The Americans
Chapter 22 Outline
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The Great Depression Begins

I.	The Nation's Sick Economy
a.	Economic Troubles on the Horizon
i.	Which businesses in particular were suffering in the 1920's?
ii.	What trends were seen in business as the period declined?
iii.	How did farmers suffer during the 1920's?
iv.	What was contained in the McNary-Haugen Bill?
v.	Why did Coolidge refuse to pass the McNary-Haugen Bill?
vi.	What was the effect of credit on the American economy?
vii.	Why was consumer spending declining?
viii.	Who was Alfred B. Smith?
ix.	Why was Smith defeated in the 1928 election?
b.	The Stock Market Comes Tumbling Down
i.	Why did so many people speculate in the stock market in the 1920's?
ii.	What was buying on the margin?
iii.	What happened on Black Tuesday?
iv.	What are believed to be the causes of the Great Depression?
c.	Financial Collapse
i.	What happened after the stock market crash?
ii.	How did Congress increase the problems with the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
II.	Hardship and Suffering During the Depression
a.	The Depression Devastates Peoples Lives
i.	What were shantytowns, soup kitchens, and bread lines?
ii.	How did the Depression affect Latinos and African-Americans?
iii.	What was the effect of the Depression in rural areas?
iv.	What happened during the Dust Bowl?
v.	In which region did the Dust Bowl occur?
b.	Effects on the American Family
i.	What happened to many men who could not find a job during the 
depression?
ii.	How did the government help these families?
iii.	How did women work to help their families survive during the 
Depression?
iv.	What were the effects on children?
v.	What were the social and psychological effects of the Depression?
III.	Hoover Struggles with the Depression
a.	Hoover Tries to Reassure the Nation
i.	What was the belief of Hoover's administration regarding the Depression?
ii.	What were Hoover's ideas regarding "Rugged Individualism"?
iii.	What did Hoover do to help the situation early in his administration?
iv.	How did Americans express their frustration regarding the Depression?
b.	Hoover Takes Action
i.	What projects did Hoover begin to fund?
ii.	What was the purpose of the Federal Farm board?
iii.	What did the Federal Home Loan Bank Act accomplish?
iv.	What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
v.	What was the Bonus Army upset about?
vi.	How did Hoover treat the Bonus Army and what was the effect on 
Hoover?