Cycles of Economy.

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Cycles of Economy

Prosperity - Boom A period of economic growth Low levels of unemployment – shortages of workers mean high wages High levels of consumer borrowing and spending Firms working at full capacity Profit levels high

Recession - Downturn Firms decrease production and reduce stocks Unemployment rises Investment falls Firms suffer from falling profits

Depression - Bust High levels of unemployment Low levels of investment Reduced spending by consumers

Recovery - Upturn Consumer confidence grows – leading to increased borrowing and spending Firms increase output – build up stock levels Investment occurs Unemployment falls – it may take more than a year of recovery for large changes in unemployment levels

In Your Opinion Make a connection to today’s economy. Where do you think the United States economy is in the cycle and why?

THE GREAT DEPRESSION BEGINS Photos by photographer Dorothea Lange

THE NATION’S SICK ECONOMY As the 1920s advanced, serious problems threatened the economy while Important industries struggled, including: Agriculture Railroads Textiles Steel Mining Lumber Automobiles Housing Consumer goods

FARMERS STRUGGLE No industry suffered as much as agriculture During World War I European demand for American crops soared After the war demand plummeted Farmers increased production sending prices further downward Photo by Dorothea Lange

CONSUMER SPENDING DOWN By the late 1920s, American consumers were buying less Rising prices, stagnant wages and overbuying on credit were to blame Most people did not have the money to buy the flood of goods factories produced

Photo by Dorothea Lange GAP BETWEEN RICH & POOR The gap between rich and poor widened The wealthiest 1% saw their income rise 75% The rest of the population saw an increase of only 9% More than 70% of American families earned less than $2500 per year Photo by Dorothea Lange

HOOVER WINS 1928 ELECTION Republican Herbert Hoover ran against Democrat Alfred E. Smith in the 1928 election Hoover emphasized years of prosperity under Republican administrations – promised “A chicken in every pot.” Hoover won an overwhelming victory

THE STOCK MARKET By 1929, many Americans were invested in the Stock Market The Stock Market had become the most visible symbol of a prosperous American economy The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the barometer of the Stock Market’s worth The Dow is a measure based on the price of 30 large firms

STOCK PRICES RISE THROUGH THE 1920s Through most of the 1920s, stock prices rose steadily The Dow reached a high in 1929 of 381 points (300 points higher than 1924) By 1929, 4 million Americans owned stocks New York Stock Exchange

The Stock Market’s bubble was about to break SEEDS OF TROUBLE By the late 1920s, problems with the economy emerged Speculation: Too many Americans were engaged in speculation – buying stocks & bonds hoping for a quick profit Margin: Americans were buying “on margin” – paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest The Stock Market’s bubble was about to break

THE 1929 CRASH In September the Stock Market had some unusual up & down movements On October 24 (Black Thursday), the market took a plunge . . .the worst was yet to come On October 29, now known as Black Tuesday, the bottom fell out 16.4 million shares were sold that day – prices plummeted People who had bought on margin (credit) were stuck with huge debts

By mid-November, investors had lost about $30 billion

Alabama family, 1938 Photo by Walter Evans THE GREAT DEPRESSION The Stock Market crash signaled the beginning of the Great Depression The Great Depression is generally defined as the period from 1929 – 1940 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed The crash alone did not cause the Great Depression, but it hastened its arrival Alabama family, 1938 Photo by Walter Evans

FINANCIAL COLLAPSE After the crash, many Americans panicked and withdrew their money from banks Banks had invested in the Stock Market and lost money In 1929- 600 banks fail By 1933 – 11,000 of the 25,000 banks nationwide had collapsed Bank run 1929, Los Angeles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT6ZGKPk9Cw&safe=active

GNP DROPS, UNEMPLOYMENT SOARS Between 1928-1932, the U.S. Gross National Product (GNP) – the total output of a nation’s goods & services – fell nearly 50% from $104 billion to $59 billion 90,000 businesses went bankrupt Unemployment leaped from 3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933

HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF The U.S. was not the only country gripped by the Great Depression Much of Europe suffered throughout the 1920s In 1930, Congress passed the toughest tariff in U.S. history called the Hawley- Smoot Tariff It was meant to protect U.S. industry yet had the opposite effect Other countries enacted their own tariffs and soon world trade fell 40%

CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION D – Drought (farm crisis) O – Overproduction U - Unemployment B – Bank Failures T – Tariffs S – Stock Market Crash

Cycles of Economy Visual Fold blank white paper into 4ths Label the squares: Take a house, car, factory, park, etc. through the 4 cycles of the economy visually REFLECT: explain how each drawing represents each cycle (on back) prosperity recession recovery depression