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Welcome!

Today, students will evaluate the hardships
of the Great Depression on various groups in American society,
including families, farmers, African Americans and industrial workers.

 

Directions:   Click below to watch a Photostory Overview of the Great Depression.

The Great Depression in Pictures

Directions:   Use the following websites to discover the effect that the Great Depression had on the American People.

 

Effect on Families

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snprelief1.htm
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/children_depression/depression_children_menu.cfm
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/life_20.html

  1. Name three ways the Great Depression affected families.
  2. What was the average family income in 1929?
  3. Name three things that families did to “pass the time” during the Great Depression.

Effect on Farmers

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm
http://www.amatecon.com/gd/gdcandc.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/depression/section4.rhtml

  1. Name three ways the Great Depression affected farmers’ daily lives.
  2. What did the Federal Government take to help the farmers’?
  3. What was the dustbowl?  How did it help or hurt the farmers?

Effect on African Americans

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart8.html
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/race/race.html

  1. Name three ways that the African Americans were effected by the Great Depression.
  2. Describe the African Americans Attitude towards the New Deal Program.
  3. Name one employment opportunity created by the New Deal Program for African Americans.

Effect on Industrial Workers

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=500
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/542.html
 

  1. What hardships did employed industrial workers face?
  2. By 1932, how many Americans were unemployed?
  3. Why was the Great Depression so severe in Chicago?

 

Scoring Rubric

3 – Excellent

The student
     -  actively participated in the class discussion
     -  actively participated in the group discussion and activity
     -  submitted the completed assessment on time

2 – Satisfactory

 The Student
     -   minimally participated in the discussion
     -   offered minimal input into the group discussion and activity
     -   submitted the assessment but not completed or not on time

 1 – Poor

 The Student
     -   did not participate in class or group discussions
     -   did not submit the assessment

Sources

http://www.old-picture.com/scenes-rural-america/000/pictures/Depression-Great-Woman.jpg

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/images/USA/factfile/acoffee.jpg

http://colfa.utsa.edu/users/jreynolds/Ybarra/shack.jpg

http://www.b92.net/news/pics/2006/09/200464724544fc1df664ff0065775131_extreme.jpg 

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/07/28/Depression_060728121719700_wideweb__300x229.jpg

http://raceproject.aaanet.org/images/482x270/gov/great_depression_ww2.jpg

http://www.everyculture.com/multi/images/gema_01_img0008.jpg

http://www.bringinghistoryhome.org/image_library/4_7/7-3.jpg

http://www.perfecteconomy.com/pz-art-mcfadden.html

 http://www.scs.unr.edu/~kvidoni/1930pics.html

 http://www.nansemondriverworks.com/lesley/gd14_oakies.gif

 http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexdepression.htm

jsieve1@towson.edu

Updated by Jenna Sieverts on Monday, December 10, 2007.