This is a blog for Mrs. Ballew's A.P. United States History class.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
FDR and the New Deal
Analyze the ways in which the Great Depression changed the American social fabric in the 1930s. Be sure to cite specific examples from your reading and notes.
The Great Depression severly affected and injured America's social fabric from severe economic droughts and lack of trust towards capitalism, lack of jobs and homes, and even leading to desperation by the people. Firstly, because farmers overproduced crops, the land became extremely dry which started the dust bowl. It was reported that the dust was so thick that people actually died from just breathing in the dust. Secondly, the banks lost trust in people because they had previously 'lost' their money. People tried hard to stay away from the banks and started hiding money in random places which is actually happening today. This made banksloose money and people did not trust banks anymore. Clearly, as a result of the Great Depression, people lost jobs. The unemployment rate increased from 1.5 million to 12.8 million in just four short years. The Great Depression caused many problems for the US depressingly similar to the ones we are up against today.
The Great Depression torn apart a country on the rise from the inside out. Internally, people lost faith in banks, which forced banks to go under, and they lost business and eventually collapsed. Externally, people lost jobs, which ended their flow of income, and forced people into blue collar labor jobs that were seasonal and usually forced these people to migrate. Also the crisis out in the midwest also provided for a serious problem for the drop in the production of crops. The Great Depression was B. A. D. bad!!!!!
It took public works programs, and a stronger federal government to help the country climb out of this hole. You had to strictly monitor the economy and put checks on it to keep it from getting out of hand. This allowed investors to gain confidence again, and start reinvesting what little money they had, and this led to the production of new markets that replaced closed ones and prosperity.
Publicly stating that the end of poverty was near was one of President Hoovers worst mistakes. Although he demonstrated progressive qualities such as reducing taxes, supporting african american rights, and being against the KKK, president Hoover's foreign policy was the downfall that led the United States to the great depression. After a period of shared great prosperity, the stock market lost 37% of its value in one day. This caused complete panic, and a nation-wide rush to the banks. However helpful they may have seemed, none of the attempts at recovery seemed to do anything to help the people calm down. The relief money sent out to people by the government was being stored away in mattresses, and jars across america. Everyone tried to conserve. The lack of money and jobs left americans with no alternative but to volunteer. Volunteer, and low paying camps became the back bone for rebuilding confidence. Organizations like the CCC, and FERA provided jobs for the unemployed and in turn, built many of the roads, high ways, and planted many trees still around today. Although the devastation of the great depression was, well, great, it truly gave americans the chance to prove themselves. Although times were tough, patriotism was high, and willingness to work for the country expanded.
As Christian said the depression was B.A.D BAD. Everyone of the Great Depression time period, humanely wanted to place the blame onto someone, and therefore, since he was the President of the most powerful nation, who better to blame then President Hoover. Hoover had supported African Americans and immigrants by denouncing the KKK, and he helped middle class American Soceity of the "Lost Generation" by cutting down taxes, it was not enough to save the country from his flawed foreign policy. The Depression had occured due to people spending money which was on credit, and all it took was ONE panic to set off a chain of stock market customers to withdraw their money from banks. Since banks did not have this type of money, many Americans lost their money, and set forth a Great Depression. Businesses lost money as well and were forced to make job cuts, it was said that almost 30 percent of the population was jobless. On a side note now in order to prevent such a catastrophe to occur again we now have the FDIC which guarantees $200,000 if the bank was to fail. This will prevent many people from losing all their money. During the time of President Roosevelt, many organizations popped up as per the New Deal plan. Organizations such as the WPA promoted construction work and gave many Americans jobs, the CCC and FERA also gave many jobless Americans jobs. Lastly President Roosevelt had weekly Fireside Chats in which he would talk to the American public and basically comfort them about there money and the economic condition of USA. The organizations helped lots in the "reconstruction" of economy in America, but the presence of a great leader and three time elected President Roosevelt helped, along with World War II, pulled America out of the Great Depression.
The economic impact of the GD did not have any class boundaries; it affected both rich and poor - the rich became poor and the poor became poorer. Families lost their entire savings, their jobs, occasionally their homes, and always their self-respect. There was no shame in being poor. Unemployment rates were at an all time high and government relief programs under the New Deal were designed to provide relief (direct relief & work relief), recovery measures in agriculture, banking, and industry, as well as reform measures to prevent conditions from recurring in the future.
The GD crossed all social classes and races. However minorities were especially struck hard. African Americans lost their jobs as tenant farmers because the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) payed farmers to not plant new crops. Mexican Americans were denied access to federal programs and many were deported.
Examples of New Deal programs products can still be seen today. The Bell Tower at N.C. State was completed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Many of these programs were models for today's economic stimulus package.
