The Great Depression
Explore the causes and effects of the economic downturn of the Great Depression in the 1930s to understand the political, social, and economic climate of this era.
GO!
01 Causes
What's the situation
02 Effects
Index
Collect all the numbers by completing each of the challenges, and enter them in order in the final section to finish the game.
04 The New Deals
03 Election of 1932
Reward
INTRODUCTION
Who are you?
You are a middle-class veteran of World War I living a life in New York City. The Year is 1929.
INTRODUCTION
October 1929
You hear rumors of prices falling in the Wall Street stock market causing investors to increase the selling of stocks. you also hear that some banks have been using depositor's money in the stock market You then remember that you and your family had put your entire savings in the banks. you decide that the prices will most likely rebound and to not worry too much
INTRODUCTION
October 1929
The Great Depression has started The bank that you deposited in has failed and closed down. all of your savings are lost not only that, the automobile company you work for has shut down and now you are unemployed. Your Goal now is to breakout of the great depression and return to a thriving America. Click the Home Button to begin
Let's Rewind a Bit
Overproduction - too much manufacturing and agriculture meant that prices fell dramatically and the output exceeded industrial capacities meaning layoffs. Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930) - President Hoover signed the highest-rated tariff which disrupted international trade with European countries Federal Reserve - tried to protect gold standard instead of stabilizing the banks. Move on to the quiz to get the first set of digits
QUIZ
Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!
start
QUIZ
question 1/3
What tariff did Hoover sign that contributed to the Great Depression?
Recipricol Tariff Act
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Hawley-Smoot Tarriff was signed in 1930 which placed the highest rates in history which prevented European countries from trading with the US leading to a worsened global economy
next
QUIZ
question 2/3
What practice did banks that ultimately led to their failures
Using client deposits to purchase European imports
Preventing low-income workers from depositing
Investing client's money in the stock market
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Banks would use depositor's money to take advantage of the booming prices of the 1920s in order to make a profit. However, the crash not only affected the banks but the depositors.
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 3/3
How did overproduction contribute to the Great Depression
Crops and manufacturing goods prices decreased
It led to a rise in labor union membership
Companies branched out to other products
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation: Increased production without a rise in demand for products means that prices will fall.
NEXT
QUIZ
ERROR!
Wrong!
TRY AGAIN
What is the Result?
Social - African-Americans were the first to lose their jobs - Hoovervilles were shantytowns made for the homeless - Increased crime and suicidal rates Economic - Failure of 1/3 of banks - Decrease om GNP -Unemployment at 25% Political - End of Republican popularity - Hoover places responsibility on local and state governments - Want for more regulation
FIND!
From among all the statements you discover,click only on the correct ones
START
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3
Employment soared during the 1930s
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
Unemployment reached its worst in US history in the 1930s
Taxes led to increased employment
Unemployment remained constant in from the 1920s onward
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 2/3
The group of individuals to suffer first were African-Americans
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
All groups were equally affected by the Great Depression
RIGHT!
Banks were mostly unaffected by the Great Depression
Women received increased employment during the Great Depression
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3
Republican popularity soared during the Great Depression
Republican support had severely decreased
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
Republican domination persisted in the 1930s
The federal government under Hoover took extreme government regualation
ERROR!
Wrong! That statement is incorrect
TRY AGAIN
Politics in 1932
Democrats - Nomineee was Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. VP nominee was House Speaker John Nance Garner-wanted a New Deal, end to Prohibition, and increased government regulationRepublicans - Nominee was sitting President Herbert Hoover - considered a "lame duck" due to Depression Results - Roosevelt wins! Democrats - 472 electoral votes, 22.8 million votes Republicans - 59 electoral votes, 15.8 million votes Democrats win the House of Representatives and Senate
CORRECT IMAGE
Choose the correct image
start
Which of the following maps correctly shows the election of 1932 results
Which Political party controlled both houses of congress in 1932
RIGHT!
ERROR!
