Essential QuestionsDoes economic prosperity result from tax cuts and minimal government? How does increased credit spending lead to an unstable market? What caused the Great Depression? Was the Great Depression inevitable? How did the New Deal help? How did the New Deal change the role of government? Warm-UpRead and answer the questions: Was the New Deal Socialistic? Franklin Roosevelt took extraordinary measures to stimulate the economy with his New Deal programs. Many Americans were divided on the issue of increased government intervention in the economy. Some claimed the New Deal was socialistic and a violation of American values. Others thought the New Deal did not do enough to help Americans. NotesCan you solve the problems of the Great Depression?If you could solve the problems of the Great Depression, what would you do? Create a product (Prezi, Emaze, Poster of some sort) that would fix at least ONE problem of the Great Depression. Look back through your notes or through the internet to find the problems of the Great Depression, and then using what we have talked about in class, in your groups, choose one problem of the Great Depression and solve it. Remember that you have to think of all factors regarding your decisions. You must create a product within your group that tells
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Essential QuestionsDoes economic prosperity result from tax cuts and minimal government? How does increased credit spending lead to an unstable market? What caused the Great Depression? Was the Great Depression inevitable? How did the New Deal help? How did the New Deal change the role of government? VocabularyBrain Trust — Many of the advisers who helped Roosevelt during his presidential candidacy continued to aid him after he entered the White House. A newspaperman once described the group as "Roosevelt's Brain Trust." They were more influential than the Cabinet. Hundred Days — 100 days after FDR was sworn into office. Congress passed into law every request of FDR enacting more major legislation than any single Congress in history Bank Holiday — All the banks were ordered to close until new laws could be passed. An emergency banking law was rushed through Congress. The Law set up new ways for the federal government to funnel money to troubled banks It also required the Treasury Department to inspect banks before they could re-open. Fireside Chats — The informal radio conversations Roosevelt had with the people to keep spirits up. It was a means of communicating with the people on how he would take on the depression. Glass-Steagall Act — (Banking Act of 1933) - Established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and included banking reforms, some designed to control speculation. 21st Amendment -- 1933 amendment that appeals the 18th amendment that legalizes alcohol and gives each state the power to regulate its sales Deficit Spending -- Government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, usually and attempt to boost the economy. NotesNew Deal FoldableMake a foldable using four sheets of paper.
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Can you solve the problems of the Great Depression?Continue work on your solution to the Great Depression. If you could solve the problems of the Great Depression, what would you do? Create a product (Prezi, Emaze, Poster of some sort) that would fix at least ONE problem of the Great Depression. Look back through your notes or through the internet to find the problems of the Great Depression, and then using what we have talked about in class, in your groups, choose one problem of the Great Depression and solve it. Remember that you have to think of all factors regarding your decisions. You must create a product within your group that tells
Literacy Essentials3-2-1 Exit Ticket: AmericanLipp210Essential QuestionsDoes economic prosperity result from tax cuts and minimal government? How does increased credit spending lead to an unstable market? What caused the Great Depression Was the Great Depression inevitable?
Warm-UpCopy the Cycle into your composition book. Answer the Two Questions VocabularySpeculation — Buying stocks with the anticipation that the price will go up and the stock can be sold for money quickly. Buying on the Margin — buying stocks and borrowing money from a bank or broker; if the money way not paid back, the bank would foreclose on possessions; everyday people could buy stock; led to stock market crash because of overextension Bull Market — A period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices Black Tuesday — Name given to October 29, 1929 when millions of stocks were sold in a panic; regarded as the beginning of the Depression. Bank Run — Phenomenon in which many of a bank's depositors try to withdraw their funds due to fears of a bank failure. Dust Bowl — Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages. Hoovervilles — Shanty towns that the unemployed built in the cities during the early years of the Depression; the name given to them shows that the people blamed Hoover directly for the Depression. Rugged Individualism — The belief that all individuals, or nearly all individuals, can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal. Popularly said by Herbert Hoover Bonus Army — “Army" of WWI veterans who set up a shanty town outside DC to rally for the support of a bill congress was debating that would pay their bonus' early Notes
If you could solve the problems of the Great Depression...If you could solvate problems of the Great Depression, what would you do? Create a product (Prezi, Emaze, Poster of some sort) that would fix at least ONE problem of the Great Depression. Look back through your notes or through the internet to find the problems of the Great Depression, and then using what we have talked about in class, in your groups, choose one problem of the Great Depression and solve it. Remember that you have to think of all factors regarding your decisions. You must create a product within your group that tells what problem you choose to solve, how you choose to solve it, the specific steps you would need to take, and the time frame within which you will be working. You must be able to explain all parts of your solution. You will be given class time to work on this. You may also use PowerU. This is due by the end of the day on Wednesday. Literacy EssentialsAchieve 3000 Level Set -- Start at 9:45
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