Peggy Terry

I'll do Emmma Tiller. 

Buddy Blankenship

buddy blankeship

I have Max Naiman

Oscar Helein

arthur robertson because i was snitched out of buddy

Vincent Murray

Robin Langston

Part I

1.One cause of the great depression was bad government policies. The government put    high taxes on foreign goods so they put high taxes on our goods. This hurt us because Americans couldn’t sell excess goods to foreign countries. 

 

2.The CCC (Civilian Conservative Corp) was the Roosevelt administration solution to the problem they had with young people.

 

3.Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash of 1929.

 

4. General Electric Stock fell from 396 to 34 in 3 years.

 

5. Farmers were the first group to fall into depression in the 1930’s.

 

6.7,000 banks failed during the 1920’s.

 

7.when the European economy went down, so did America’s.

 

8.Hoover used the power of the president and the Federal government more than any other president before him to fix and economic crisis.

 

9.In 1930 more than 4 million Americans were out of work.

 

10.The Depression had little immediate affect on blacks and tenant farmers because they were already poor.

 

Part I:
My ten facts:

1. Robert Symmonds was an example of what many young teens went through during the Depression. He went out to hitch rides like many young kids did.  He was eventually able to join the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), where he along with nearly 3 million other young men were able to find jobs in governmental positions.
2. The Great Depression separated the current generation from the one that was coming.
3. Many people didn’t think that the economy would suffer as much as it did. The General Electric stock went from selling 396 stocks in 1929 to going down to 34 in 1932.
4. By 1932 almost one out of every four American was out of work and almost half of industry had come down to a halt.
5. Many farmers didn’t have enough money to buy the goods that they made.  Prices didn’t go down during this Depression.
6. The stock market crash showed the financial and banking systems weaknesses.  During the 1920s, over 7,000 banks had failed.
7. Also during this time, Americans and Europeans had mostly done away with buying goods from each other, which greatly affected both countries in a big way.
8. Not all Americans, though, were directly affected by the Depression.  William Danforth and Joseph Kennedy were two men who even during the Depression were making millions by slowly selling their stocks.
9. For many unemployed blacks and tenant farmers, the Depression didn’t really affect them because their lives were already so depressed.  They didn’t even really know about the Stock Market Crash because they only thought that the Depression meant people losing their jobs and banks having to close left and right.
10. Many of the veterans that fought in World War I were among those who were unemployed.  So they wanted to be able to receive some of their bonuses for taking part in the war.  Then in 1931 a bill was passed in Congress giving those veterans the opportunity to receive 50percent of those bonuses to help them at least get by.

Part 1

10 Facts:

 

1. Half a million African Americans joined unions through the CIO [Committee of Industrial Organization] during the 1930’s.
2.  In 1935 the Public Utility Holding Company Act was passed which attempted to restrict the power of the giant utility companies.
3. On May 11,1934 during a dust bowl 300 million tons of topsoil and day quickly turned into night.
4. Between 1932 and1939 there was an average of 50 storms a year.
5. In 1925 the number of people over the age of 65 was only 5.7 million and in 1935 that number increased to 7.8 million.
6. In May of 1931,the leading Austrian bank collapsed, by June the German financial system.
7. In Chicago on Memorial Day in 1937 at the Republic Steel plant police fired without provocation into a crowd of workers and their families killing 10 people who were shot in the back, this day was known as the Memorial Day Massacre.
8. The black unemployment rate was triple that of whites, and blacks often received less per person in welfare payments.
9. The top 14 states in per capita expenditure by federal agencies during the 1930’s were all in the West.

   10. More then 350,000 people left Oklahoma during the dust bowl and moved to California.

The bonus Army  PART 1 Essay thing

      IN 1931 a bill overriding Hoover's veto was passed by congress to allow them to borrow 50% of the Bonus dues to pay war veterans. In mid-june the senate defeated the Bonus Bill which left many war veterans to resign.On july 28 in attempt to remove some of the Veterans Washington ended up shooting to veterans while the protesting Veterans severely beat most of Washingtons army. Hoover then ordered federal troops to remove them from the area.The federal army when sent to remove the vets from the area torched the veterans tents and used tear gas for them to evacuate.  Veterans evacuated and shared their demands with the new president Roosevelt.
After the presidential election,with Roosevelt president, his wife Ellenor was sent to the veterans and pursuaded many of them to work on the roadway in Florida Keys that became known as the Overseas Highway.  The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 ended up killing 259 veteran soldiers working on the Overseas Highway. After this horrid disaster Roosevelts veto was ignored making the Bonus Bill a reality

