http://historymartinez.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/franklin-d-roosevelt-first-inaugural-address-1933-great-depression-primary-source-document-with-reading-questions/ http://primarysourcenexus.org/2011/06/critical-thinking-fsa-owi-photographs-dust-bowl-songs/ http://rooseveltinstitute.org/policy-and-ideas/roosevelt-history http://www.umbc.edu/che/tahlessons/lessondisplay.php?lesson=32 Michael
My first primary sources were both pictures. They both showed the struggle of the Great Depression. In one picture it shows what people lived in because they couldn’t afford anything better. The other picture in the newspaper that showed that the stock market had crashed that people lost a lot of money. My second and third primary sources are also pictures. They both show Franklin Roosevelt. The first picture shows that the new deal is being placed into action which is supposed to help all the Americans get out the Great Depression. The second picture is a picture of Franklin Roosevelt the president who was around during the Great Depression and created the new deal to help all the Americans and needed money. They are all connected because they both show the struggles and the helpfulness that was all in the Great Depression. The struggle being the unemployment and lots of money in the helpfulness being Franklin Roosevelt’s new deal. Michael
My first source shows a political cartoon about John Rockefeller, and shows him on top of the oil industry, with bags of money at his feet. His wearing of a crown and holding the world shows that he is essentially in control of most of the world, along with all the other big business men in the 1800s. What this says about the economy is that it was very much in the hands of a few selected businessmen, and their decisions could rock the economy in every which way they chose. My second source shows how after WWI, in the 1920s, the economy took a turn to consumerism. Now consumers had the deciding factors of the economy, and businesses had to convince the customers to buy their products rather than people having to buy from the bug businesses simply because they had a monopoly in the sales of their products.
My third source shows a newspaper from the time of the Stock Market Crash, which shows the mass panic and confusion that was brought when people's money went down the drain all of a sudden. This was a huge blow to the economy, and its impact spread to all areas in the economy. Lastly, my fourth source shows a carpetbagger political cartoon from the Reconstruction era. After the civil war the economy in the South took a downfall as their currency had no value. Carpetbaggers took advantage of the South's struggle and came from the North to trade with the South, and made lots of money doing so.
These sources are all examples that throughout American history, the ones who influenced the economy the most were the ones with the money. During the time of big businesses the business owners were the richest people on planet Earth, and kept control of the economy in the later 1800s. In the 20s the rather wealthy consumers could influence the economy by being able to decide who to throw their money at. After the Stock Market Crash, any higher class individual who had money had an influence as most every person and business was starving for money. And finally when the South was having their economic crisis, the people in the North were able to interfere with the Souths economy by providing things to the South when their economy was far too bad to support the production and sales of their own goods. Thus concludes my blog post of the economic similarities in American history.
My first two primary sources show an increase in economic wealth. In the first primary source, a lot of Herbert Hoover campaign pictures are shown. His goal was “A chicken for every pot”, because he wanted to help the American economy get wealthier. He wanted to give the nation progress that could not have been achieved before. The second primary source is an image showing an American city in between an economic boom and a depression. It shows just how quickly wealth and prosperity can go away just by one depression. My second two primary sources show some economic problems. The first primary source is a campaign speech made by Woodrow Wilson. He talks about his fear of monopolies and how they can ruin the American economy. He even talks about the pros and cons of his other 3 competitor’s ideas. The second primary source is photo of people eating in a soup kitchen. During the great depression, a lot of people couldn’t afford food so their only option was to go to a soup kitchen to obtain free food to feed them. America was very poor and nobody at the time of the image was trying to fix the problem. The four primary sources show the economy of America over the course of its history. Monopolies caused many other companies to lose money and larger companies to gain too much wealth. The great depression made a lot of people lose everything they had. Other presidents weren’t doing much to fix the economy, until FDR came and created a bunch of acts to fix the economy. This is how the state of economy changed throughout the course of American history.
During the Great Depression, the stock market crash had begun a chain of events that would give this era it's name. The percentage of poverty and homelessness increased in no time. In this primary source, it shows an encampment the people called, "Hooverville." They believed the cause of the Great Depression was solely his fault. This shows that the Great Depression was a struggling time for many people, including the poor people. Also, that there wasn't much for poor people to do to help, they tried to exchange working for farms for food, but still couldn't afford much. They made these "towns" with tents set up with many other people to survive. Churches helped provide the poor with food and clothes, and this proves that the Great Depression was a struggle and a very hard time in the era. the Unemployed Citizens League was created to help poor people to give their time to farmers and gain food in return for their work. The second primary source is of the Unemployed Citizens League. It talks about how wages will continued to be cut, and they must do something to help the poor. Both of these primary sources say that the era was tough and a huge struggle for poor people trying to succeed.
