Lesson 1 "The Great Depression"

Turn to Page 490-491 and look at the picture while reading the quote by John Steinbeck.

Turn to Page 491 and read the introduction to Unit 7

Turn to Page 491 analyze the timeline at the bottom of the page and read the introduction to the chapter.

Scan Pages 493-495; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 493-495 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 493-495.

Read Pages 493-495 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 495? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "The Great Depression" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Charity - A group that helps those in need.

Layoff - Letting workers go because a company cannot afford to pay them.

Credit - the practice of buying something and paying for it later.

Overproduction - producing too many goods.

Breadline - A place where people could get free food.

Section Review Answers

1. Eight million Americans were unemployed in 1931.
2. President Hoover felt the depression would end shortly and that the federal government should not have to help the unemployed.
3. Many people blamed the depression on President Hoover, true.
4. Overproduction was one of the causes of the depression, true.
5. People lost confidence in themselves and their country during the depression, true.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the ways in which Americans suffered during the Great Depression?

Are you able to explain why many people blamed President Hoover for the depression?

Can you explain the causes of the depression?

Lesson 2 "A New Deal for the Nation"

Scan Pages 496-499; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 496-499 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 496-499.

Read Pages 496-499 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 499? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "A New Deal for the Nation" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Insurance - a plan that protects against loss in return for regular payments.

Moratorium - the legal act of delaying something.

Stabilize - to bring something back to normal.

Surplus - an extra amount of something.

Crisis - An event that threatens people's well-being

Recovery - the act of overcoming a problem

Prohibit - to prevent by law.

Section Review Answers

1. The Agricultural marketing Act allowed for $500 million to buy surplus crops from farmers.
2. President Roosevelt promised the New Deal to Americans.
3. The national bank holiday prohibited people from rushing to the banks to take their money out.
4. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration loaned millions of dollars to state agencies.
5. The Agricultural Adjustment Act attempted to raise farm prices by cutting back production.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe President Hoover's plan for improving the economy?

Can you explain why Roosevelt was elected President?

Can you describe the laws passed by Congress during the Hundred Days?

Lesson 3 "The New Deal Changes Government"

Scan Pages 500-503; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 500-503 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 500-503.

Read Pages 500-503 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 500? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "The New Deal Changes Government" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Collective bargaining - a way of negotiating between groups of workers and employers.

Mural - an artistic painting or drawing on a wall.

Disabled - having a mental or physical handicap.

Denounce - to reject or show disapproval.

Liberal - One who favors change.

Overturn - to reverse

Traditional - the usual way of doing things.

Occupation - A person's job or line of work.

Section Review Answers

1. the Social Security Act set up programs to help the elderly, unemployed, or disabled.
2. The National Labor Relations Act gave workers the right to form unions.
3. The Works Progress Administration gave people work.
4. The American Federation of Labor was made up of only skilled workers.
5. The Congress of Industrial Organizations united workers from all industries.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to describe the reforms of the Second New Deal, including the WPA, the Social Security Act of 1935, and the Federal Housing Administration?

Can you describe Roosevelt's election to a second term?

Can you explain why Roosevelt appointed six new Supreme Court justices?

Are you able to describe the formation of the CIO?

Lesson 4 "Leisure and Literature of the Depression"

Scan Pages 504-507; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 504-507 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 504-507.

Read Pages 504-507 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 507? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Leisure and Literature of the Depression" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Orphan - a child without parents.

Romantic - Glorified

Section Review Answers

1. People living at this time could escape from their problems by seeing a movie or show.
2. People liked Gone With the Wind because it contained a message that people in the 1930s wanted to hear.
3. The Wizard of Oz suggested that there was a happier life "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
4. Jesse Owens, an African American, spoiled Hitler's hopes of proving that white German athletes were superior; Owens won four medals.
5. Joe Louis became a national hero after defeating German boxer Max Schmeling.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify some new kinds of movies that became popular during the 1930s?

Are you able to describe the book and movie Gone With the Wind and reasons for their popularity?

Are you able to identify two American sports heroes of the 1930s?

 Preparing for Chapter 25 Test

Turn to Page 508 and read the article, "Breadline".

Turn to Page 509 and read the Chapter 25 summary.

On page 510-511 you will find the Chapter 25 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 25 Test "Depression and the New Deal"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 25 Review answers

1. crash
2. unemployment
3. overproduction
4. breadlines
5. New Deal
6. Herbert Hoover
7. Joe Louis
8. Civilian Conservation Corps
9. Social Security
10. Works Progress Administration
11. Frances Perkins
12. Tennessee Valley Authority
13. Supreme Court

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. The factors that contributed to the Great Depression included the stock market crash of 1929, the drop in stock values that followed the crash, an overproduction of consumer products, high levels of debt due to buying on credit, drops in farm prices, loss of confidence in the government, tariffs on American goods sold abroad, and high unemployment.
2. You answer may vary but many people were out of jobs, businesses didn't hire new people, people lost their homes, many people stood in breadlines or had to eat in soup kitchens because they had no money for food, slums sprang up, many people moved around from city to city and state to state looking for work.
3. Your answer may vary but you should have included four of the following: Emergency Banking Act, Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, National Recovery Administration, Truth-in-Securities Act, Tennessee Valley Authority, Works Progress Administration, Social Security, and Home owners Loan Corporation, and National Labor Relations Board.
4. They were named after President Herbert hoover, who was blamed for causing many of the problems associated with the Great Depression.

Congratulations you finished the Chapter 25!!