies Websites

Learning Adventures In Citizenship Episode 5: Cosmopolis, Learning Adventures In Citizenship Episode 5: Cosmopolis, 1914-19311914-1931http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode5/e5_mm.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode5/e5_mm.html

Riding the Rails Riding the Rails http://www.erroluys.com/BerkeleyHackett.htmhttp://www.erroluys.com/BerkeleyHackett.htm

New York: Harlem New York: Harlem http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/citysites/http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/citysites/

Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/harlem/index.htmlhttp://etext.lib.virginia.edu/harlem/index.html

Lending a Hand: A Woman Remembers Hoboes of the 1930s Lending a Hand: A Woman Remembers Hoboes of the 1930s http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/30/http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/30/

World InteractionsWorld Interactions

The stock market began to crash on The stock market began to crash on October 24, 1929 The crash the following October 24, 1929 The crash the following Tuesday sent ripples throughout the Tuesday sent ripples throughout the world economic community. world economic community.

Activity one: Visit the following site to Activity one: Visit the following site to gain a Canadian perspective on “Black gain a Canadian perspective on “Black Thursday.”Thursday.”

http://www.windatmy-back.com/locations/http://www.windatmy-back.com/locations/thursday.htmlthursday.html

World InteractionsWorld Interactions

After WWI Europe’s Economy was in utter After WWI Europe’s Economy was in utter chaos. Many European countries were chaos. Many European countries were nearly bankrupt. Many European nearly bankrupt. Many European governments were Coalition governments governments were Coalition governments that lacked strong leadership. that lacked strong leadership.

Activity Two: Draw a map of Europe in Activity Two: Draw a map of Europe in 1930 and label the leadership in power in 1930 and label the leadership in power in each country and the type of government each country and the type of government that existed.that existed.

Rise Of Nazis in GermanyRise Of Nazis in Germany

Activity Three:Activity Three: It was during the harsh It was during the harsh

economic times in economic times in Europe that Hitler Europe that Hitler came into power. came into power.

Visit the website Heritage Visit the website Heritage Civilization and the Civilization and the Jews and click on - Jews and click on -

Picture Essay: The Cult of Picture Essay: The Cult of the Fuhrer the Fuhrer

Out of AshesOut of Ashes

Activity Four:

Watch the PBS documentary Heritage Civilization and the Jews episode eight Out Of The Ashes 1919-1947.

Reform Vs. ReliefReform Vs. Relief

During the Great Depression America and many European governments passed laws to help revive the failing economy. Most of these laws could be labeled either a Reform or a Relief measure.

What is the Difference?

Reform – a change to bring about a long term benefit

Relief – a system or plan of short–term aid

Reform Vs. ReliefReform Vs. Relief Activity Five: Classify the following Activity Five: Classify the following

measures as reform or reliefmeasures as reform or reliefLower Interest Rates

Raised tariffs

Raised Pensions for elderly & disabled

Increased taxes

Welfare benefits

Granting money to states for relief

Paying farmers to take land out of production

Guaranteeing workers the right to establish unions

Establishing a forty hour work week

Creating the Tennessee Valley Authority

Creating public works programs for jobs

Buying and storing surplus crops

World Interactions WebsitesWorld Interactions Websites

Black ThursdayBlack Thursdayhttp://www.windatmy-back.com/locations/thursday.htmlhttp://www.windatmy-back.com/locations/thursday.html Slouching Towards Utopia?: The Economic History of the Slouching Towards Utopia?: The Economic History of the

Twentieth Century Twentieth Century http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/TCEH/Slouch_Crash14.htmlhttp://www.j-bradford-delong.net/TCEH/Slouch_Crash14.html What Caused the Great Depression of the 1930's?What Caused the Great Depression of the 1930's?http://www.shambhala.org/business/goldocean/causdep.htmlhttp://www.shambhala.org/business/goldocean/causdep.html Twelve Great Lessons for Teaching the Great DepressionTwelve Great Lessons for Teaching the Great Depressionhttp://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson147.shtmlhttp://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson147.shtml Great Depression of CanadaGreat Depression of Canadahttp://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/canadianhistory/deprhttp://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/canadianhistory/depression/depression.htmlession/depression.html

Decision Making and Decision Making and ResourcesResources

This is a picture of an unfinished hotel on main street, started in 1929, it was never finished because of depression.