In the Reconstruction Era, the south was in poverty. After the civil war, the south was in debt and had to learn to rebuilds itself and it's money. The first primary source listed for reconstruction shows the south after the civil war and how bad it's condition was in. They need to rebuild and make plans to do so. The second source shows Abe Lincoln trying to give the south "a few more stitches" to help rebuild it. These two primary sources show the devastation and ideas for maintain and make the south even greater since it had been destroyed. They show the town and the bad condition it's in, and Lincoln attempting to fix the problem.
These sources show the change of continuity with struggle and determination. Although the poor people had to make their own "towns," the church stepped in to help them by providing them with clothes and food. They made sure to help them during a struggling time. Also, determination is proven by these sources. The church was determined to help the poor, while Lincoln knew he could help rebuild the show in some way. In these primary sources, they demonstrate the determination and struggle throughout our study of history.
1. http://apus-b.wikispaces.com/gilded+age+political+cartoons (John D Rockefeller’s oil “squid” taking over the capital)
2. http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/08/what-does-it-take-for-philanthropy-to-deliver-results/ (Andrew Carnegie giving out his money to the country)
3. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1911-cartoon-depicts-jp-morgan-everett.html (First cartoon on page.)
4. http://haleyghiringhelli.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/analyzing-political-cartoons-of-the-late-19th-century/ ( First cartoon on page)
Economic history has changed significantly because there are no longer any tycoons to rule the economic world.
My first 2 primary sources are cartoons that illustrate the shear power and size of two the business tycoons that ruled the late 1800 to early 1900 century. John D Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie were two of the largest tycoons in the world, because they had found a way to make a lot of money with out spending too much. Rockefeller had set a whole network of oil refineries across the country. Carnegie on the other hand set up a huge steel mill in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania that made billions of dollars manufacturing steel for places all over the country. This says that in that moment of history you had to look out for yourself. The harder you work the more money you are going to make.
My third and fourth primary sources are two more cartoons about another two business tycoons that ruled the economic world. Vanderbilt and JP. Morgan were the tycoons of railroad and of the financial bank system. These two tycoons also made millions and tried to over power everybody financially. Vanderbilt’s corporation built hundreds of miles of railroad all across the country which everybody needed to use for transportation. JP. Morgan however took control of a very large bank system which was operating all over the country as well. None of these four men cared about anything but money. They didn’t care about the environment or anything. This shows that with great power comes great responsibility and these four men were not responsible at all.
All four of these men were tycoons of the late 1800s, and they all were fighting each other for the high economic power. They all connect because they are all the same type of person, greedy and selfish and will do anything that gets him more money. These men all connect because they were what really got the economic boom to occur, which produced more jobs. So in a way they all helped out the country financially but were greedy and selfish about their money.
Kyle Heuchert http://illustratedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/skyscraper.jpg men building skyscraper during big boom
http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50e503b56bb3f7ee13000012/bizarre-items-in-the-great-gatsby-trailers-show-the-extreme-lavishness-of-the-wealthy-in-the-roaring-20s.jpg scene of a movie taking place in the 20's that shows the richness of the people
http://figures.boundless.com/4616/full/carpetbagger.jpeg cartoon of carpetbagger feeding on south's misery
http://libcom.org/history/1930-1939-unemployed-workers-movement picture of unemployment line
The united states has had its ups and downs during our unit. My first two primary sources are the two biggest economic positives during our unit. The first one is a picture of two men sitting a top a skyscraper that they were building. This picture shows the significance of steel in the area known as the big boom. The second primary source is a scene from the movie "The Great Gatsby." This shows the extreme life of people with money in the 1920's and that they had extreme wealth. The two connect to each other because they both show the two best economic times in the study of our unit.
My third and fourth primary sources show the two worst economic times of our country during this unit. The first source is a cartoon of a man running down to the south to excel off of the south's misery during reconstruction. This is significant because this shows how badly our country was at the time that the south had no economic stability and the north was pouncing on every opportunity it got to make money. The fourth of my sources is an image of the worst unemployment rate we have ever known, the great depression. The picture shows hundreds lined up to get a job during the depression. Many people were out of jobs and the country had no way out of it. These two sources relate because they show the worst times of our countries history and how badly economicly we have been before.
