Module 5 US History

Module 5 Overview
The Great Depression and New Deal

5.00 Module Index
Textbook pages:

*You will be expected to view the movie “The Grapes of Wrath” as part of this Module. Be looking for a copy of this movie. Most major video rental stores (Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, etc.) carry this classic.

MODULE INDEX – Module 5

Module	Title	Minutes to Complete	Points	Time it Took	Date of Submission	Number of Teacher Contacts
5.00	Module Overview	90 minutes	150
5.01	Cracks in the American Economy	60 minutes	100
5.02	The Stock Market Crash	60 minutes	100
5.03	Economic Indicators – Graphing Activity	120 minutes	200
5.04	Dust Bowl and “The Grapes of Wrath”	180 minutes	300
5.05	The New Deal – America Struggles to Recover with Alphabet Soup	180 minutes	300
5.06	New Deal Jeopardy	60 minutes	100
5.07	Module Test	60 minutes

5.00 – Module Overview

GUIDING QUESTIONS

1. What were all of the factors that lead to the Great Depression?

2. Why did the stock market become unstable during this time?

3. What happened during the time known as the Great Depression?

4. How did the New Deal program help bring the nation out of the Great Depression? Who were the people against the New Deal and why?

DISCUSSION:

From twenty stories up, a dapper young Wall Street businessman peers over the edge and reflects on the events that have brought him to this point. It seems like only yesterday he had it all…

A shiny black Model T, a snappy new suit, rounds for friends at the local speakeasy, and the lingering aroma of a flapper’s perfume, all afforded by his keen ability to turn a quick profit in the stock market. Sure, he was using other people’s money, but wasn’t everyone getting rich?

He never could have guessed that it would end so quickly. The stock market crashed and he was ruined. He can’t see himself homeless, in bread lines, and fighting for a spot to sell apples on the street corner. He could apply for a coveted public works job out west, but there were no guarantees.

“Clean Plates”

My Grandfather's family lived on a sustainable farm in Colorado in the early 1930's. When the bad weather and dry times came that ruined the farmers, The Foley's tried to hold on for a long time. Grandfather told me how my great-grandmother cooked only enough food to put one helping on each persons plate, food for 6 children and two adults, and no more. If you didn't get to the table, you really might not eat! Also, when she used part of an egg in a recipe, she put the other part in a cup, sprinkled it with a tiny bit of sugar, and gave it to the nearest child to drink. Nothing of nutritional value would go to waste. Finally, hard times really came and my grandfather witnessed the home, the farm, the livestock, almost every piece of their furniture, beds, dressers, chairs and tables, the contents of their household and their lives, be auctioned. What they had left were clothes and what furniture they could save crammed in the back of a wagon. They took this wagon to Missouri. Grandfather never forgot the trip and only spoke once to me of the auction. And naturally, every child at Grandfather's table had to clean their plates before they left the table. No food would go to waste, nothing was going in his kitchen garbage can.

Abigail
Memphis, TN

TIME PERIOD: 1929-1940

TIMELINE:

From Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0902416.html

http://www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html

Digital History Timeline - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/timeline/timeline.cfm

Assignment

Download Module Study Guide for Module 5. Familiarize yourself with the terms and historical persons contained within this document.
Type out the vocabulary term definitions and write two sentences about each person. You can use your history book for this activity or find these definitions and people on the Web. Make sure to answer the essay questions which constitutes 25% of your grade on this assignment.
Go to the Assignment Area and ‘click’ on ‘View/Complete Assignment 5.00 Module Overview’. Attach your complete study guide and click ‘submit’.