The Great Depression was the worst economic crash in the history of world. It completely changed the American social fabric. Everyone was affected by the Great Depression. Thousands of people lost their jobs along with their savings, their homes and their trust in the banking system. Americans did the best they could at conserving the little they had left. But before things got any better, they got worse. In the winter of 1932-1933 unemployment increased and many of the nations banks closed. The Great Depression soon led to the election of FDR who created the New Deal. The New Deal was designed to balance the budget but with short term deficits to help starvation, offer relief to farmers, avoided the tariff, regulation of utilities and provide recovery in banking and industry. Since so many Americans had lost their jobs the New Deal provided many new organizations like the CCC which gave work to unemployed and unmarried young men between the ages of 18-25. They built things like roads and bridges and were paid $30 a month and all but $5 was sent back home to their families. The CCC also provided education so the young men could graduate high school. The CCC gave young men a chance to help their families. The FERA was another program that was started to address the problem of human distress. The FERA was headed by Harry Hopkins. It gave direct cash payments to the unemployed and grants to states rather than loans. The WPA eventually replaced the FERA and managed federal works programs. Poor Americans and minorities were hit the hardest by the depression. The AAA caused 200,000 black tenant farmers to be displaced. The new organizations like the CCC allowed for African Americans, but they were segregated. Many of the programs created during the Great Depression are still around today. The Great Depression left a lasting affect on the United States by showing what can happen when the economy is not monitored.
The Great Depression had a huge impact on American society. Before the Depression, there was a very significant stratification of social classes. However, the Depression affected everyone, not just the poor. This changed and united American society as they were all experiencing the same or similar hardships. Countless people lost their homes and life savings as the banks crashed and were left with no jobs to support their families. Society was left virtually dependent upon the government to provide jobs as private companies could no longer afford to hire workers. This led to a much greater governmental involvement in people's lives and welfare especially with the creation of the WPA (Works Progress Admin.) that provided people with jobs and the first welfare acts. FDR's New Deal was instrumental in pulling the country out of the Depression as it not only worked to relieve the country's immediate distress but also to provide long lasting relief methods so such a horrific economic crisis would not occur again. The Great Depression really jolted the country back to reality. Beforehand in the 1920's speculation was rampant as people poured their money into the stockmarket and with the first credit cards people were spending huge amounts of money that they did not have and getting themselves deeply into debt. The shock of the Depression forced people to revert to frugal methods and really warned the country the of the consequences of overspeculation.
The Great Depression was terrible, and had a huge impact on the American social fabric during the 1930's. As stated already by Nina, before this time there were set social classes, but during the Great Depression all classes had to make sacrifices, and for the most part everyone was poor. This changed America's social fabric because for the first time everyone was experiencing the same hardships, even the previously rich. As banks crashed people took their money out of banks to attempt to avoid loosing their money, which caused more banks to crash. As more and more banks crashed people lost their entire life savings, and jobs of millions disappeared. Society became almost completely dependent upon government. The U.S. government soon started project groups like the CCC, and WPA to provide jobs for those in need. The CCC took young men and put them to work at camps that worked on land conservation. The CCC provided these young men with jobs that built them up physically, and provided the proper nutrition and education to make them healthy mentally as well. The young men who worked at the CCC were paid $30 a month, 5 of which they got to keep and send to their families. The WPA was another government group that provided jobs. The WPA was perhaps one of the most successful groups created by the government, as it helped employ over 5 million Americans and injected $10 billion dollars into the economy. The WPA employed people to work on construction projects to better the nations roads and buildings, it also created many recreational facilities across the country. The Great Depression was so harmful to the social fabric of America that if it weren't for groups such as the CCC and the WPA things may not have gotten better. The Great Depression showed Americans that they could not just buy things on credit and never pay for it.
Before the Great Depression life was glamorously gilded in the 1920's as over-extension of credit and new social trends lead to the irresponsible use finance by many Americans. As the stock market crashed and the economy fell into a depression society was changed. Now there was no money to be spent but too much to spend it on. The surplus of goods combined with the lack of means to purchase these goods lead to homeless and unemployed Americans. To ease the lives of Americans programs were established under FDR's presidency that welcomed the unemployed by creating jobs for men as well as giving them an education. Other programs aided those suffering from debt or farmers with surpluses. The Great Depression changed the relationship between the government and it's people binding the two and providing much more assistance to the American people.