These sources relate to each other because they all have to do with our country and our stability with money. The first two were the best times of our country and the last two were about the worse times of our countries. The great depression and the roaring 20's relate because they came right after each other. The great depression mostly happened because people were living in the moment during the 20;s and thought the wealth would never end. This caused them to spend money they didn't have forcing many people into deep debts. They couldn't pay back the banks and then they had no money. Then comes the great depression. All these sources show how much our country has gone through and always found a way out of it.
The first two links are pictures from the Big Business Era, the Gilded Age to be more specific. The first link leads to a picture of children working. There were so many job opportunities that children were hired. America was at a great economic point during this period. So many advancements' in companies and captains of industries were made. They alone were donating millions for good causes. The second link shows the completion of the transcontinental railroad. It provided a bunch of jobs and increased trade dramatically. The Gilded Age showed America at a high economic point. The third and fourth links are during the Great Depression. The first link is about the Public Works Administration. It provided thousands of jobs for projects like dams, and making streets and highways. This gave many unemployed people the opportunity to work and make money. It also helped with providing energy and improving transportation. The Great Depression was a time of unemployment and poverty. Everybody was needed of food, water, and/or shelter. The PWA gave a chance to get those things back. The last link shows the Tennessee Valley Authority. The TVA helped provide many jobs and made many dams and many power plant facilities. It gave many housing services. The sources say that the Great Depression was a time where the govt. helped out tremendously. It shows that it was poverty at America's finest during that time. And when the govt. was needed, they stepped in and provided. The sources all come together because it all relates to America's economic life. When it's at its high points such as the Gilded Age, or at its low points like during the Great Depression. The sources say that America was never economically 100% forever. It also says that when needed, the govt. stepped in. Also, that it depends on the president that is in office, because if the president is like FDR, then he will save the day. If the president is like President Hoover, then nothing will be fixed.
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-d-rockefeller-172.php Rockefeller http://www.archives.com/genealogy/president-theodore-roosevelt.html Roosevelt http://msbaloghsarchives.edublogs.org/lesson-four-feb-1415-urbanizationtenement-living/ Tenements http://gtjenna.edublogs.org/page/2/ (Third down) A baseball player Economic Blog Post There were many economic changes that took place during the timeline that we studied in this course. The switch from robber barons to progressives really stood out. My first source is of Rockefeller, who was a tycoon during the big business era who made his money off of oil. He was a robber baron because he treated his workers very poorly. My second source is a picture of President Roosevelt, who was a very progressive president who helped people instead of hurt them. He was progressive because he made many laws to help the people, for example, he made the workplaces safer by passing laws. America’s economy also changed as well. In the earlier years, there was a lot of poverty and a huge gap between the poor and the rich. My picture is a picture of the living conditions of the poor. They had to live in tenements which was very unsafe, because disease would spread very easily, and if a fire started it would spread very easily as well. My primary source is a picture of a baseball player because that was the nation’s passion. As the years went by, America’s economy boomed, during the period known as the roaring 20’s. Entertainment increased and so did spending. People spent so much money on the credit cards. The sources can clearly allow us to come to the conclusion that Americas economy boomed throughout this course. In the beginning, people were living in extremely poor conditions, and there was a huge gap between the social classes. Then the country stopped the robber barons, using the progressive presidents to help. These changes show that America was progressing in the right direction because so many positive improvements. ~Nada
http://www.authentichistory.com/1930-1939/2-fdr/1-newdeal/Data-1929-1938_Economic.jpg
ReplyDeleteBrandon Taragna
http://institutefornaturalhealing.com/emails/images/uc-recesion.jpg
ReplyDeletebrandon taragna
http://historymartinez.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/franklin-d-roosevelt-first-inaugural-address-1933-great-depression-primary-source-document-with-reading-questions/
ReplyDeletehttp://primarysourcenexus.org/2011/06/critical-thinking-fsa-owi-photographs-dust-bowl-songs/
http://rooseveltinstitute.org/policy-and-ideas/roosevelt-history
http://www.umbc.edu/che/tahlessons/lessondisplay.php?lesson=32
Michael
My first primary sources were both pictures. They both showed the struggle of the Great Depression. In one picture it shows what people lived in because they couldn’t afford anything better. The other picture in the newspaper that showed that the stock market had crashed that people lost a lot of money.
