BELLWORK 1. List three ways African Americans were negatively

impacted by the Great Depression.2. What programs/agencies actually helped African

Americans during the Great Depression? How?3. How were the rights of Latinos limited during the

Great Depression?4. List three ways women were impacted by the Great

Depression.5. THINKER: As the election of 1932 approached, what

do you think Americans looked for in a presidential candidate? Be specific!

Election of 1932Two completely different men with two completely different

ideas

Hoover’s popularity as President was decreasing just as fast as the economy…….

When he was elected in 1928, he was extremely popular, optimistic, and confident.• “The United States is nearer to the final

triumph over poverty than ever before in history”

A few months later the stock market crashed• “We have now passed the worst, and shall

rapidly recover” The economy will fix itself

President Hoover and the Depression

President Hoover and the Depression

Depression deepens: 1929: 23,000 businesses fail 1932: 32,000 businesses fail Average income in 1929: $2,300 Average income in 1932: $1,600 Unemployment in 1929: 5% Unemployment in 1932: 25% Farmers feel the worst effects of the Great

Depression: no government aide, no money to farm, no one is buying crops, dust storms ruin fields.

Seattle’s Hooverville Seattle’s Hooverville

was the biggest, and longest lasting in the nation.

Stood for ten years: 1931-1941

Covered nine acres Housed 1,200 people Claimed its own

community government; unofficial mayor

Hoover’s Main Downfall In 1932, 20,000 jobless WWI veterans

protested in Washington, D.C. Called themselves the Bonus Army Demanded immediate payment of a pension

bonus that was promised. Things got violent so General Douglas

MacArthur used guns, tanks, and tear gas to fight off the protestors.

Hoover took responsibility for MacArthur’s actions

THE ELECTION OF 1932 President Herbert Hoover Governor Franklin Delano

Roosevelt

VS

Ideas on GovernmentHERBERT HOOVER FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT

Minimal government action

“The key to recovery was confidence”

State and local governments should handle relief

Start with prosperity at the top foster economic growth

Expand government roles

Federal government should handle relief

Unemployment commission and relief administration

Startled by uneven prosperity help the lower classes first

CampaigningHERBERT HOOVER FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT

“Brother Can you Spare a Dime?”

Once I built a railroad I made it run Made it race against

time.Once I built a railroadNow it’s doneBrother, Can you Spare a Dime?

“Happy Days are here Again!”

Happy days are here again,The skies above are clear againLet us sing a song of cheer again –Happy days are here again.

“This Campaign is more than a contest between two men. . . . It is a contest between two philosophies of government.”

-President Hoover, 1932

Electoral Votes

Roosevelt: 472

Hoover: 59

Hoover won six states, and FDR won by a huge margin of 7 million

popular votes.

Fireside Chats

Roosevelt’s New Deal To learn about Roosevelt’s New Deal policies,

read pgs. 195-199 and take notes on the 3 R’s of FDR’s New Deal:

Relief (Immediate response to bring stability) Recovery (Improvements made to the

economic system to stimulate growth) Reform (Programs implemented to stop a

future economic downturn)