The Great Depression is one of the most important events in US and global history because it not only affected America but also the rest of the world. The Great Depression changed the social fabric in America by making the US government majorly participate in welfare for the first time in its history. Hoover, before the Great Depression employed a system of Laissez-faire economics and had a hands off policy, but soon realized that with the depression the people needed help. The government in turn became very hands-on and formed groups like the WPA, CCC, and TVA to help citizens get back on their feet. Another important development, Social Security was created. This is a very progressive and government active idea and shows the new perspective the government and the people had about welfare at the time. The Great Depression also opened the nation's eyes to the instability of America's economy and money. The overspeculation and insecurity of money had to deterred. The Federal Reserve was thus created and had programs that ensured bank accounts so people would believe in banks again. EXTRA CREDIT:so I tried looking up the current tariff and found the government website for it and it's really hard to understand... so here's the link:http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm you can read it if you want..
The Great Depression's negative effects reached people of all classes, though they were easiest to see among the poor. Everyone had something in common, they weren't doing so well financially. During the 1920s, the number of babies born decreased dramatically. President Hoover's attempts at reviving the already plummeted economy were too few and came too late (although, the Hoover Dam is still standing.) FDR's election in 1932 brought hope to the people once more. FDR started improving the economy right away. First with the Emergency Banking Relief Act, and then with relief organizations such as the CCC, FERA, and CWA. The CCC provided jobs to young men in need of them. They made trails and were involved in various types of physical labor. FERA assisted people with disabilities. The CWA provided 4 million people with jobs. The GD forced our nation to come together. People were able to unite through their despair.
The Great Depression affected everyone in America greatly especially the lower class society. Though everyone lost money, the poor had barely any belongings left after the stock market crash. People were living on the streets, in tents and in other make-shift homes made of flimsy materials with barley anything to call their own. Like Faith said, the number of babies born decreased as well during the depression because the families did not have enough money to support a large household. The American people at this time tended to blame Hoover on all of these problems and came up with "Hooverisms", like "Hoovervilles", and "Hoover Sandwiches". The Farmers also had it hard. After World War I, there had been an over production of crops to send overseas and to keep at home. No one knew what to do with this extra food, when no one could afford it and were literally throwing it out and killing the livestock and wasting it. When FDR was elected, many programs were put into place like the AAA, that gave money to farmers so they would stop farming as well as the CCC which provided jobs for young men so that they could earn money for their families along with many other helpful programs.
The Great Depression crushed America when it least expected. You can never be ready for a disaster like this to occur and it hit America hard. On Black Tuesday, the stocks crashed and everyone’s lives changed. Everyone was so used to buying whatever they wanted when they wanted it, no matter if they had the money or not, which is one of the reasons why the market crashed, and now they couldn’t. People now lost all faith in the banks for most people lost all of their money since there had been no act at this point to reimburse their money. No one had money, and this led to companies having to cut back on employees because they couldn’t pay them, leading to jobless poor families. This Great Depression didn't only affect just one social class, it affected them all, no matter if you were poor or rich before the depression- you were a lot worse off after it occurred. The times of prosperity and joy were now gone as a horrible time appeared. Programs like CCC, WPA, and AAA were a few of the programs that FDR instigated to try and help America through this horrible time. The Great Depression was a horrible reality check to America showing them that they couldn’t have everything they want.
The great depression changed the social structure by using government intervention rather than big dominating business. The wealth was spread and the gap was closed as more jobs were offered and more taxes were imposed. Public works projects such as dams ended the monopoly of big electric companies and gave government control in regulation. Many alphabet committees such as the CCC, WPA, and AAA were attempts to offer employment to struggling Hoovervillians and got them back on their feet. From a racial perspective, the social fabric was also changed during this time. African-Americans push for equal rights was met with apathetic response from FDR's administration. Mexican-Americans were seen as a threat to jobs and many were deported. Native Americans saw their Dawes Act revoked and their rights restored.
The great depression shattered the social classes forcing all americans to work together. Before the 1930's, there was a huge gap between the high, middle, and low class. During the period before the great depression there was prosperity and economic growth where everyone were looking out for their own personal interest. During the 1930's, all the different classes gathered under the leadership of FDR and his influential cabinet because everyone had the same problems. Using the CCC, FDR was able to improve the country and maintain construction throughout the country and provide jobs for most american families. The WWI surplus of farm products was also resolved by Farmers working together through the AAA but still maintain a steady income. The 1930's was a difficult time for our country where all Americans had to work as one unit to persevere through the depression. As banks closed, people rushed the banks so FDR had a bank holiday to relieve the banks for 1 week from stress. FDR changed the policies of banks by setting insurance in banks of $5,000 for each individual investment which has now been raised to $250,000. During the great depression, America began to include other races into society by cancelling the dawes act and though segregated allowed African Americans into the CCC.