TRY AGAIN
Roosevelt's New Deals
Relief - Used to help the people suffering under the Great Depression with unemployment and housing-Civilian Conservation Corps -Public Works AdministrationRecovery - Programs used to stabilize failing businesses-Farm Credit Administration -Home Owners Loan CorporationReform - Programs that make sure that a Great Depression never happened again-Glass-Steagall Act -National Labor Relations Act
QUIZ
question 1/3
Which of the following programs falls under Relief
Federal Housing Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Works Administration
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Public Works Administration gave money for government projects which gave thousands of jobs to the unemployed
next
QUIZ
question 2/3
Which of the following programs falls under Recovery?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Works Progress Administration
Farm Credit Administration
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Farm Credit Administration gave cheap loans to farmers to stop farms from closing
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 3/3
Which of the following programs falls under Reform
Glass-Steagall Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civil Works Administration
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Glass Steagall Act ensured depositor's safety by separating commercial and investment banks to prevent investments in the stock market by banks
NEXT
GREAT!
THE FIRST NUMBER IS:
12
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE SECOND NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE THIRD NUMBER IS:
19
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE FOURTH NUMBER IS:
41
BACK TO INDEX
You have reached the last step... Enter the password!
Enter password
Works Cited
“Social and Cultural Effects of the Depression.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall Association, www.ushistory.org/us/48e.asp#:~:text=The%20Great%20Depression%20brought%20a,ways%20to%20pay%20the%20bills. Amadeo, Kimberly. “How the Lows of the Great Depression Still Affect Us Today.” The Balance, 29 Mar. 2021, www.thebalance.com/effects-of-the-great-depression-4049299#:~:text=The%20Great%20Depression%20of%201929,and%20deflation%20soared%20above%2010%25. “United States Presidential Election of 1932.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1932. “America's Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal.” Relief Programs | DPLA, dp.la/exhibitions/new-deal/relief-programs. “Presidential Election of 1932.” 270toWin.Com, www.270towin.com/1932_Election/. Field, Anne. “The Main Causes of the Great Depression, and How the Road to Recovery Transformed the US Economy.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 24 Sept. 2020, www.businessinsider.com/what-caused-the-great-depression#:~:text=While%20the%20October%201929%20stock,contributed%20to%20the%20Great%20Depression. Newman, John J., and John M. Schmalbach. United States History. Perfection Learning, 2019.
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The Great Depression
Explore the causes and effects of the economic downturn of the Great Depression in the 1930s to understand the political, social, and economic climate of this era.
GO!
01 Causes
What's the situation
02 Effects
Index
Collect all the numbers by completing each of the challenges, and enter them in order in the final section to finish the game.
04 The New Deals
03 Election of 1932
Reward
INTRODUCTION
Who are you?
You are a middle-class veteran of World War I living a life in New York City. The Year is 1929.
INTRODUCTION
October 1929
You hear rumors of prices falling in the Wall Street stock market causing investors to increase the selling of stocks. you also hear that some banks have been using depositor's money in the stock market You then remember that you and your family had put your entire savings in the banks. you decide that the prices will most likely rebound and to not worry too much
INTRODUCTION
October 1929
The Great Depression has started The bank that you deposited in has failed and closed down. all of your savings are lost not only that, the automobile company you work for has shut down and now you are unemployed. Your Goal now is to breakout of the great depression and return to a thriving America. Click the Home Button to begin
Let's Rewind a Bit
Overproduction - too much manufacturing and agriculture meant that prices fell dramatically and the output exceeded industrial capacities meaning layoffs. Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930) - President Hoover signed the highest-rated tariff which disrupted international trade with European countries Federal Reserve - tried to protect gold standard instead of stabilizing the banks. Move on to the quiz to get the first set of digits
QUIZ
Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!
start
QUIZ
question 1/3
What tariff did Hoover sign that contributed to the Great Depression?
Recipricol Tariff Act
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Hawley-Smoot Tarriff was signed in 1930 which placed the highest rates in history which prevented European countries from trading with the US leading to a worsened global economy
next
QUIZ
question 2/3
What practice did banks that ultimately led to their failures
Using client deposits to purchase European imports
Preventing low-income workers from depositing
Investing client's money in the stock market
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Banks would use depositor's money to take advantage of the booming prices of the 1920s in order to make a profit. However, the crash not only affected the banks but the depositors.
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 3/3
How did overproduction contribute to the Great Depression
Crops and manufacturing goods prices decreased
It led to a rise in labor union membership
Companies branched out to other products
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation: Increased production without a rise in demand for products means that prices will fall.
