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CLIP homepage CLASS PAGES Modern US History with English
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1) Read section 1 p 532 “The Great Crash”. Define: a. Margin Call b.Bull market c. Chain reaction d. How did the chain reaction of overproduction affect the economy and contribute to the depression? 2) Read Section 2 Life during the depression note these statistics a. “In 1933 _________ million workers are unemployed about ________ of the workforce.” How large is the workforce? What is the national population at that time? (hint: math problem) b.“Average family income dropped from __________ in 1929 to ________ a few years later”. This is yearly income, what is the percentage drop? c. Average family income in 2004 was $72,400, what inferences can you make about standard of living in 2004 versus the Great Depression 1932? 3) Chapter 18 The New Deal a. What TVA is a program that helped to create new job. define and describe it
b.The AAA was formed to pay farmers
NOT to grow crops. This is called price support. How would this help the
farmers and the consumer? Do you think this practice should be stopped
now or continued today? Use examples to support your position in a
complete paragraph. 4) Page 561 the CCC and CWA a. What are these two organizations? b.How did they help to end the depression? 5) Section 2 the Second New Deal a. P 567 what is the role of Labor unions in the depression? b.Define “Binding Arbitration”
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How did Social Security protect workers?
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Modern US History/English Chapter 17 the Great Depression Chapter 18 the New Deal
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