The Great Depression can be argued as the worst economic crisis our nation has ever faced. Everyone of every class was negatively affected by the Great Depression. Thousands of banks failed because no one trusted putting money into them after losing large amounts of their savings. By 1935, 13 million americans were unemployed. Homelessness also drastically increased and people began to start pitching tents in "Hoovervilles". Things like the Dust Bowl made the situation even worse by causing dust storms out west that made it impossible to farm. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1932 with hopes that he would bring drastic change to America's economic situation and bring an end to the depression. FDR set up numerous public works programs like FERA, WPA, CCC and AAA that benefitted the nation by improving and rebuilding things while also creating jobs. War Veterans who were promised money from the government for their service in WWI were angry because they hadn't recieved it. Thousands of these Veterans tented out in D.C. and when they refused to move, troops were sent in and many people were killed. FDR also set up a Social Security program to provide welfare for those unable to work. The Great Depression hit the US and its negative effects even spread internationally.
The Great Depression quickly tore down the spirits of the roaring twenties. The 1920s were full of hope and prosperity and the depression brought despair. As already stated, the poorer class and especially farmers were affected. The Dust Bowl was caused by overproduction and the suffocating winds only worsened the position of the farmers. Though the government tried to step in and pay farmers to decrease production that briefly helped the farmers, but even hurt the tenant farmers as farmers were no longer able to pay them. FDR's New Deal did help unemployment, but the unemployment rate was so high that the programs of the New Deal were not enough. Homelessness continued to increase and the standard of living continued to decrease. The Great Depression greatly affected the United States especially with regard to the social aspects of unemployment, and homelessness.
The Great Depression provided the country with the biggest obstacle it had faced as a nation undivided, and although it was a time of widespread despair and poverty previously unseen in this country, it became the result of huge advancements, economically and politically, for the government of the United States.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and desperate measures often lead to great change, sometimes for the better, other times for the worse. As it is such with any case, the Great Depression was no different. A result of the wave of consumerism that crashed through the 1920s, the Great Depression stemmed from several factors, which included the continued overproduction of crops and products and the lure of buying on credit and overspeculation.
In order to set the nation back onto a more stable path, Roosevelt was forced into action. It was one of those moments in history where any action was better than none, and so a wave of programs sprang up that were geared torwards providing jobs and bringing stability back to the country's economy. Such programs included the Emergency Banking Relief, the CCC, FERA, and CWA. While good things can't be said about all that was done with the intent to fix the country's economic woes, the majority of Roosevelt's implementations have provided our current generation with a model upon which we may be able to take guidance in our current economic situation.
America's economy was quickly building up to the worst day for America's economy ever, the stock market crash of 1929. It completely changed the economy. There were several causes of the depression, such as a deflation in asset and commodity prices, dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, which resulted in poverty and unemployment. People lost jobs and their money and not only that but they also lost faith in the banks. There were surpluses of products caused by the loss of ability for the consumers to buy these products. Roosevelt had no other option but to be put forth to help America recover. Programs were made such as the CCC, FERA, and others to help fix America from this crisis. The Great Depression greatly affected America by changing the relationship between the people and the government.
The Great Depression was a horrible occurrence in the world; America really suffered. When this time occurred there was a lost of jobs, crops, money, and hope for the American people. To begin, farmers overproduced crops making the soil dry causing the dust bowel until, the government began to pay them to not produce crops. When this happened many people died from breathing dust because it was so thick. Banks lost the trust of American people because they were skeptical of losing there money as they had previously. This is what caused people to hide money in random places as my Grandmother does. Unemployment rates increased dramatically this is why the government had to step in. Many of people in office did not want to do this because they were afraid that the American people would become to dependent on government assistant. This is why many of the government organizations tried to transfer the power to businesses. Many of the issues that occured in the Great Depression really hurt the relationship between the American people and government similar to what is occuring today.
The Great Depression had devastating effects on American society and societies across the globe. Income, trade, and profits all plunged. Farmers suffered as crop prices drastically decreased. As the market continued to collapse and the depression deepened, many lost most or all of their life savings. As Herbert Hoover entered the White House soon before, he was largely blamed. Everyone felt cheated and felt he was responsible, as he was the president at the time. People had little faith in the powers of government, and so a rift grew between the two. The essence of the roaring twenties had disappeared and had turned into a time of strife and turmoil.
The Great Depression affected and injured America's social fabric from many things going on. one such as farmers and some of the goverments attitudes. farmers were over producing many crops and not getting there moneys worth.the goverment aslo created the system of laisse faire where they wanted the country tot ake care of themselves and the goverment was going to stay out if it. but they also thought of others helping others.
it wasnt all bad neither they made special programs to help out others. such as the AAA. which helped farmers some what.
The great depression brought the country closer because social classes were basically gone. Prosperity and growth occurred before the Great Depression and during the 1930's, these classes fought for a common cause under FDR. The president started many organizations such as the CCC, NYA and the NIRA to give employment and wealth to struggling families. Farmers had also been producing a surplus of crops after WWI and the government ended up paying for them to get rid of or stop making surplus good through the AAA.
