Write down and fill in this outline. Then, go back and create an introduction and conclusion. You will get 5 points (max) for each roman numeral. You will receive a max of 35 for the outline. We will have class time (2 days, but not the full class). Then it will be due.
Here is the question you are answering with this outline: Thoroughly Discuss the Causes and Effects of the Depression? What were the various solutions? What were criticisms leveled at the New Deal? How effective was the New Deal? What were it’s lasting effects? I have included some 'prompting' lines around the way to help you understand the process.
I Intro (Leave Blank for now)
The great depression has effect every bodies lives and has even effecter where we are today. The great depression affected everybody, There were few people who came out of the depression better off then they started. The depression made it so men could not feed there family and people would often go hungry.
II Causes (The causes of the great depression were ________, _______, ________)
A over speculation (Define, how important)- People were buying to many stocks that they couldn't afford
B Govt Policy- Government would lone to much money.
C Unstable Econ- The government was not stable at he time because
1 uneven prosperity- poor getting poorer and rich getting richer
2 overproduction- Manufactures make to many products
3 worker issues / farm issues- The farms were dry and windy and workers were rebelling
III Effects
A Poverty- People are poor
B Society- people are going to soup kitchens and trying to get government funds
C World- every bodies economy is going down and no more trading between countries
IV Solutions
A Hoover- did not do enough
1 Volunteerism- people would volunteer to help other people out
2 Public Works- The government funded projects to help get people jobs
3 Hawley Smoot- Created the tariff act
4 RFC- Reconstructive finance corporation
B Roosevelt- Was willing to do anything to get people back on there feet and was a president.
1 new deal- a way to get the economy going again.
a alphabet soup- A bunch of new organizations
example- CCC
example- NRA
example- CWA
example- WPA
b Criticism? The left and the right were fighting saying that we went doing enough and others saying that we are spending too much
2 2nd new deal
a-
b- WPA National welfare program
c- The banking act
V Criticism- Lots of people said that we did not have enough money.
B Political Criticism (ex. Came from both the _Conservatives_ and _Liberals_)
A Conservatives- thought he was spending to much money and was trying to hard
B Liberals (ex: criticized the new deal also. They....)- they said he was doing socialist things by making socialist programs
VI Effectiveness
A Changes in US- more programs to help the people out in america.
B Unions- got stronger and re-adjustided
C Culture- People became smarter with there money and what they should spend it on.
VII Conclusion
these are some reasons why the great depression started and even why it went on so long. There are some reasons how the government helped people out like with soup kitchens. The depression lasted a long time and there are some reasons why.
