Wrap up of 1920s

Compelling Question:

How did economic weakness influence global conflicts and resolutions?

Supporting Question:

How did the American Experience change during the Great Depression?

We will look at how life changed in the 1920s and how this contributed to the United States and the world in to the Great Depression.

We will complete the chart that will explore the weaknesses of the 1920s economy that lead to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

Once we have looked at the weaknesses, we will then evaluate the response of President Hoover to the Great Depression. We will complete Slides 2-5 in the Economic Depression and World War II Interactive Notebook.

Compelling Question:

How did economic weakness influence global conflicts and resolutions?

Supporting Question:

How did the programs of the New Deal address the economic weaknesses?

Today we will move into Roosevelt's New Deal. This lesson will walk you through some of the most important programs that were designed with the three "Rs" in mind. Which were Relief, Recovery, Reform. We will complete Slide 9 the Economic Depression and New Deal Interactive Notebook

Compelling Question:

How did economic weakness influence global conflicts and resolutions?

Supporting Question:

How did the economic crisis of the world wide depression contribute to the rise of European and Asian dictators?

The stock market crash of 1929 signaled the Great Depression in the United States, but also had a devastating effect on the global economy as well. Many American banks had loaned millions of dollars to foreign countries and when the stock market crashed these loans were called for immediate payment. Most countries and foreign companies could not do that and the increase of foreign tariffs such as Hawley Smoot sent the world economy spiraling downward.

In these devastating economic times, it provided a perfect opportunity for dictatorships to arise in Europe and Asia. We will look at how economic devastation led to the rise of dictators in Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, and Japan. We will look at how they economic devastation contributed to their rise to power and how they used that power.

We will complete Slides 10-11 of the Economic Depression and World War II Interactive Notebook.