The Great Depression severly affected and injured America's social fabric from severe economic droughts and lack of trust towards capitalism, lack of jobs and homes, and even leading to desperation by the people. Firstly, because farmers overproduced crops, the land became extremely dry which started the dust bowl. It was reported that the dust was so thick that people actually died from just breathing in the dust. Secondly, the banks lost trust in people because they had previously 'lost' their money. People tried hard to stay away from the banks and started hiding money in random places which is actually happening today. This made banksloose money and people did not trust banks anymore. Clearly, as a result of the Great Depression, people lost jobs. The unemployment rate increased from 1.5 million to 12.8 million in just four short years. The Great Depression caused many problems for the US depressingly similar to the ones we are up against today.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression torn apart a country on the rise from the inside out. Internally, people lost faith in banks, which forced banks to go under, and they lost business and eventually collapsed. Externally, people lost jobs, which ended their flow of income, and forced people into blue collar labor jobs that were seasonal and usually forced these people to migrate. Also the crisis out in the midwest also provided for a serious problem for the drop in the production of crops. The Great Depression was B. A. D. bad!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt took public works programs, and a stronger federal government to help the country climb out of this hole. You had to strictly monitor the economy and put checks on it to keep it from getting out of hand. This allowed investors to gain confidence again, and start reinvesting what little money they had, and this led to the production of new markets that replaced closed ones and prosperity.
Publicly stating that the end of poverty was near was one of President Hoovers worst mistakes. Although he demonstrated progressive qualities such as reducing taxes, supporting african american rights, and being against the KKK, president Hoover's foreign policy was the downfall that led the United States to the great depression. After a period of shared great prosperity, the stock market lost 37% of its value in one day. This caused complete panic, and a nation-wide rush to the banks. However helpful they may have seemed, none of the attempts at recovery seemed to do anything to help the people calm down. The relief money sent out to people by the government was being stored away in mattresses, and jars across america. Everyone tried to conserve. The lack of money and jobs left americans with no alternative but to volunteer. Volunteer, and low paying camps became the back bone for rebuilding confidence. Organizations like the CCC, and FERA provided jobs for the unemployed and in turn, built many of the roads, high ways, and planted many trees still around today. Although the devastation of the great depression was, well, great, it truly gave americans the chance to prove themselves. Although times were tough, patriotism was high, and willingness to work for the country expanded.
ReplyDeleteAs Christian said the depression was B.A.D BAD. Everyone of the Great Depression time period, humanely wanted to place the blame onto someone, and therefore, since he was the President of the most powerful nation, who better to blame then President Hoover. Hoover had supported African Americans and immigrants by denouncing the KKK, and he helped middle class American Soceity of the "Lost Generation" by cutting down taxes, it was not enough to save the country from his flawed foreign policy. The Depression had occured due to people spending money which was on credit, and all it took was ONE panic to set off a chain of stock market customers to withdraw their money from banks. Since banks did not have this type of money, many Americans lost their money, and set forth a Great Depression. Businesses lost money as well and were forced to make job cuts, it was said that almost 30 percent of the population was jobless. On a side note now in order to prevent such a catastrophe to occur again we now have the FDIC which guarantees $200,000 if the bank was to fail. This will prevent many people from losing all their money. During the time of President Roosevelt, many organizations popped up as per the New Deal plan. Organizations such as the WPA promoted construction work and gave many Americans jobs, the CCC and FERA also gave many jobless Americans jobs. Lastly President Roosevelt had weekly Fireside Chats in which he would talk to the American public and basically comfort them about there money and the economic condition of USA. The organizations helped lots in the "reconstruction" of economy in America, but the presence of a great leader and three time elected President Roosevelt helped, along with World War II, pulled America out of the Great Depression.
ReplyDeleteThe economic impact of the GD did not have any class boundaries; it affected both rich and poor - the rich became poor and the poor became poorer. Families lost their entire savings, their jobs, occasionally their homes, and always their self-respect. There was no shame in being poor. Unemployment rates were at an all time high and government relief programs under the New Deal were designed to provide relief (direct relief & work relief), recovery measures in agriculture, banking, and industry, as well as reform measures to prevent conditions from recurring in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe GD crossed all social classes and races. However minorities were especially struck hard. African Americans lost their jobs as tenant farmers because the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) payed farmers to not plant new crops. Mexican Americans were denied access to federal programs and many were deported.
Examples of New Deal programs products can still be seen today. The Bell Tower at N.C. State was completed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Many of these programs were models for today's economic stimulus package.
