the Great Depression

1929 - 1939

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The Great Depression Outline

Boom, Booze, Bust Powerpoint Presentation Project

Headlines from the Stock Market Crash of 1929 Formal Writing Prompts

The students will know:

·    How African Americans contributed to the culture of the 1920s, specifically in the Harlem Renaissance

·    The economic factors that led to the boom of the 1920s

·    How the role of women changed in the 1920s

·    The economic causes of the Great Depression

·    The responses of Hoover and Roosevelt to the Depression

·    The increased role of government in economics during the 1930s and the human impact of the Great Depression

Key Vocabulary

 Roaring ‘20s, Harlem Renaissance, Great Migration, Urban, Rural, WEB DuBois, Depression, Stock Market, On margin, Inflation, Deflation, Rugged Individualism, First Hundred Days, New Deal, Relief, Recovery, Reform