Operations Management - Book1.p - Dr. Abdulfatah A. Salem
1.american's experience during the great depression
1.
2. Aim: How were Americans
affected by the Great
Depression?
Do Now: Read the lyrics to the song and
answer the questions below;1. Why do you think he was standing in
line just waiting for bread?
2. What are the 3 occupations mentioned
in the song? (*hint: “When there was earth to plow or
guns to bear I was always on the job… Once I built a
railroad/tower…)
3. Why do you think this song become
5. Activity
In your groups, complete the stations activity to
respond the day’s ‘Aim’:
How were Americans affected
by the Great Depression?
6. • Hoboes—the jobless and
homeless who roamed
the country looking for
work, food, shelter, or just
something to do.
• Migrant workers—
Americans who carried
their little possessions
and travelled with their
entire families looking for
a better life. Many were
known as ‘Okies’
Americans Face Hard Times
7. • Soupkitchens—place
where free soup was
served.
• Breadlines—usually
long lines of people
who received a free
piece of bread.
• Hoovervilles—
shantytowns that
homeless Americans
built out of cardboard.
Americans Face Hard Times
8. • Conditions for minorities—Conditions for women,
African Americans, and Latinos were especially
difficult. Unemployment was the highest among
minorities and their pay was the lowest.
Americans Face Hard Times
9. Americans Face Hard Times
• Dance marathons—One way many Americans coped
with the Great Depression was by entering dance
competitions where they had a chance in earning
some cash.
