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Dorothea Lange
migrant mother is one of a seris of photograph. her subject are homeless women , their childern , & migrant workers.
*her work was fundered by federal agencies such as the farm security adminstration. -
immigrants during the depression
the stock market crashed in 1929.
its caused high unemloyment americans panicked they began to blame mexican and european immigrants for their problems. -
stock market crash event
it was a result of varicas economie imblances & struetual failings.
In 1920 a rapid growth in bank credit & loans in the U.S .
People millionaines get wiped out when stock market falls -
stock market crash-b
warren g harding campaign promised to return the us perwar mentally without the thought of war tainting the minds of american people -
stock market crash a
buying on the margin: meant people had to pay 10-20% of the value of the shares you were borrowing 80-90 of the value of the shares -
great depression
when panicked seller traded really government shares on the new bilte stocke echange.
-corporations could no longer raise funds.
-in 1940 15% was the lowest enployrents rate.
-people had fought for their daily survival.
-bantes failed and many people were out of work.
-the money supply growth caused by huge intemational.
gold influence was a crucial souce of the recovery in the u.s. -
robert taft (new deal socialism)
co-operating with conservative democrat and led the conservative that opposed the new deal.
the republicans gains inthe 1938 elections combined with the creation of the conservative j had stopped the expansion of new deal. -
dust bowl
human causes
farmers had been plowing the grass lands for crops in central plains and trapping under ground water supplies natural causes here 10 year drought was occuring . -
20th amendment
sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end also defines who succeeds the president if the president dies. elected offcials who had been replaced were office longer than was necessary called lame duck period mire the new president from taking in office in february back to january to lesson lame duck period. -
aaa (agricultural adjustment act)
its purpose was to help farmers by reducing production of staple crops taxes forced farmers to cut amounts they marketed the gov even paid for farmers not to grow crops so prices would not go up and help the land. -
Tennessee valley authority
*it was created by congressional in may 1933 to provide control electricty geneiator and economic development during the depression.
*this was president roosevel's new deal for reform. -
FDIC
purpose was to provrde stability to the economyand the failing bank system.
instand bank deposts so that people work lose their saving in bank failer -
event 1933
securities and exchange commission the purpos of the sec is protecting investors from dangerous or illegalfinancial practices of fround. -
securities and exchange commission
the purpose of the sec is protection investors from dangerous or illegal financial practices of fraud the issues it addressed was the fact that no one was watching the stock markets the sffects its passage was to prevent another stock market collapse; -
Gold reserve act
united states had a bi-metainc system of money.
silver was also traded.
gold standed came to an end in 1933 when roosevelt lssued an executive order outlawing the ownership of gold besides jewelry. -
Huey long
u.s senator and former governor of louisiana huey long promised to give each american family an income of $5,000 was assassinated before he was able to mount his campaign against FDR. -
social security act
in 1935 social security act was created for old age unemployed people who can't help there-self's the ssa was part of the 3R of the new deal that "FDR" put in place b/c of the great depression. -
refrom of the ne deal.
social security was probaby the most important measure of the new deal. It provided workers with unemployement insurance old age workers -
william randolph hearst
hearst reputation suffred in the 1930's as his polical view changed in 1932 he was a mojor supporter of FDR his new papers throught 1933.
hearst broke with FDR in the spring of 1936 when president vetoed the pat man bonus bill -
judicial procedures reform bill
the roosevelt propoed a plane to allow the president to add a new appointment to the supreme court for each justice over 70% years old -
grapes of warth
the grapes of wrath is an american realist novel written by john
Stera back & published in 1939.
an okie is a resident,native,or cultural (descendant of oklahoma)
the route 66 the main hwy in the 1930 that connected the great plains to california .
