1. The Appearance of Prosperity
Review Unit 5
Strong Economy
Between 1922-1928 the U.S. GNP(total
value of all goods and services) rose 40%
The economy performed well,
automakers
Unemployment Rate -- 5%
from 1923-29
Union membership slowed as welfare
capitalism programs grew w/ employee
benefits
The Feeling of Prosperity
Workers to buy new products and enjoy
leisure activities like movies/sports
Farmers fell further behind
Strong Stock Market
Stocks/shares, in
companies, performed
well in the 1920s
The value of stocks traded
quadrupled over nine
years
Business leaders said
everyone could get rich
from stocks
People Thought the
Market would never Drop
Again
3. America in the 20th Century
(This is your Final Exam Info)
Unit 6 (Ch 18) The Great Depression
Unit 7 (Ch 19) Roosevelt & The New Deal
Unit 8(Ch 20&21) World War II & Home front/Debates
Unit 9(Ch 20.3) The Holocaust / -NO HONORS-
Unit 10(Ch 23) The 1950’s
Unit 11(Ch 22-24) The Cold War
Unit 12(Ch 25) Civil Rights Movement
Honors - Black Like Me – by John Howard Griffin
Unit 13(Ch 24-31) Recent Am. Presentations
Notebook Collection & Final Exam / Same as S1
4. Semester Final Exams
Honors
400 + 100(NB) = 500pts
Regular
250 + 250(NB) = 500pts
Be prepared for a map to
be on the final, just like S1
Honors - Black Like Me
by John Howard Griffin
5. Go To Canvas Page – U.S. History
- Register if you don’t have a book
Record your user name & password
In your notebook & laptop
6. Assignment #1
Causes of the Great Depression
A. Hoover & “Rugged
Individualism”
p.629 DBQ -Q # 1& 2
B. Read Ch 18 Sec 1
p. 628-633 Q # 1-8
Due ____________
Stock Market Challenge
Begins After 1st Assignment
(Begin looking up Stocks of Interest)
NYSE & NASDAQ
7.
8. The Floor of the NYSE
-where stocks are bought & sold
12. When you decide to buy and/or when you decide
to sell will determine profit or loss
13.
14.
15. For the Stock Market Challenge you will be given
$10,000 to invest in One Corporation
Buy In Date – ___________ (Turn in Sheet by ________)
The NYSE is open Monday – Friday
Newspapers will show stock quotes:
Tuesday – Saturday (One Day Behind)
Online ---- shows up to the minute stock activity
Before you can buy and sell stock on the market you
have to understand what you are doing
17. Lets say you have $10 to spend
Your craving chocolate when you arrive at Walmart
Candy bars are selling for $1.50 each
How many candy bars can you buy with the $10?
If you said: 6 candy bars then you are correct!
How did you figure that out?
$1.50 x 6 = $9.00(with $1.00 left over)
If you understand this principle then you
can buy and sell shares on the NYSE
- Work another Example in Notes -
18. Buying Stock – “Shares”
Ownership in a Corporation
Example --- Nike Stock is selling at $97.21 per share
If you had $10,000 that you wanted to invest in the stock
market, then how many shares could you purchase?
If you said: 102 shares then you are correct
How did you figure that out?
$97.21 x 102 = $9,915.42 (with $84.58 left over)
9,915.42 + 84.58 = $10,000
19. VALUE
After 3 weeks would you
still have 102 shares of
Nike Corporation?
What Changes?
The Value of the Shares
Why do values change?
Barry Bonds 73rd home
run baseball sold for
$450,000 (2001)
Babe Ruth 1933 All Star
Game - $805,000 (2006)
Barry Bonds Ball – now
valued at about $30,000
20. Value
Honus Wagner Rookie
Card from 1909 made by a
Tobacco Co.
(Wagner Disapproved)
Only a few were made
Sold at Auction for:
1933 - $50
2012 – $1,200,000 million
2013 - $2,105,770 million
21. Practice buying stocks
Create Google Doc w/
desk partner
Copy and paste your
answers into a text box
Submit to Canvas
Every person needs to
make a submission
22. Good Luck!
Buy In - Tomorrow
Pick up a STOCK SHEET – Record Every Day until we
sell out in about 3 weeks
Find a calculator at home and bring it to class
Go on nyse.com or nasdeq.com & look around at
different potential companies you might want to buy into
