Tough times This is a time that will define America for the 20th century The 1920’s were a boom Everyone was getting rich America was getting too carried away with riches Credit is the problem and there is no saving Like today!
Stock market crash 1929 America almost collapses within The problem was with the banks People started taking all their money out Again, like today!
US confidence The United States has lost confidence in the banks Unemployment goes up to 12% Many lost their homes
The Hoover Dam The US reacted by huge building projects Publicly supported and privately built This helped create jobs and energy Finished in 1936
The United States is a story about overcoming adversity and succeeding even in hard times
Las Vegas Created near the Hoover Dam Many workers would go there to get some relaxation and fun The Hoover Dam supplies water to Las Vegas even today
Environmental disaster 1934 Dust storms across the country They affect New York, Boston and the whole East Coast They started in Oklahoma and Texas Plowing and poor farming caused the dirt to be no good Also, a drought (no water) caused the great dust cloud
The Dust Bowl Out west, there is now no water and just dust The dust cloud grows and covers the mid west Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, etc… This destroyed the lives of so many living on farms out west
Moving East After the dust bowl Many are leaving and heading to the East Some families stay yet have very little
Radios are now becoming more common Now, the whole country can stay connected by radio News, weather, sports, etc…
Mt. Rushmore 1927 American built monument honoring four famous presidents Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt The world’s largest monument Called “the American Pyramids” Dynamite was used to blast the rock
Unemployment The 1930’s saw the most unemployment in the history of the US 12% unemployment in the 1930s Today, there is around 7% which is still high Most years, unemployment is about 4-5% Only World War 2 would bring the US out of the depression
Germany is growing and expanding The Nazi party has taken over and is helping Germany succeed Hitler comes to power Hitler hates America- he said America’s weakness was that they freed their slaves The world will go to war at the end of the 1930’s America will not enter the war at first…
A war the end all wars As the 1930’s end, the world is at war The fight is one of ideas: 1. The fascism and Nazism of Germany and Italy 2. The capitalism and democracy of the United States and Britain
World War 2 A turning point for the whole world, not just the United States Next time…
