Family and Structure
Why did some children runaway from home, and how did most children travel?
Their parents did not and/or could not support them
By train
What type of storm did families have to deal with in the southern plains region, and what is the name of the storm that occurred in the 1930's?
The dust storm
The dust bowl
Which social class suffered the most, and which class was still superior?
Low Class
High Class
Who typically left home to find work or a better job?
Men
Teens
Hoovervilles
What happened to Marriage, Divorce, and Birthrates? Why?
They declined
Marriage- everyone was too depressed for l0vE
Divorce- no money to pay for lawyers
Birthrates- everyone was too depressed for "reproducing"
What hit from Texas to the Dakotas?
How many people did Oklahoma lose in its 1930 population due to migration?
Severe Droughts
440,000
From what ages did many kids leave school. Why?
Why did schools close?
7-17, because they needed to go find a job.
Due to the lack of money it had to stay open.
Before the Great Depression, what did Americans mainly do to pastime?
What closed in the year 1929?
Going to the movies
Cinemas
What did many families strive for and how?
Self-Sufficiency
By keeping small kitchen gardens with vegetables and herbs
"The national suicide rate rose at the all-time high in ____?"
"Some ___ deserted their families of embarrassment or frustration and this was called "_____ _____ _______."
1933
Men
Poor Man's Divorce
"An estimate of ___ _______ men and women became traveling as what you call '_____ or ____'."
Two Million
Hobos or Bums
"___ ___ ________ which were paid for out of _____ on those who still had an income."
New Deal Program
Taxes
"Many people couldn't afford to buy their own _______..." "Companies took advantage of that by making _______ and printed ____."
Clothes
Colorful
Bags
"Neighbors got together to play _____, and board games such as ________ and ________..."
Cards
Scrabble and Monopoly
What major necessity major families lost? (specific answer)
Why?
What was one solution families did? (specific answer)
Two or more families crowded together.
Based on the presentation...
What were the two reasons Teens left home?
What were are two names for the way they traveled?
Where did they mostly camp?
They thought they were a burden and for fun
"Railroads" "Riding the rails"
Hoovervilles
Homosexuality not decriminalised until what year?
Where did the gay culture thrive, and what did the period historians call it?
1952
Chicago and "Pansy Craze"
What was designed as a way to help workers?
What did it establish?
National Recovery Administration Code
A minimum wage for workers as well as a maximum amount of hours they can work.
How much did Detroit's Thrift Garden do?
Residents were able to grow food as well as receive food.
Provided food for about 20,000 people.
Based off the presentation...
In 1933, the average family income had dropped by how many dollars?
What was the average family income in 1929?
$1,500
$2,300
The natural disaster that caused many families to move was due to what?
Where did people from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas go?
By how much did the number of children entering custodial institutions increase by.
Many years of agricultural mismanagement.
California
50%
Why did the upper class get mad?
Who were they mainly mad at?
Why?
Because they had to pay for the "programs" and were viewed as handouts.
President Roosevelt
He ignored the upper class and their needs/wants.
Who was blamed for not providing the needs of Americans?
What two things did families who lived in these areas lose ?
What were they desperate for?
Herbert Hoover
Jobs and Savings
Home/Shelter
Based off the presentation previously shown, what were three things mentioned before the Great Depression in the 1920's?
Credit was introduced
New Technology
Need for Luxury