ReplyDeleteMy second and third primary sources are also pictures. They both show Franklin Roosevelt. The first picture shows that the new deal is being placed into action which is supposed to help all the Americans get out the Great Depression. The second picture is a picture of Franklin Roosevelt the president who was around during the Great Depression and created the new deal to help all the Americans and needed money.
They are all connected because they both show the struggles and the helpfulness that was all in the Great Depression. The struggle being the unemployment and lots of money in the helpfulness being Franklin Roosevelt’s new deal.
Michael
David
ReplyDelete1.http://bigbusiness56.wikispaces.com/file/view/rockefeller.jpg/136648377/rockefeller.jpg
2.http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=405566
3.http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1nE327C6IF0/SAPCHG6RRqI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Lq8QNtmI760/s320/wallstreets.gif
4.http://historywithwoods.wikispaces.com/file/view/Carpetbagger.jpg/373019510/Carpetbagger.jpg
My first source shows a political cartoon about John Rockefeller, and shows him on top of the oil industry, with bags of money at his feet. His wearing of a crown and holding the world shows that he is essentially in control of most of the world, along with all the other big business men in the 1800s. What this says about the economy is that it was very much in the hands of a few selected businessmen, and their decisions could rock the economy in every which way they chose. My second source shows how after WWI, in the 1920s, the economy took a turn to consumerism. Now consumers had the deciding factors of the economy, and businesses had to convince the customers to buy their products rather than people having to buy from the bug businesses simply because they had a monopoly in the sales of their products.
My third source shows a newspaper from the time of the Stock Market Crash, which shows the mass panic and confusion that was brought when people's money went down the drain all of a sudden. This was a huge blow to the economy, and its impact spread to all areas in the economy. Lastly, my fourth source shows a carpetbagger political cartoon from the Reconstruction era. After the civil war the economy in the South took a downfall as their currency had no value. Carpetbaggers took advantage of the South's struggle and came from the North to trade with the South, and made lots of money doing so.
These sources are all examples that throughout American history, the ones who influenced the economy the most were the ones with the money. During the time of big businesses the business owners were the richest people on planet Earth, and kept control of the economy in the later 1800s. In the 20s the rather wealthy consumers could influence the economy by being able to decide who to throw their money at. After the Stock Market Crash, any higher class individual who had money had an influence as most every person and business was starving for money. And finally when the South was having their economic crisis, the people in the North were able to interfere with the Souths economy by providing things to the South when their economy was far too bad to support the production and sales of their own goods. Thus concludes my blog post of the economic similarities in American history.
http://americainclass.org/sources/becomingmodern/prosperity/text1/text1.htm
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DeleteMy first two primary sources show an increase in economic wealth. In the first primary source, a lot of Herbert Hoover campaign pictures are shown. His goal was “A chicken for every pot”, because he wanted to help the American economy get wealthier. He wanted to give the nation progress that could not have been achieved before. The second primary source is an image showing an American city in between an economic boom and a depression. It shows just how quickly wealth and prosperity can go away just by one depression.
DeleteMy second two primary sources show some economic problems. The first primary source is a campaign speech made by Woodrow Wilson. He talks about his fear of monopolies and how they can ruin the American economy. He even talks about the pros and cons of his other 3 competitor’s ideas. The second primary source is photo of people eating in a soup kitchen. During the great depression, a lot of people couldn’t afford food so their only option was to go to a soup kitchen to obtain free food to feed them. America was very poor and nobody at the time of the image was trying to fix the problem.
The four primary sources show the economy of America over the course of its history. Monopolies caused many other companies to lose money and larger companies to gain too much wealth. The great depression made a lot of people lose everything they had. Other presidents weren’t doing much to fix the economy, until FDR came and created a bunch of acts to fix the economy. This is how the state of economy changed throughout the course of American history.
Great Depression
ReplyDeletePrimary source 1: http://depts.washington.edu/depress/hooverville.shtml
(tents/towns)
Primary source 2: http://depts.washington.edu/depress/Unemployed_Citizens_League.shtml
(Unemployment League)
Reconstruction
Primary source 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Broad_Street_Charleston_South_Carolina_1865.jpg (town south)
Primary source 2: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Lincoln_and_Johnsond.jpg (Lincoln fixes)
During the Great Depression, the stock market crash had begun a chain of events that would give this era it's name. The percentage of poverty and homelessness increased in no time. In this primary source, it shows an encampment the people called, "Hooverville." They believed the cause of the Great Depression was solely his fault. This shows that the Great Depression was a struggling time for many people, including the poor people. Also, that there wasn't much for poor people to do to help, they tried to exchange working for farms for food, but still couldn't afford much. They made these "towns" with tents set up with many other people to survive. Churches helped provide the poor with food and clothes, and this proves that the Great Depression was a struggle and a very hard time in the era. the Unemployed Citizens League was created to help poor people to give their time to farmers and gain food in return for their work. The second primary source is of the Unemployed Citizens League. It talks about how wages will continued to be cut, and they must do something to help the poor. Both of these primary sources say that the era was tough and a huge struggle for poor people trying to succeed.
