10/1 Grammar: Adjectives exercise 1. Literature: Graded Great Depression Internet search paper. Test on Wednesday over this information. AR test due next week on October 9th. The book must be worth three or more points.

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Posted on October 1, 2019

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Great Depression Notes Lasted from 1929-1939 October 24, 1929 Black Thursday, The Stock Market Crash – Wall Street crash, • sell stocks at any price • Suicide was rampant • Panic in economy this started the Great Depression • 12-15 million people ¼ of the population unemployed • 1929-1932 44 % of the banks failed • Gangsters ruled the streets during Prohibition • Hebert Hoover President at the beginning of the Depression ( Republican) • This event was from Wall street to main street • Rush on banks – 9 million savings accounts wiped out • People forced to sell cars, homes, furniture, jewelry • Radio was the one thing people could not do without • Shantytown of unemployed men was called a “Hooverville” • Only time in history when more people were leaving America instead of coming to it May 1, 1931 The Empire State Building opens • Tallest building in the world at that time • ¼ mile in the air • Considered the greatest skyscraper • Ego played a part in the height of a building • Held record for 40 years • Symbol of NYC • 1931 – movies were a way to escape • 1931- people would dance their troubles away with Jazz and Swing music March 1, 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapped • Crime of the Century • Charles Jr. 20 months old • Largest man hunt in history • Baby found dead 2 months later • Nickname Lucky Lindy; his plane was called The Spirit of St. Louis • Trial of the century • Guilty of murder • Congress passed law making kidnapping a federal offense • J. Edgar Hoover FBI agent led the investigation May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart solo across the Atlantic • First woman to do it • Called Lady Lindy • 1937 her plane was lost at sea November 8, 1932 The “New Deal” begins Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President • Served 4 terms, law changed to two after he died • He had polio as a child • FDR was by a landslide (Democrat) • His government was called The New Deal, this was promised to help people get through the Depression • Will Rogers (Oklahoman, Comedian, “I never meet a man I didn’t like”) supported FDR • FDR’s famous inauguration speech, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” • First 100 days he created: regulated the stock market, FDIC – secured band deposits, Public Works Assoc., TVA, CCC, Social Security, Unemployment, • The New deal transforms the economy The Dust Bowl had a direct effect on Oklahoma • Started “fireside radio chats” to reassure the public Dust Bowl • Directly affected Oklahoma • Worst drought in American history • 25,000 square miles of farm land destroyed 3 day dust storm May 1934 • People fled west to California (John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath about this) • Traveled by train January 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany • Nazis took control of Germany, Nazi era began • In prison Hitler wrote Mein Kampf which became the blueprint for power • Took away freedom of speech, the communist party, and all the property of the Jewish people • Albert Einstein left Germany during this time • Germany had mass unemployment and was also suffering through a Depression December 5, 1933 Prohibitions Ends • Legal to buy and sell alcohol • “Happy days are here again” • 21 amendment • Al Capone (Chicago gangster) went to jail for tax evasion • Bonnie and Clyde were gunned down in an ambush • Speakeasy is a night club during Prohibition 1934 – Labor Unions created • Huey P. Long (Kingfish) wanted to be President, killed in 1935 • Most dangerous man in America • Wanted to rule like Hitler August 8, 1936 Jesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics • Track star, black • 4 gold medals • Grandson of a slave proved the Nazis were not the best race • First time Olympic flame was carried from Greece December 11, 1936 King Edward VIII abdicates for love • King gives up his throne, first time in 600 years • Wallis Simpson, American • King marries her 1936- economy is recovering, FDR wins a second term 1937- Depression in Germany is over because they are building weapons for war May 6, 1937 Hindenburg Disaster • Germany’s price airship • Made 10 transatlantic trips • Largest airship in the world • The event was reported live on the radio for the first time September 1, 1939 Hitler invade Poland WWII begins • War declared Europe By 1939 the Depression in the US was almost over as we started preparing fo