How did the Depression effect the construction industry?

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?fsaall:24:./temp/~ammem_xHAR::

Decision Making and Decision Making and ResourcesResources

Before the stock market crashed it Before the stock market crashed it was booming many people invested was booming many people invested their life savings trying to become their life savings trying to become rich but by 1930 their money was rich but by 1930 their money was gone.gone.

Activity One:Activity One: Use the link at the bottom of the Use the link at the bottom of the

page to answer this question:page to answer this question: When someone buys stock on When someone buys stock on

margin what are they doing?margin what are they doing?

Mock stock market Mock stock market monthmonth

Activity Two:Activity Two: The students will be given The students will be given

$10,000 to invest in 5 stocks. $10,000 to invest in 5 stocks. Each student will keep a log Each student will keep a log book tracking their stock picks book tracking their stock picks everyday for a month using everyday for a month using http://finance.yahoo.com/http://finance.yahoo.com/

This idea was found on This idea was found on

The Dow Industrials hit a high of 386 in September, 1929. It did not get back to that level until November, 1954. At its worst level, the Dow dropped to 40.56 in July, 1932. That was a drop of 89%.

The New Deal created many government organizations that were designed to help American who had lost nearly everything during the depression.

Activity three: Do a internet search and find two websites that deal specifically with the WPA, CCC, and the Resettlement Administration for a total of 6 websites. Save the title and the address of the sites in a MS word document. We will view the best sites in class. The students will complete a worksheet on these organizations while completing the assignment.

Food Prices 1932-1933Food Prices 1932-1933

Imagine you live in Indiana in 1932; Imagine you live in Indiana in 1932; you have a family of four and have you have a family of four and have $1.25 a week to spend on food.$1.25 a week to spend on food.

What do you spend you money on? What do you spend you money on? Remember you may have to feed Remember you may have to feed your neighbors who have no money. your neighbors who have no money. Use the link below for Prices.Use the link below for Prices.

Decision Making and Decision Making and ResourcesResources

Activity 1: The BoomActivity 1: The Boom Activity 2: Mock stock market monthActivity 2: Mock stock market month Activity 3: Go online and find a graph Activity 3: Go online and find a graph

of the stock market from 2000 to the of the stock market from 2000 to the presentpresent

Activity 4: The WPA & CCC Activity 4: The WPA & CCC Activity 5: Activity 5:

Food Prices from 1932- 1933Food Prices from 1932- 1933

Decision Making and Decision Making and ResourcesResourcesWebsitesWebsites

Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/http://finance.yahoo.com/ Wall Street and the 1929 Crash Play the market Wall Street and the 1929 Crash Play the market

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode5/ahttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode5/activity6/activity6.htmlctivity6/activity6.html

A New Deal for the Arts A New Deal for the Arts http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_forhttp://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_for_the_arts/work_pays_america.html_the_arts/work_pays_america.html

W.P.A. - New Deal Art During the Great W.P.A. - New Deal Art During the Great DepressionDepression http://www.wpamurals.com/http://www.wpamurals.com/

We Made Do--Recalling the Great DepressionWe Made Do--Recalling the Great Depressionhttp://www.mcsc.k12.in.us/mhs/social/madedo/http://www.mcsc.k12.in.us/mhs/social/madedo/

Democratic ProcessesDemocratic Processes

During the Great Depression President Roosevelt gave radio addresses to the American people known as fireside chats. In his addresses he would reassure his audience and tell of his plans to help those in need.

