9.2.4: The Great Depression -TEACH-

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9.2.4: The Great Depression

AGE 9. The Time of World Wars

people in this lesson

Herbert Hoover

president

1929 -1933

Franklin D Roosevelt

president

1933 - 1945

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household appliances

• Wall Street: the Stock Market (aandelen markt)

• This is where people can buy and sell shares / stocks (aandelen) of companies.
• When a company makes profit, your share's value increases and you can sell it with profit. 

• Speculation: sort of gambling by buying high risk shares (bv Crypto).

lesson 9.2.4 The Great Depression

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people in this lesson

Herbert Hoover

president

1929 -1933

Franklin D Roosevelt

president

1933 - 1945

Herbert Hoover

Dealing with the Great Depression

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Party: Republicans 

Dealing with the Great Depression

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party: Democrats 

Herbert Hoover

Party: Republicans 

President: 1929 - 1933

Solution:

Dealing with the Great Depression

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party: Democrats 

President: 1933 - 1945

Solution:

Herbert Hoover

Party: Republicans 

President: 1929 - 1933

Solution:

government should not interfere in the economy.

Dealing with the Great Depression

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party: Democrats 

President: 1933 - 1945

Solution:

Herbert Hoover

Party: Republicans 

President: 1929 - 1933

Solution:

government should not interfere in the economy.

Dealing with the Great Depression

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party: Democrats 

President: 1933 - 1945

Solution:

government must interfere in the economy: 

His plan: the NEW DEAL

Explain why President Hoover was not re-elected
in 1932, using the numbers in the box.

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Depression Cycle

people can not buy things

stores do not order from factories

factories do not get orders

people lose their jobs

factories 

produce less

stores go out of business

The New Deal

Roosevelt wanted to reverse the depression cycle.

Create jobs (so people have money to spend again)

How? Create the Public Works Administration: build roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, and dams across the country.

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Depression Cycle

reversed

stores place more orders with factories

stores stay in business

factories increase production

More people get jobs

people can buy more products

factories get more orders

The causality of Hitler's popularity and the German economy

Economic situation in Germany

1923: hyper-inflation in Germany

Germans' 

faith in the Weimar government

Hitler's popularity

1924 - 1929. Loans: Dawes Plan

1929 - 1933. Great Depression

For each event (below):

Drag 3 out of 4 thumbs horizontally

to their correct place. 

Discuss. Then give 1 group answer.

What can you conclude about the relation between the economy and extremist parties?