1. 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!

2. Election of 1932 Two completely different men with two completely different ideas

3.  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

4.  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.

5. 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

8.  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

12. THE ELECTION OF 1932  President Herbert Hoover  Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt VS

13. Ideas on Government HERBERT HOOVERFRANKLIN 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

14. Campaigning HERBERT 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 railroad Now it’s done Brother, Can you Spare a Dime?  “Happy Days are here Again!”  Happy days are here again, The skies above are clear again Let us sing a song of cheer again – Happy days are here again.

16. “This Campaign is more than a contest between two men.... It is a contest between two philosophies of government.” -President Hoover, 1932

17. Electoral Votes Roosevelt: 472 Hoover: 59 Hoover won six states, and FDR won by a huge margin of 7 million popular votes.

19.  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)