PART I

10 FACTS:

1. Many World War I veterans lost their jobs during the Great Depression, and beginning in 1930, they lobbied for the payment of their veterans’ bonuses, which were not due until 1945.
2. A bill passed Congress in 1931, over Hoover’s veto, allowing them to borrow up to 50 percent of the bonus due them, but this concession did not satisfy the destitute veterans.
3. Within the next few years, Congress passed additional legislation that gave the federal government more regulatory power over the stock market and over the process by which corporations issued stock.
4. It also passed the Banking Act of 1933, which strengthened the Federal Reserve System, established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and insured individual deposits up to $5,000.
5. The Economy Act, which passed Congress easily, called for a 15 percent reduction in government salaries as well as a reorganization of federal agencies to save money.
6. In 1933, most farmers were desperate, as mounting surpluses and falling prices drastically cut their incomes, some in the Midwest talked of open rebellion, even revolution.
7. One of the most popular and successful of the New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), combined work relief with the preservation of natural resources.
8. The furious legislative activity during the first 100 days of the New Deal helped alleviate the pessimism and despair hanging over the country, stock market prices rose slightly, and industrial production was up 11% at the end of 1933.
9. The New Deal probably aided the West more than any other region. The CCC, AAA, drought relief measures, and various federal agencies helped the region to an extent that was out of proportion to the people who lived there.
10. Roosevelt supported the National Labor Relations Act. Passed in 1935, it outlawed blacklisting and a number of other practices and reasserted labor’s right to organize and to bargain collectively.

Topic:

When President Roosevelt took office in 1933, he feverishly created program after program to give relief, create jobs, and stimulate economic recovery for the U.S. These programs were called "alphabet soup" as well as the "New Deal." Some of these programs included: The Emergency Banking Act/Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which was created and on March 6, 1933. He shut down all of the banks in the nation and forced Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Act, which gave the government the opportunity to inspect the health of all banks. Next, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was formed by Congress to insure deposits up to $5000. These measures reestablished American faith in banks. Americans were no longer scared that they would lose all of their savings in a bank failure. Government inspectors found that most banks were healthy, and two-thirds were allowed to open soon after. After reopening, deposits had exceeded withdrawals. The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was also created in June of 1933. The decline in the industrial prices in 1930s caused business failures and unemployment. The NIRA was formed in order to boost the declining prices, helping businesses and workers. The NIRA also allowed trade associations in many industries to write codes regulating wages, working conditions, production, and prices. It also set a minimum wage. The codes stopped the tailspin of prices for a short time, but soon, when higher wages went into effect, prices rose too. Thus, consumers stopped buying. The continuous cycle of overproduction and under consumption put businesses back into a slump. Some businesses felt that the codes were too complicated and the NRA was too rigid. It was then declared unconstitutional later on. One of the main act’s passed was the Social Security Act, which is still in use today. This act established a system that provided old-age pensions for workers, survivor’s benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for defendant mothers and children, the blind and physically disabled. Although the original SSA did not cover farm and domestic workers, it did help millions of Americans feel more secure. These programs were based on federal agencies that had controlled the economy during WWI or on programs started by Hoover or by state governors. He assured the people of America that recovery was near, because of these programs, thus, increasing their confidence.

Work Cited:

• http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
• http://www.amatecon.com/greatdepression.html

 

part 1. ten facts.

1.General Electric stock fell, U.S. steel declined, the median income split in half, construction spending fell, American breadwinners went out of work, and industrial production almost stopped.
2. The farmers were the first people to go into depression.
3. There was a tax cut enacted be Congress in 1929.
4. The New Deal was about the idea of the possibility that by putting a welfare state on the capitalist system, there could be a just society.
5. The Banking Crisis led to the Banking Act of 1933.  This Act insured individual deposits up to $5,000, made the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and strengthened the Federal Reserve System.
6. Between 1932 and 1939, there was an average of 50 dust storms per year.
7. More women occupied high government positions with the New Deal, but it didn't do much for poor women.
8. Radios, movie attendance, and literature increased during the 1930's.
9. Some technological advances in the home became a major outbreak, such as the washing machine and electric iron.
10. Sports became popular such as football, baseball, softball, and mini-golf.