In the Reconstruction Era, the south was in poverty. After the civil war, the south was in debt and had to learn to rebuilds itself and it's money. The first primary source listed for reconstruction shows the south after the civil war and how bad it's condition was in. They need to rebuild and make plans to do so. The second source shows Abe Lincoln trying to give the south "a few more stitches" to help rebuild it. These two primary sources show the devastation and ideas for maintain and make the south even greater since it had been destroyed. They show the town and the bad condition it's in, and Lincoln attempting to fix the problem.
These sources show the change of continuity with struggle and determination. Although the poor people had to make their own "towns," the church stepped in to help them by providing them with clothes and food. They made sure to help them during a struggling time. Also, determination is proven by these sources. The church was determined to help the poor, while Lincoln knew he could help rebuild the show in some way. In these primary sources, they demonstrate the determination and struggle throughout our study of history.
Allison R.
1. http://apus-b.wikispaces.com/gilded+age+political+cartoons (John D Rockefeller’s oil “squid” taking over the capital)
ReplyDelete2. http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/08/what-does-it-take-for-philanthropy-to-deliver-results/ (Andrew Carnegie giving out his money to the country)
3. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1911-cartoon-depicts-jp-morgan-everett.html (First cartoon on page.)
4. http://haleyghiringhelli.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/analyzing-political-cartoons-of-the-late-19th-century/ ( First cartoon on page)
Economic history has changed significantly because there are no longer any tycoons to rule the economic world.
My first 2 primary sources are cartoons that illustrate the shear power and size of two the business tycoons that ruled the late 1800 to early 1900 century. John D Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie were two of the largest tycoons in the world, because they had found a way to make a lot of money with out spending too much. Rockefeller had set a whole network of oil refineries across the country. Carnegie on the other hand set up a huge steel mill in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania that made billions of dollars manufacturing steel for places all over the country. This says that in that moment of history you had to look out for yourself. The harder you work the more money you are going to make.
My third and fourth primary sources are two more cartoons about another two business tycoons that ruled the economic world. Vanderbilt and JP. Morgan were the tycoons of railroad and of the financial bank system. These two tycoons also made millions and tried to over power everybody financially. Vanderbilt’s corporation built hundreds of miles of railroad all across the country which everybody needed to use for transportation. JP. Morgan however took control of a very large bank system which was operating all over the country as well. None of these four men cared about anything but money. They didn’t care about the environment or anything. This shows that with great power comes great responsibility and these four men were not responsible at all.
All four of these men were tycoons of the late 1800s, and they all were fighting each other for the high economic power. They all connect because they are all the same type of person, greedy and selfish and will do anything that gets him more money. These men all connect because they were what really got the economic boom to occur, which produced more jobs. So in a way they all helped out the country financially but were greedy and selfish about their money.
Bryce Collingwood
https://www.google.com/search?q=booming+industry+roaring+20's+primary+source&rlz=1C1LENP_enUS564US564&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=XsjSUtirNoLMsQS8zYDoDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=946#es_sm=93&espv=210&q=booming+industry+in+roaring+20's+primary+source&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=Vo8mdLwXG9TWOM%253A%3BNmWWYnDRhDRV4M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffreepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com%252F~cescott%252Finterwar.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffreepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com%252F~cescott%252Finterwar.html%3B350%3B216
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Kyle Heuchert
ReplyDeletehttp://illustratedpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/skyscraper.jpg
men building skyscraper during big boom
http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50e503b56bb3f7ee13000012/bizarre-items-in-the-great-gatsby-trailers-show-the-extreme-lavishness-of-the-wealthy-in-the-roaring-20s.jpg
scene of a movie taking place in the 20's that shows the richness of the people
http://figures.boundless.com/4616/full/carpetbagger.jpeg
cartoon of carpetbagger feeding on south's misery
http://libcom.org/history/1930-1939-unemployed-workers-movement
picture of unemployment line
The united states has had its ups and downs during our unit. My first two primary sources are the two biggest economic positives during our unit. The first one is a picture of two men sitting a top a skyscraper that they were building. This picture shows the significance of steel in the area known as the big boom. The second primary source is a scene from the movie "The Great Gatsby." This shows the extreme life of people with money in the 1920's and that they had extreme wealth. The two connect to each other because they both show the two best economic times in the study of our unit.
