Chapter 22 -The Great Depression Begins– (1928-1932)
Textbook Study Guide
Section 22-1 The Nation’s Sick Economy
1. Read Section.
2. Vocabulary:
stagnant
speculation
Dow Jones Industrial average
bull & bear market
buying on margin
frantically
tailspin
shrewd
3. Identify: People to Know
1928 Election Calvin Coolidge
Black Tuesday Herbert Hoover
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act Alfred E. Smith
Joseph P. Kennedy
4. Answer:
A. Do Guided Reading 21-1.
B. Analyze the Political Cartoon on p. 673.
C. Analyze the 4 graphs in Depression Indicators on p.676.
Section 22-2 Hardship and Suffering During the Depression
1. Read Section.
2. Vocabulary:
to evict
shantytown
soup kitchen/ breadline
foreclosure
direct relief
stigma
3. Identify: (Define and explain the significance/IMPACT of) People to Know
(def only)
Dust Bowl
4. Answer.
A. Do Guided Reading 22-2
B. Looking at the map on p. 680, which states were most affected by the Dust Bowl? Why do you think many farmers of the region such as the Okies chose to travel west?
Section 22-3 Hoover Struggles with the Depression
1. Read Section.
2. Vocabulary
business cycle
rugged individualism
recession vs. depression
3. Identify: (Define and explain the significance/IMPACT of) People to Know
Boulder Dam Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hooverville
Election of 1932
Bonus Army
4. Answer:
A. Do Guided Reading 22-3
B. Is it fair to blame the Depression on Hoover? Why or why not?