The Great Depression was the worst economic crash in the history of world. It completely changed the American social fabric. Everyone was affected by the Great Depression. Thousands of people lost their jobs along with their savings, their homes and their trust in the banking system. Americans did the best they could at conserving the little they had left. But before things got any better, they got worse. In the winter of 1932-1933 unemployment increased and many of the nations banks closed. The Great Depression soon led to the election of FDR who created the New Deal. The New Deal was designed to balance the budget but with short term deficits to help starvation, offer relief to farmers, avoided the tariff, regulation of utilities and provide recovery in banking and industry. Since so many Americans had lost their jobs the New Deal provided many new organizations like the CCC which gave work to unemployed and unmarried young men between the ages of 18-25. They built things like roads and bridges and were paid $30 a month and all but $5 was sent back home to their families. The CCC also provided education so the young men could graduate high school. The CCC gave young men a chance to help their families. The FERA was another program that was started to address the problem of human distress. The FERA was headed by Harry Hopkins. It gave direct cash payments to the unemployed and grants to states rather than loans. The WPA eventually replaced the FERA and managed federal works programs. Poor Americans and minorities were hit the hardest by the depression. The AAA caused 200,000 black tenant farmers to be displaced. The new organizations like the CCC allowed for African Americans, but they were segregated. Many of the programs created during the Great Depression are still around today. The Great Depression left a lasting affect on the United States by showing what can happen when the economy is not monitored.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression had a huge impact on American society. Before the Depression, there was a very significant stratification of social classes. However, the Depression affected everyone, not just the poor. This changed and united American society as they were all experiencing the same or similar hardships. Countless people lost their homes and life savings as the banks crashed and were left with no jobs to support their families. Society was left virtually dependent upon the government to provide jobs as private companies could no longer afford to hire workers. This led to a much greater governmental involvement in people's lives and welfare especially with the creation of the WPA (Works Progress Admin.) that provided people with jobs and the first welfare acts.
ReplyDeleteFDR's New Deal was instrumental in pulling the country out of the Depression as it not only worked to relieve the country's immediate distress but also to provide long lasting relief methods so such a horrific economic crisis would not occur again.
The Great Depression really jolted the country back to reality. Beforehand in the 1920's speculation was rampant as people poured their money into the stockmarket and with the first credit cards people were spending huge amounts of money that they did not have and getting themselves deeply into debt. The shock of the Depression forced people to revert to frugal methods and really warned the country the of the consequences of overspeculation.
The Great Depression was terrible, and had a huge impact on the American social fabric during the 1930's. As stated already by Nina, before this time there were set social classes, but during the Great Depression all classes had to make sacrifices, and for the most part everyone was poor. This changed America's social fabric because for the first time everyone was experiencing the same hardships, even the previously rich. As banks crashed people took their money out of banks to attempt to avoid loosing their money, which caused more banks to crash. As more and more banks crashed people lost their entire life savings, and jobs of millions disappeared. Society became almost completely dependent upon government. The U.S. government soon started project groups like the CCC, and WPA to provide jobs for those in need. The CCC took young men and put them to work at camps that worked on land conservation. The CCC provided these young men with jobs that built them up physically, and provided the proper nutrition and education to make them healthy mentally as well. The young men who worked at the CCC were paid $30 a month, 5 of which they got to keep and send to their families. The WPA was another government group that provided jobs. The WPA was perhaps one of the most successful groups created by the government, as it helped employ over 5 million Americans and injected $10 billion dollars into the economy. The WPA employed people to work on construction projects to better the nations roads and buildings, it also created many recreational facilities across the country. The Great Depression was so harmful to the social fabric of America that if it weren't for groups such as the CCC and the WPA things may not have gotten better. The Great Depression showed Americans that they could not just buy things on credit and never pay for it.
ReplyDeleteBefore the Great Depression life was glamorously gilded in the 1920's as over-extension of credit and new social trends lead to the irresponsible use finance by many Americans. As the stock market crashed and the economy fell into a depression society was changed. Now there was no money to be spent but too much to spend it on. The surplus of goods combined with the lack of means to purchase these goods lead to homeless and unemployed Americans. To ease the lives of Americans programs were established under FDR's presidency that welcomed the unemployed by creating jobs for men as well as giving them an education. Other programs aided those suffering from debt or farmers with surpluses. The Great Depression changed the relationship between the government and it's people binding the two and providing much more assistance to the American people.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression is one of the most important events in US and global history because it not only affected America but also the rest of the world. The Great Depression changed the social fabric in America by making the US government majorly participate in welfare for the first time in its history. Hoover, before the Great Depression employed a system of Laissez-faire economics and had a hands off policy, but soon realized that with the depression the people needed help. The government in turn became very hands-on and formed groups like the WPA, CCC, and TVA to help citizens get back on their feet. Another important development, Social Security was created. This is a very progressive and government active idea and shows the new perspective the government and the people had about welfare at the time. The Great Depression also opened the nation's eyes to the instability of America's economy and money. The overspeculation and insecurity of money had to deterred. The Federal Reserve was thus created and had programs that ensured bank accounts so people would believe in banks again.