My third and fourth primary sources show the two worst economic times of our country during this unit. The first source is a cartoon of a man running down to the south to excel off of the south's misery during reconstruction. This is significant because this shows how badly our country was at the time that the south had no economic stability and the north was pouncing on every opportunity it got to make money. The fourth of my sources is an image of the worst unemployment rate we have ever known, the great depression. The picture shows hundreds lined up to get a job during the depression. Many people were out of jobs and the country had no way out of it. These two sources relate because they show the worst times of our countries history and how badly economicly we have been before.
These sources relate to each other because they all have to do with our country and our stability with money. The first two were the best times of our country and the last two were about the worse times of our countries. The great depression and the roaring 20's relate because they came right after each other. The great depression mostly happened because people were living in the moment during the 20;s and thought the wealth would never end. This caused them to spend money they didn't have forcing many people into deep debts. They couldn't pay back the banks and then they had no money. Then comes the great depression. All these sources show how much our country has gone through and always found a way out of it.
http://peachythings.com/blog/ (first picture)
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age (second picture)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Works_Administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority
The first two links are pictures from the Big Business Era, the Gilded Age to be more specific. The first link leads to a picture of children working. There were so many job opportunities that children were hired. America was at a great economic point during this period. So many advancements' in companies and captains of industries were made. They alone were donating millions for good causes. The second link shows the completion of the transcontinental railroad. It provided a bunch of jobs and increased trade dramatically. The Gilded Age showed America at a high economic point.
The third and fourth links are during the Great Depression. The first link is about the Public Works Administration. It provided thousands of jobs for projects like dams, and making streets and highways. This gave many unemployed people the opportunity to work and make money. It also helped with providing energy and improving transportation. The Great Depression was a time of unemployment and poverty. Everybody was needed of food, water, and/or shelter. The PWA gave a chance to get those things back. The last link shows the Tennessee Valley Authority. The TVA helped provide many jobs and made many dams and many power plant facilities. It gave many housing services. The sources say that the Great Depression was a time where the govt. helped out tremendously. It shows that it was poverty at America's finest during that time. And when the govt. was needed, they stepped in and provided.
The sources all come together because it all relates to America's economic life. When it's at its high points such as the Gilded Age, or at its low points like during the Great Depression. The sources say that America was never economically 100% forever. It also says that when needed, the govt. stepped in. Also, that it depends on the president that is in office, because if the president is like FDR, then he will save the day. If the president is like President Hoover, then nothing will be fixed.
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-d-rockefeller-172.php Rockefeller
ReplyDeletehttp://www.archives.com/genealogy/president-theodore-roosevelt.html Roosevelt
http://msbaloghsarchives.edublogs.org/lesson-four-feb-1415-urbanizationtenement-living/ Tenements
http://gtjenna.edublogs.org/page/2/ (Third down) A baseball player
Economic Blog Post
There were many economic changes that took place during the timeline that we studied in this course. The switch from robber barons to progressives really stood out. My first source is of Rockefeller, who was a tycoon during the big business era who made his money off of oil. He was a robber baron because he treated his workers very poorly. My second source is a picture of President Roosevelt, who was a very progressive president who helped people instead of hurt them. He was progressive because he made many laws to help the people, for example, he made the workplaces safer by passing laws.
America’s economy also changed as well. In the earlier years, there was a lot of poverty and a huge gap between the poor and the rich. My picture is a picture of the living conditions of the poor. They had to live in tenements which was very unsafe, because disease would spread very easily, and if a fire started it would spread very easily as well. My primary source is a picture of a baseball player because that was the nation’s passion. As the years went by, America’s economy boomed, during the period known as the roaring 20’s. Entertainment increased and so did spending. People spent so much money on the credit cards.
The sources can clearly allow us to come to the conclusion that Americas economy boomed throughout this course. In the beginning, people were living in extremely poor conditions, and there was a huge gap between the social classes. Then the country stopped the robber barons, using the progressive presidents to help. These changes show that America was progressing in the right direction because so many positive improvements.
~Nada