Hey Folks! This week we begin Topic 13 The Great Depression and the new Deal. This is probably my favorite topic to teach and learn about because it shows how Americans came together to overcome difficulties. We will be learning about the causes of the depression this first week and some of the challenges that the nation faced.

Classes: Monday/Wednesday, 8:45 – 9:30 AM

 Zoom Meeting ID: 727 1779 5548

Weekly Objectives

Topic 13.1 Causes of the Depression

Objectives: Identify how weaknesses in the economy in the 1920’s caused the Great Depression. Explain why the stock market crashed in 1929 and the crash’s effect on the economy. Describe how the Great depression deepened in the US and spread overseas. Identify the causes of the Great Depression and discuss how historians differ about them.

Topic 13.2 Americans Suffer

Objectives: Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl. Describe how the Great Depression affected family life and the lives of African Americans and Mexican Americans.

New Assignments Due 11/16

1. Topic 12 Quiz
2. 13.1 Causes of the Great Depression
3. 13.2 Americans Suffer

Late Assignments Due 11/16

1. 12.5 Government in the 1920’s
2. 12.6 An Unsettled Society
3. 12.7 The Roaring Twenties
4. 12.8 The Harlem Renaissance