ReplyDeleteEXTRA CREDIT:so I tried looking up the current tariff and found the government website for it and it's really hard to understand... so here's the link:http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm
you can read it if you want..
The Great Depression's negative effects reached people of all classes, though they were easiest to see among the poor. Everyone had something in common, they weren't doing so well financially. During the 1920s, the number of babies born decreased dramatically. President Hoover's attempts at reviving the already plummeted economy were too few and came too late (although, the Hoover Dam is still standing.) FDR's election in 1932 brought hope to the people once more. FDR started improving the economy right away. First with the Emergency Banking Relief Act, and then with relief organizations such as the CCC, FERA, and CWA. The CCC provided jobs to young men in need of them. They made trails and were involved in various types of physical labor. FERA assisted people with disabilities. The CWA provided 4 million people with jobs. The GD forced our nation to come together. People were able to unite through their despair.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression affected everyone in America greatly especially the lower class society. Though everyone lost money, the poor had barely any belongings left after the stock market crash. People were living on the streets, in tents and in other make-shift homes made of flimsy materials with barley anything to call their own. Like Faith said, the number of babies born decreased as well during the depression because the families did not have enough money to support a large household. The American people at this time tended to blame Hoover on all of these problems and came up with "Hooverisms", like "Hoovervilles", and "Hoover Sandwiches".
ReplyDeleteThe Farmers also had it hard. After World War I, there had been an over production of crops to send overseas and to keep at home. No one knew what to do with this extra food, when no one could afford it and were literally throwing it out and killing the livestock and wasting it.
When FDR was elected, many programs were put into place like the AAA, that gave money to farmers so they would stop farming as well as the CCC which provided jobs for young men so that they could earn money for their families along with many other helpful programs.
The Great Depression crushed America when it least expected. You can never be ready for a disaster like this to occur and it hit America hard. On Black Tuesday, the stocks crashed and everyone’s lives changed. Everyone was so used to buying whatever they wanted when they wanted it, no matter if they had the money or not, which is one of the reasons why the market crashed, and now they couldn’t. People now lost all faith in the banks for most people lost all of their money since there had been no act at this point to reimburse their money. No one had money, and this led to companies having to cut back on employees because they couldn’t pay them, leading to jobless poor families. This Great Depression didn't only affect just one social class, it affected them all, no matter if you were poor or rich before the depression- you were a lot worse off after it occurred. The times of prosperity and joy were now gone as a horrible time appeared. Programs like CCC, WPA, and AAA were a few of the programs that FDR instigated to try and help America through this horrible time. The Great Depression was a horrible reality check to America showing them that they couldn’t have everything they want.
ReplyDeleteThe great depression changed the social structure by using government intervention rather than big dominating business. The wealth was spread and the gap was closed as more jobs were offered and more taxes were imposed. Public works projects such as dams ended the monopoly of big electric companies and gave government control in regulation. Many alphabet committees such as the CCC, WPA, and AAA were attempts to offer employment to struggling Hoovervillians and got them back on their feet.
ReplyDeleteFrom a racial perspective, the social fabric was also changed during this time. African-Americans push for equal rights was met with apathetic response from FDR's administration. Mexican-Americans were seen as a threat to jobs and many were deported. Native Americans saw their Dawes Act revoked and their rights restored.
