How did Hoover’s belief in “rugged individualism” shape his policies during the Great Depression? Think About:
• what his belief implies about his view of people
• how that translates into the role of government
• Hoover’s policies
Hoover's belief in "riugged individualsim" shaped his polices during the Great Depression greatly. He belived that the if he gave the Americans the tools they need to make it through the great depression but not tell them what to do that they would figure it out. He belived that the role of the government was not to force people to do things but to help them, he wanted to make sure that they could make it themselves and help themselves in a time of tragidy. He didnt want to give handouts or chairity to the people because he belived it would weaken thier "moral fiber" and weaken thier self respects.
Showing posts with label Chapter 22. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chapter 22. Show all posts
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Chapter 22, sec.1, Critical Thinking #4
Judging from the events of the late 1920s and early 1930s, how important do you think public confidence is to the health of the economy? Explain. Think About:
• what happened when overconfidence in the stock market led people to speculate and buy on margin
• how confidence affects consumer borrowing
Public confidence is unhealthy to the economy. This is beacuse in the 1920s and the 1930s people became to confidant in the system and when the stock market crashed, it ended up in the great depression. People were too overconfidante in the stock market and put large amounts of money in it, and when they made a profit, didnt sell because they wanted more money, and thought they would get it because the economy was constantly going up. People started to buy on margin in stocks, which ment that they could by a stock for a certain price and pay the rest later. When the stock market crashed many people did not have the money to pay it back. People also started to depend on credit to buy things. Americans brought mostly everything on credit, some which they could not afford, and when the depression hit they had no way on order to pay these debts.
• what happened when overconfidence in the stock market led people to speculate and buy on margin
• how confidence affects consumer borrowing
Public confidence is unhealthy to the economy. This is beacuse in the 1920s and the 1930s people became to confidant in the system and when the stock market crashed, it ended up in the great depression. People were too overconfidante in the stock market and put large amounts of money in it, and when they made a profit, didnt sell because they wanted more money, and thought they would get it because the economy was constantly going up. People started to buy on margin in stocks, which ment that they could by a stock for a certain price and pay the rest later. When the stock market crashed many people did not have the money to pay it back. People also started to depend on credit to buy things. Americans brought mostly everything on credit, some which they could not afford, and when the depression hit they had no way on order to pay these debts.
Chapter 22, sec.2, Critical Thinking #3
How was what happened to men during the Great Depression different from what happened to women? children? Think About:
• each group’s role in their families
• the changes each group had to make
• what help was available to them
There were many different things happening to men, women and children during the Great Depression. During this time period men were the head of the household and had the largest input on the families money. When men were being layed off men had to go out everyday searching for a job or living in the streets trying to find a way to support his family. If he didn't have a family he traveled alone on train cars hoping to escape his problem and find a job else where, which never really happened because jobs were so scarce. Women were making less money then men were if they had a job and if they did not their main role was to raise the children and keep the house. During the great depression women who were neighbors worked together in order to save money. They managed budgets, sewed clothes, and canned food. Less jobs were available to women during the depression to men, some cities even refused to hire married women as schoolteachers. Children suffered a lot during the depression. Many schools shut down and many children ended up working or traveling freight trains. Those who ended up working were stuck in sweatshops. Also child welfare programs were rid. Children also had lots of diseases because of poor health.
• each group’s role in their families
• the changes each group had to make
• what help was available to them
There were many different things happening to men, women and children during the Great Depression. During this time period men were the head of the household and had the largest input on the families money. When men were being layed off men had to go out everyday searching for a job or living in the streets trying to find a way to support his family. If he didn't have a family he traveled alone on train cars hoping to escape his problem and find a job else where, which never really happened because jobs were so scarce. Women were making less money then men were if they had a job and if they did not their main role was to raise the children and keep the house. During the great depression women who were neighbors worked together in order to save money. They managed budgets, sewed clothes, and canned food. Less jobs were available to women during the depression to men, some cities even refused to hire married women as schoolteachers. Children suffered a lot during the depression. Many schools shut down and many children ended up working or traveling freight trains. Those who ended up working were stuck in sweatshops. Also child welfare programs were rid. Children also had lots of diseases because of poor health.
Chapter 22, sec.2, Critical Thinking #4
How did Dust Bowl conditions in the Great Plains affect the entire country?
The Dust Bowl conditions effected the entire country in many ways. Many farmers land and homes were covered in dirt and dust, so they had to leave them behind and thousands of farmers and sharecropers moved to california and Oklahoma in order to get away from the dust. There were deaths from inhaling the dust, the majority of these deaths were babbies and older people. The dust was created from farmers plowing up prairie lands. The dust ended up traveling hundreds of miles and it ended up hitting the East Coast.
The Dust Bowl conditions effected the entire country in many ways. Many farmers land and homes were covered in dirt and dust, so they had to leave them behind and thousands of farmers and sharecropers moved to california and Oklahoma in order to get away from the dust. There were deaths from inhaling the dust, the majority of these deaths were babbies and older people. The dust was created from farmers plowing up prairie lands. The dust ended up traveling hundreds of miles and it ended up hitting the East Coast.
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