what year was the Great Depression at its worst?
• How did the increase in business investment in the 1920s contribute to the “boom” economy of those years? • What accounts for the increase in federal spending during the 1930s? • Did increases in federal funding help create a recovery in the economy? • Have students share their questions in a class discussion, or, if questions were generated in advance, ask students to share their answers. • At the end of the session, discuss with students the social impact of the Great Depression, pointing out that this crucial aspect of the Depression is only distantly reflected in the economic statistics just examined. • Explain that this session is a follow up to the previous session. By examining photographs from the 1930s, students will begin to understand the human costs of the Great Depression that are not reflected through statistics and graphs. Help students recognize some of the major social effects of the Great Depression, such as homelessness, bread lines, farm foreclosures, sharecroppin