FDR Packing The Supreme FDR Packing The Supreme CourtCourt

Activity One: Read and Activity One: Read and discuss FDR’s Fireside discuss FDR’s Fireside chat from March 9, chat from March 9, 1937 what are his 1937 what are his reasons for reasons for reorganizing the reorganizing the Supreme Court Supreme Court CLICK HERECLICK HERE

Some Americans Some Americans feared the move as feared the move as extreme and a grab extreme and a grab for powerfor power

FDR Packing The Supreme FDR Packing The Supreme CourtCourt

Activity Two: The class will be split into two groups one group will back FDR’s decision to expand the federal judiciary while the other group will be strongly opposed to the idea. The class will have two days to do research from primary source material. The class will then hold a debate on the issue.

Who Gets The JobWho Gets The Job

Activity Three: The Activity Three: The students will learn students will learn how the Cabinet how the Cabinet officials are chosen officials are chosen by completing by completing complete the complete the activity onactivity on

Democratic ProcessesDemocratic Processes

Activity Four: Find the names of the Activity Four: Find the names of the Presidential Candidates during the Presidential Candidates during the election years of 1932, 1936, and 1940.election years of 1932, 1936, and 1940.

The TVA claimed eminent domain during The TVA claimed eminent domain during many of their construction projects. How many of their construction projects. How would this affect those who had to move?would this affect those who had to move?

Activity Five: The class will discuss the Activity Five: The class will discuss the issue of Eminent Domain in both a issue of Eminent Domain in both a historical and a present day context they historical and a present day context they read an article on Norris dam will then read an article on Norris dam will then discuss questions found on discuss questions found on The Displaced PeopleThe Displaced People..

Democratic Processes Democratic Processes WebsitesWebsites

New Deal NetworkNew Deal Networknewdeal.feri.orgnewdeal.feri.org

American History: Civil War to PresentAmerican History: Civil War to Presentus.history.wisc.edu/hist102/us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/

U.S. Historical Documents ArchiveU.S. Historical Documents Archivew3.one.net/~mweiler/ushda/ushda.htmw3.one.net/~mweiler/ushda/ushda.htm

Fireside Chat on Reorganization of the JudiciaryFireside Chat on Reorganization of the JudiciaryMarch 9, 1937 March 9, 1937 http://www.mhrcc.org/fdr/chat9.htmlhttp://www.mhrcc.org/fdr/chat9.html

Fireside Chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt http://www.mhric.org/fdr/fdr.htmlhttp://www.mhric.org/fdr/fdr.html

Democrats in 1932Democrats in 1932

Activity One: Activity One: Read Democratic party platform from Read Democratic party platform from

1932. Use the platform to answer the 1932. Use the platform to answer the following questions.following questions.

What were the problems in America that What were the problems in America that the democratic party addressed the democratic party addressed specifically in their platform? What were specifically in their platform? What were the proposed solutions to these problems?the proposed solutions to these problems?

Republicans in 1932Republicans in 1932

Activity Two:Activity Two: Read a Republican party platform from Read a Republican party platform from

1932. Use the platform to answer the 1932. Use the platform to answer the following questions.following questions.

What were the problems in America that What were the problems in America that the democratic party addressed the democratic party addressed specifically in their platform? What were specifically in their platform? What were the proposed solutions to these problems?the proposed solutions to these problems?

Republicans and Democrats in Republicans and Democrats in 19321932

Activity three:Activity three: Compare and contrast the Compare and contrast the

views of the Republican and views of the Republican and Democratic party in 1932. Democratic party in 1932. Did the parties address the Did the parties address the same issues? How did their same issues? How did their views of the condition of the views of the condition of the county differ? Using the county differ? Using the information you no about the information you no about the Great Depression decide Great Depression decide which party you would which party you would support? support?

Eleanor Roosevelt & the Role Eleanor Roosevelt & the Role of The First Ladyof The First Lady

Activity four: The students will be given Activity four: The students will be given information on the role Eleanor Roosevelt information on the role Eleanor Roosevelt played while FDR was in the white House. played while FDR was in the white House. They will be give several of her They will be give several of her “My Day” “My Day” articles to read. A discussion of the issues articles to read. A discussion of the issues raised she raised will follow. We will also raised she raised will follow. We will also discuss the role of first lady the political discuss the role of first lady the political decisions of the President. Some of the decisions of the President. Some of the questions which will be addressed are found questions which will be addressed are found here.here.