NEXT
QUIZ
ERROR!
Wrong!
TRY AGAIN
What is the Result?
Social - African-Americans were the first to lose their jobs - Hoovervilles were shantytowns made for the homeless - Increased crime and suicidal rates Economic - Failure of 1/3 of banks - Decrease om GNP -Unemployment at 25% Political - End of Republican popularity - Hoover places responsibility on local and state governments - Want for more regulation
FIND!
From among all the statements you discover,click only on the correct ones
START
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3
Employment soared during the 1930s
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
Unemployment reached its worst in US history in the 1930s
Taxes led to increased employment
Unemployment remained constant in from the 1920s onward
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 2/3
The group of individuals to suffer first were African-Americans
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
All groups were equally affected by the Great Depression
RIGHT!
Banks were mostly unaffected by the Great Depression
Women received increased employment during the Great Depression
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3
Republican popularity soared during the Great Depression
Republican support had severely decreased
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
Republican domination persisted in the 1930s
The federal government under Hoover took extreme government regualation
ERROR!
Wrong! That statement is incorrect
TRY AGAIN
Politics in 1932
Democrats - Nomineee was Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. VP nominee was House Speaker John Nance Garner-wanted a New Deal, end to Prohibition, and increased government regulationRepublicans - Nominee was sitting President Herbert Hoover - considered a "lame duck" due to Depression Results - Roosevelt wins! Democrats - 472 electoral votes, 22.8 million votes Republicans - 59 electoral votes, 15.8 million votes Democrats win the House of Representatives and Senate
CORRECT IMAGE
Choose the correct image
start
Which of the following maps correctly shows the election of 1932 results
Which Political party controlled both houses of congress in 1932
RIGHT!
ERROR!
TRY AGAIN
Roosevelt's New Deals
Relief - Used to help the people suffering under the Great Depression with unemployment and housing-Civilian Conservation Corps -Public Works AdministrationRecovery - Programs used to stabilize failing businesses-Farm Credit Administration -Home Owners Loan CorporationReform - Programs that make sure that a Great Depression never happened again-Glass-Steagall Act -National Labor Relations Act
QUIZ
question 1/3
Which of the following programs falls under Relief
Federal Housing Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Works Administration
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Public Works Administration gave money for government projects which gave thousands of jobs to the unemployed
next
QUIZ
question 2/3
Which of the following programs falls under Recovery?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Works Progress Administration
Farm Credit Administration
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Farm Credit Administration gave cheap loans to farmers to stop farms from closing
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 3/3
Which of the following programs falls under Reform
Glass-Steagall Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civil Works Administration
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:The Glass Steagall Act ensured depositor's safety by separating commercial and investment banks to prevent investments in the stock market by banks
NEXT
GREAT!
THE FIRST NUMBER IS:
12
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE SECOND NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE THIRD NUMBER IS:
19
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE FOURTH NUMBER IS:
41
BACK TO INDEX
You have reached the last step... Enter the password!
Enter password
Works Cited
“Social and Cultural Effects of the Depression.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall Association, www.ushistory.org/us/48e.asp#:~:text=The%20Great%20Depression%20brought%20a,ways%20to%20pay%20the%20bills. Amadeo, Kimberly. “How the Lows of the Great Depression Still Affect Us Today.” The Balance, 29 Mar. 2021, www.thebalance.com/effects-of-the-great-depression-4049299#:~:text=The%20Great%20Depression%20of%201929,and%20deflation%20soared%20above%2010%25. “United States Presidential Election of 1932.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1932. “America's Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal.” Relief Programs | DPLA, dp.la/exhibitions/new-deal/relief-programs. “Presidential Election of 1932.” 270toWin.Com, www.270towin.com/1932_Election/. Field, Anne. “The Main Causes of the Great Depression, and How the Road to Recovery Transformed the US Economy.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 24 Sept. 2020, www.businessinsider.com/what-caused-the-great-depression#:~:text=While%20the%20October%201929%20stock,contributed%20to%20the%20Great%20Depression. Newman, John J., and John M. Schmalbach. United States History. Perfection Learning, 2019.