Chapter 14: The Great Depression Begins WebQuest Name: ____________________________
Mrs. Jankowski Period: ______________
Objectives: Students will be able to identify the causes and effects of the Great Depression. Students will be able to evaluate how the Depression affected Americans.
Procedure: Go to www.classzone.com and follow the American History link to our book (Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st century). Click on Chapter 14 and then to Chapter Links page. Follow the links to answer the questions.
Wall Street Crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/usa/walldepressionrev1.shtml
1. (Page 1) What were Hoovervilles?
2. (Page 2) List four causes of the Great Depression:
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3. (Page 3) List four effects of the Great Depression:
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Poverty in the 1920s
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/coolhtml/ccpres07.html
4. Some groups did not participate in the consumer economy of the 1920s. How did the 1920s affect farmers and immigrants?
The Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/legacy/
5. What was the Great Plow up?
6. What happened in the Dirty ‘30s?
7. Click on the Photo Gallery. Choose 3 photos, list the photographer and describe the images in the photograph.
Herbert Hoover: The Basics (follow the Hoover Summary link, then use the Table of Contents)
http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/HooverLibrary/GeneralMaterials/Hoover-basics.html
8. Click on Part 5: (Inevitable Candidate) List two accomplishments of Hoover’s Administration.
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9. Part 6: (War on a thousand Fronts) What did Hoover blame the Great Depression on?
Herbert Hoover: The 31st President 1929-1933
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/herberthoover/
10. After the crash, what programs did Hoover present to Congress?
11. According to Hoover, whose responsibility was it to care for people?
Outside Websites: Go to these websites and answer the questions.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/dustbowl-great-depression/
12. What was the percentage of business gains in the 1920s? How much did workers gain?
13. During the Great Depression, how many workers were unemployed?
14. Herbert Hoover’s underestimated the seriousness of the depression when he said, “ it is a _______________________________________________________________________.”
15. Why didn’t Hoover offer direct relief?
16. How did FDR attack the Depression?
17. How did the Depression and the New Deal affect the relationship between Americans and government?
http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/estockmktcrash.htm
18. What is a share?
19. What effects did the stock market crash have on the economy?
20. What did FDR do to prevent similar disasters?