1920s-GreatDepression

1920s economically

after WW1, during the 1920s, American prospered economically.

• faster production through assembly lines

• government policy, such as less taxes, less government regulation, and less enforcement of antitrust laws

• consumer economy, where people bought items for popularity rather then need

• use of electricity

however, no regulation meant a greater gap between the rich and the poor

consumer economy

• Americans bought more then ever before

• this is because Americans were buying due to the popularity rather than need. Products, such as home appliances, cars, were all consumer items, those that are wants and popular.

• started because of the ease of access

Labor Unions in the 1920s

not much allowed labor wise.

• companies had a open shop policy

Scopes Trial

illustrated the modern vs traditional views of America in the 1920s.

• evolution vs religious beliefs

Sacco and Vanzetti

put on trial for something that the country was not sure if they did

• symbol of nativism and prejudice for immigrants (which they were)

• after WW1, immigrants started to increase again, and the nativism hate continued

Causes for Great Depression

immediate cause: stock market crash. at the peak economically, a drop in stocks, caused everyone to pull out there money

underlying causes

• uneven distribution of money, rich very rich, and poor, very poor.

• use of credit

• buildup of debt

• lack of government regulation

President Hoover

during the first years of the great depression, President Hoover among others believed that it the depression would pass, leading to his ease and lack of government regulation

• overtime, he realized he needed to do something and started enacting policies

• however, his policies weren’t enough and it was the end of his term

Bonus Army

represents the many conflicts during the Great Depression

• group of veterans who demanded for there payment that was said to be given for their work in WW1. but it was supposed to be given later on

FDR

President Franklin D. Roosevelt believed in the 3R’s. Reform, recovery, and relief.

First 100 Days

The plan, the New Deal, brought about much major legislative change and government regulation

• in his first 100 days, he passed many major legislation that hoped to follow his 3 R’s.

Animosity toward FDR

still people believed his new deal was bad

• Huey Long believed in direct relief

• Townsend believed in old man pension

• Coughlin believed in socialism

Life during the Great Depression

farmers had a dust bowl (migrating, known as okies)

with the men out searching for jobs, women also did to survive, however recieved lower wages

African Americans, discriminated, left out of benefits from new deal, and still had low paying jobs

not much change for African Americans