Activity Five: The class will Activity Five: The class will visit the website “Share the visit the website “Share the Wealth”: Huey Long Talks Wealth”: Huey Long Talks to the Nation and listen a to the Nation and listen a Huey Long speech. The Huey Long speech. The class will then discuss the class will then discuss the points made by Huey in his points made by Huey in his speech and how they speech and how they would have responded to would have responded to his message had they been his message had they been living during the Great living during the Great Depression. Depression.

Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

FDR Cartoon Archive FDR Cartoon Archive http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRcartoons.htmlhttp://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRcartoons.html

Democratic Party Platform of 1932 Democratic Party Platform of 1932 http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/site/docset/index.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/site/docset/index.htmhtm

Republican Party Platform of 1932 Republican Party Platform of 1932 http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/site/docset/index.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/site/docset/index.htmhtm

Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt The American Experience | Eleanor Roosevelt | TeThe American Experience | Eleanor Roosevelt | Teacher's Guideacher's Guide

““My Day” My Day” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/sfeature/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/sfeature/myday.htmlmyday.html

Science Technology And Science Technology And SocietySociety

On May 18, 1933 President Roosevelt Created the TVA in order to help lift America out of the Great Depression. The TVA was given many tasks including power production, navigation, flood control, malaria prevention, reforestation, or erosion control.

Science, Technology And Science, Technology And SocietySociety

ActivitiesActivities Lesson 1: Political Lesson 1: Political

Cartoons and the TCartoons and the TVAVA

Lesson 2: The TVA: Lesson 2: The TVA: A Constructive ConA Constructive Controversytroversy

RADIORADIO

During the Great Depression radio became the dominant form of mass media. Roosevelt relied on the radio to broadcast his fireside chats, Huey long delivered his speeches via radio, as did Father Charles Coughlin.

But who is Father Charles Coughlin?

RADIO & RADIO & Father Charles Coughlin

Father Charles Coughlin was a Father Charles Coughlin was a radio political pundit in the radio political pundit in the 1930s. He was a Catholic 1930s. He was a Catholic priest, who broadcast his priest, who broadcast his weekly sermons that attracted weekly sermons that attracted as many as forty-five million as many as forty-five million listeners.listeners.

Activity Three: the class will Activity Three: the class will listen to a sermon by Father listen to a sermon by Father Charles Coughlin entitled Charles Coughlin entitled “Twenty Years Ago”“Twenty Years Ago”

Activity four: Write a research paper on Activity four: Write a research paper on either Huey Long or Father Charles either Huey Long or Father Charles Coughlin detailing their political views and Coughlin detailing their political views and who supported their views. who supported their views.

The Golden Age of RadioThe Golden Age of Radio The 1930s are often called The 1930s are often called

the golden age of radio. the golden age of radio. Before T.V. radio was the Before T.V. radio was the primary source of electronic primary source of electronic mass media in the home.mass media in the home.

Activity Five: Answer the Activity Five: Answer the following question: In what following question: In what year and by whom was FM year and by whom was FM radio devised? radio devised?

Click here for the answer. Click here for the answer.

Science Technology And Science Technology And Society WebsitesSociety Websites

Science 1933 Science 1933 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0767079.htmlhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0767079.html

Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority http://www.tva.gov/abouttva/history.htmhttp://www.tva.gov/abouttva/history.htm

TVA: Electricity for All TVA: Electricity for All http://newdeal.feri.org/tva/index.htmhttp://newdeal.feri.org/tva/index.htm

Fireside Chats Of Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chats Of Franklin D. Roosevelt http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/firesi90.htmlhttp://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/firesi90.html

““Somebody Must be Blamed”: Father Coughlin Somebody Must be Blamed”: Father Coughlin Speaks to the NationSpeaks to the Nation

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5111/