The great depression shattered the social classes forcing all americans to work together. Before the 1930's, there was a huge gap between the high, middle, and low class. During the period before the great depression there was prosperity and economic growth where everyone were looking out for their own personal interest. During the 1930's, all the different classes gathered under the leadership of FDR and his influential cabinet because everyone had the same problems. Using the CCC, FDR was able to improve the country and maintain construction throughout the country and provide jobs for most american families. The WWI surplus of farm products was also resolved by Farmers working together through the AAA but still maintain a steady income. The 1930's was a difficult time for our country where all Americans had to work as one unit to persevere through the depression. As banks closed, people rushed the banks so FDR had a bank holiday to relieve the banks for 1 week from stress. FDR changed the policies of banks by setting insurance in banks of $5,000 for each individual investment which has now been raised to $250,000. During the great depression, America began to include other races into society by cancelling the dawes act and though segregated allowed African Americans into the CCC.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression can be argued as the worst economic crisis our nation has ever faced. Everyone of every class was negatively affected by the Great Depression. Thousands of banks failed because no one trusted putting money into them after losing large amounts of their savings. By 1935, 13 million americans were unemployed. Homelessness also drastically increased and people began to start pitching tents in "Hoovervilles". Things like the Dust Bowl made the situation even worse by causing dust storms out west that made it impossible to farm. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1932 with hopes that he would bring drastic change to America's economic situation and bring an end to the depression. FDR set up numerous public works programs like FERA, WPA, CCC and AAA that benefitted the nation by improving and rebuilding things while also creating jobs. War Veterans who were promised money from the government for their service in WWI were angry because they hadn't recieved it. Thousands of these Veterans tented out in D.C. and when they refused to move, troops were sent in and many people were killed. FDR also set up a Social Security program to provide welfare for those unable to work. The Great Depression hit the US and its negative effects even spread internationally.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression quickly tore down the spirits of the roaring twenties. The 1920s were full of hope and prosperity and the depression brought despair. As already stated, the poorer class and especially farmers were affected. The Dust Bowl was caused by overproduction and the suffocating winds only worsened the position of the farmers. Though the government tried to step in and pay farmers to decrease production that briefly helped the farmers, but even hurt the tenant farmers as farmers were no longer able to pay them. FDR's New Deal did help unemployment, but the unemployment rate was so high that the programs of the New Deal were not enough. Homelessness continued to increase and the standard of living continued to decrease. The Great Depression greatly affected the United States especially with regard to the social aspects of unemployment, and homelessness.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression provided the country with the biggest obstacle it had faced as a nation undivided, and although it was a time of widespread despair and poverty previously unseen in this country, it became the result of huge advancements, economically and politically, for the government of the United States.
ReplyDeleteDesperate times call for desperate measures, and desperate measures often lead to great change, sometimes for the better, other times for the worse. As it is such with any case, the Great Depression was no different. A result of the wave of consumerism that crashed through the 1920s, the Great Depression stemmed from several factors, which included the continued overproduction of crops and products and the lure of buying on credit and overspeculation.
In order to set the nation back onto a more stable path, Roosevelt was forced into action. It was one of those moments in history where any action was better than none, and so a wave of programs sprang up that were geared torwards providing jobs and bringing stability back to the country's economy. Such programs included the Emergency Banking Relief, the CCC, FERA, and CWA. While good things can't be said about all that was done with the intent to fix the country's economic woes, the majority of Roosevelt's implementations have provided our current generation with a model upon which we may be able to take guidance in our current economic situation.
America's economy was quickly building up to the worst day for America's economy ever, the stock market crash of 1929. It completely changed the economy. There were several causes of the depression, such as a deflation in asset and commodity prices, dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, which resulted in poverty and unemployment. People lost jobs and their money and not only that but they also lost faith in the banks. There were surpluses of products caused by the loss of ability for the consumers to buy these products. Roosevelt had no other option but to be put forth to help America recover. Programs were made such as the CCC, FERA, and others to help fix America from this crisis. The Great Depression greatly affected America by changing the relationship between the people and the government.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression was a horrible occurrence in the world; America really suffered. When this time occurred there was a lost of jobs, crops, money, and hope for the American people. To begin, farmers overproduced crops making the soil dry causing the dust bowel until, the government began to pay them to not produce crops. When this happened many people died from breathing dust because it was so thick. Banks lost the trust of American people because they were skeptical of losing there money as they had previously. This is what caused people to hide money in random places as my Grandmother does. Unemployment rates increased dramatically this is why the government had to step in. Many of people in office did not want to do this because they were afraid that the American people would become to dependent on government assistant. This is why many of the government organizations tried to transfer the power to businesses. Many of the issues that occured in the Great Depression really hurt the relationship between the American people and government similar to what is occuring today.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression had devastating effects on American society and societies across the globe. Income, trade, and profits all plunged. Farmers suffered as crop prices drastically decreased. As the market continued to collapse and the depression deepened, many lost most or all of their life savings. As Herbert Hoover entered the White House soon before, he was largely blamed. Everyone felt cheated and felt he was responsible, as he was the president at the time. People had little faith in the powers of government, and so a rift grew between the two. The essence of the roaring twenties had disappeared and had turned into a time of strife and turmoil.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Depression affected and injured America's social fabric from many things going on. one such as farmers and some of the goverments attitudes. farmers were over producing many crops and not getting there moneys worth.the goverment aslo created the system of laisse faire where they wanted the country tot ake care of themselves and the goverment was going to stay out if it. but they also thought of others helping others.
ReplyDeleteit wasnt all bad neither they made special programs to help out others. such as the AAA. which helped farmers some what.
The great depression brought the country closer because social classes were basically gone. Prosperity and growth occurred before the Great Depression and during the 1930's, these classes fought for a common cause under FDR. The president started many organizations such as the CCC, NYA and the NIRA to give employment and wealth to struggling families. Farmers had also been producing a surplus of crops after WWI and the government ended up paying for them to get rid of or stop making surplus good through the AAA.
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