Part 1

 facts 1-7

• The Civilian Conservation Corps was the Franklin D. Roosevelt administrations plan for the nearly 250,000 teenagers who were graduating from high school and had no jobs waiting for them.
• The stock market crashed in the fall of 1929 leading to the economy going into a tailspin that would lead to a decade of depression.
• Herbert Hoover did more that any other president to stem the depression by using the power of the federal government and the presidential office.
• Not everyone lost money in the depression. Some people (like Joseph Kennedy – JFK’s father) made millions by selling short as the market went down.
• For the great majority of Americans the Depression hit them hard. Most Americans blamed themselves for years about the time when they lost their jobs and let their families down. For example, when they lost jobs and had to stand in bread lines they would hide their faces so no one would recognize them.
• After World War 1 the economy of Europe was in shambles. When the United States went into depression Europe followed leading to a world depression that left a great part of the world hungry and unemployed.
• In Washington, D.C. a group of several thousand veterans took up residence outside the city and demanded their pensions which were not due until 1945. The president forced them to leave and go home.

for part 2 my topic is going to be migrant farmers of the dust bowl

250,000 young men resorted to hitching rides across the country on rail roads to find work.

 

By 1932 the median income had plunged to half of what it had been in 1929

 

William Danforth, found of Ralston Purina and Joseph Kenned, film magnate, entrepreneur and the father of future president, were among those who made millions of dollars by selling short as the market went down.

 

Between 1932 and1939 there was an average of 50 dust storms a year.

 

By the end of the 1930’s 10,000 farm homes were abandoned to the elements, and 9 million acres of farmland were reduced to a wasteland. 3.5 million people had abandoned their farms and joined a massive migration to find better lives

PART I - My chosen Topic

How the Great Depression affect all the classes? 


or I might do Roosevelts New Deal.

I dont like how we have to race for our topics.  Its too much like Darwinian theory... Survival of the fittest - yuck

My topic will be the Dust Bowl.

My essay is on the CCC

Dear Miss E.B:

I am so happy that you’ve worked this hard to achieve an education.

 

I think it’s very important for a young woman to make something of herself, especially at times like this.  The struggle of women is still continuing but hopefully we can all work together to stop it.

 

Although I have received many requests to help families in need, I have enclosed a dress that was indeed my own.  I hope it fits right and keep on working to get those shoes! You’ve earned them.

 

Yours truly,
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

To the Parents of Miss E.B:

I would like to take the time to congratulate you on having such a wonderful daughter.

 

She seems like she has a lot going for her, and I hope you support her as much as I do.  It is very important for her to get an education and continue to pursue a career, so don’t take that away from her.

 

If there is anything else I can do, please let me know.

 

Yours truly,

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

Dear Miss L.H:

 

It breaks my heart that you are not able to attend school because you do not have any clothes to wear of your own.

 

Although it is tough for me to give to everybodies needs, education is very important to me so I will make it on the top of my list to send you at least a shirt or two.

 

Hope everything turns out okay, and keep focused in school! Who knows, maybe you’ll be the next first lady!

 

Yours truly,

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

  

To the Parents of Miss L.H:

 

Your daughter has worked very hard to become a well educated young lady.

 

Now let’s help her continue this.  She has written me a letter telling me that she is unable to attend school because of her lack of clothing.  I personally have donated much of my money and old clothes to nearby shops that you could stop by.  It is completely free, and you will be able to help your daughter out a lot.  Don’t let a minor struggle get in the way of pursuing your daughters dreams.

 

If you would like to know the addresses of any of these shops, or any other questions, feel free to return a letter or call my office.

 

Yours truly,

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Dear A.L.C:

I am truly sorry about your unfortunate travels everyday to help your step-mother out.  You are a very special young lady and you work hard to please your family, which I admire.

 

I cannot provide you with a bicycle of my own, but I will do my best to look around and use my power to request a bicycle for your working purposes.

 

If this doesn’t work out, I hope you will continue to help your family, which I assume you will because you sound like a very pleasant young woman. Keep up the good work!

 

Yours truly,

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

 

To the Parents of A.L.C:

 

It has been brought to my attention that you are facing a lot of trouble at home, and I am writing to give you my sympathy.

 

Your daughter is a brilliant young woman, who tries her best to help around the house, and I hope you appreciate this.

 I am also working to help your family out.  I will be looking around to help find a bicycle for your daughter to help her with her chores. 

I hope your luck changes around and that your health will get better. Write back if you have any questions or comments.

 

Yours truly,

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

Im researching the Great Depression's effect on the rest of the world, and how this validated America as a major economic world power.

I picked Bob Stinson kk