Crash Depression :) Flashcards
What are the four causes of the Depression?
The four causes of the Depression were uneven prosperity, personal debt, playing the stock market, and too many goods and too little demand.
How were families affected by the Depression?
Families were affected by the Depression by it making problems already present in the families much worse. Many families didn’t have money to feed their children and many families put off giving birth altogether. The marriage rate also slumped and the number of divorces increased.
How many Latin American Governments were overthrown by the victims of the Depression? Could this happen to the United States? In the 1920s, Americans feared their government could be overthrown…what was this called?
Seven Latin American Governments were overthrown by the victims of the Depression. This could not happen to the United States. This fear was called the invisible scar.
Who did Americans blame for the depression? Explain Why?
Americans blamed themselves for the depression because they felt shame, doubt, and pessimism. Their mindset was, “If we hadn’t bought…” We bought too many things on credit or installment buying and then couldn’t pay for them.
How many marriages were postponed? Why?
800,000 marriages were postponed because they were stressed about not having enough money and a “poor man’s divorce” became much more popular. The man’s role in society is to provide for the women and they couldn’t do that during the depression.
How did the Depression affect Men?
The Depression affected men by making them feel like failures because of America’s previous culture. That culture had stressed male reliance and male-bred winning, but the average man couldn’t help with the problems they were facing. They become depressed and mental illness becomes common for them.
Between 1929 and 1933 living costs dropped almost 25 percent, but family incomes tumbled by 40 percent, how did families adjust to the depression? Find 5 examples how families adjusted to the depression.
Families took in relatives and boarders.
Families substituted less expensive fish for red mean or dropped mean from their menus altogether.
Many families stopped going to church.
Many families started a garden to grow food because it was a cheaper option, canned food, and conserved more food.
They started to spend their time more indoors doing things like reading, listening to the radio, going to the movies, instead of doing things outdoors like playing tennis, swimming or boating.
Women made their own clothes.
Resharpen their old razors.
What kind of problems did women face during the depression?
Married women who sought employment faced challenges due to society’s belief at the time that married women belonged at home which made it very difficult to get a job.
Why was school attendance high during this time?
School attendance was high during this time because extending schooling kept children out of the labor force and it was easier on many parents for their children to be at school, and the kids were guaranteed a free meal (food).
Between 1929 and 1932 on average, how many people lost their jobs every week until ___ million were jobless? What ratio couldn’t find work at all?
100,000 13 1/4
When it comes to recreation to get your minds away from the Great Depression, what activities did we play?
Instead of outdoor activities like tennis, swimming, and boating, we spent our times indoors doing things like reading, listening to the radio, going to the movies, playing board games, and having dance marathons.
How many families owned a radio and how much did it cost?
9 out of 10 families owned a radio and the cost of one dropped from $100 in 1929 to $50 by the mid-1930s.
Days of Our Lives and General Hospital are known as soap operas….explain how did they have the title soap opera?
They had the title soap operas because they were sponsored by soap companies aimed at women with stories of the personal struggles of ordinary folk. Soap operas were directed at females because men were usually working away from home.
First talking motion picture…first motion picture with color?
The first talking motion picture was in 1927, The Jazz Singer and the first motion picture with color was in 1935 and it was Becky Sharp.
How would individuals try to protect themselves from the Dust Bowl?
Individuals would try to protect themselves from the Dust Bowl by wearing gauze masks, swabbing their nostrils with vaseline, and covered their windows with paraffin-soaked rags.
