Chapter 26: The Great Depression

Essential & Focus Questions

Essential Questions
Ch26 The Great Depression
1. Why was there a Great Depression & how bad was it? (sec.1)
2. In what ways did FDR and his New Deal try to end the depression? (sec.2!)
!. Why did so"e not li#e the New Deal? (sec.!)
$. What did "inority %ro&ps do to help the"sel'es in the depression? (sec.$)
(ection 1) *he Great +rash
Focus) What ca&sed the Great Depression?
What happened to the stoc# "ar#et in 1,2,?
-ow did the depression i"pact people or .a"ilies?
Why did people bla"e -oo'er .or the depression?
What did the %o'ern"ent do to the /on&s 0r"y?
Vocabulary)
b&siness cycle
depression
econo"y
wa%es
ban#r&pt
&ne"ployed
p&blic wor#s
so&p #itchens
-oo'er'illes
(ection 2) FDR & the New Deal
Focus) Why did people li#e FDR so "&ch?
What was the New Deal?
Describe so"e o. the New Deal pro%ra"s and tell how they helped d&rin% the depression.
Vocabulary)
polio
New Deal
con.ident
.ireside chats
+++
W10
*20
FDI+
(ection !) Response to the New Deal
Focus) Why did so"e people disli#e the New Deal?
Why did FDR want to chan%e the (&pre"e +o&rt? Why was this wron%?
-ow did the (ocial (ec&rity 0ct help 0"ericans?
What were so"e positi'e and ne%ati'e e..ects o. the New Deal?
Vocabulary)
critic
pension
(&pre"e +o&rt
national debt
(ection $) *he Nation in -ard *i"es
Focus) -ow did the D&st /owl destroy the li'es o. .ar"ers?
-ow were wo"en discri"inated a%ainst in the depression?
What did 3leanor Roose'elt do to FDR?
What did the /lac# +abinet disc&ss with FDR?
Why were radio and "o'ies so i"portant in the depression?
Vocabulary)
Great 1lains
D&st /owl
"i%rant wor#er
4First 5ady6
ci'il ri%hts