It affected the workers by losing their jobs. in 1932 the percent of unemployment was 25%. Workers who kept their jobs had part-time jobs or reduced wages.

When farmers bought supplies, the money went to consumers who used credit to buy cars, which investors used to buy stocks. Banks suffered when farmers failed to meet their loan payments.

If home owners could not pay off their loan to buy their house, or monthly payment, they lost their house.

a place where shares in corporations are bought and sold throughh an organized system

to buy stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest

to fail to meet an obligation, especially a financial one

projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use

2. What did the Bonus Army want? Where did it set up camp?

2. After WW1 congress promised veterans a $1000 dollar bonus. When the Great Depression came, the veterans want the money right away, and formed the Bonus Army. The Bonus Army camped out in Washington, D.C.

3. How did buying stocks on margin contribute to the stock market crash?

3. When someone buys on margin, the brokers borrow their money from the bank. When the people failed to pa back their loans, the brokers could not pay back the banks, making the banks go bankrupt because of unpaid loans.

4. Do you think President Hoover followed the proper course in his handling of the Great Depression?

4. No, because Hoover tried three different ideas in solving the Great Depression and they failed. He could have aproached the ideas a different way, he might have solved the Great Depression sooner.

5. Identify four major factors that led to the Great Depression

5.Banks going bankrupt, due to unpaid loans5. Stock Market Crash

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Reading Strategy explain how the Great Depression affected industrial workers, farmers, and home-owners
Industrial Workers	It affected the workers by losing their jobs. in 1932 the percent of unemployment was 25%. Workers who kept their jobs had part-time jobs or reduced wages.
Farmers	When farmers bought supplies, the money went to consumers who used credit to buy cars, which investors used to buy stocks. Banks suffered when farmers failed to meet their loan payments.
Home-owners	If home owners could not pay off their loan to buy their house, or monthly payment, they lost their house.
Graph Skills During what years did the stock price average pass $200 per share?	in 1927
Section Assesment 1-6
1. Stock Exchange	a place where shares in corporations are bought and sold throughh an organized system
1. On margin	to buy stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest
1. Default	to fail to meet an obligation, especially a financial one
1. Relief	aid for the needy: welfare
1. Public works	projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use
2. What did the Bonus Army want? Where did it set up camp?	2. After WW1 congress promised veterans a $1000 dollar bonus. When the Great Depression came, the veterans want the money right away, and formed the Bonus Army. The Bonus Army camped out in Washington, D.C.
3. How did buying stocks on margin contribute to the stock market crash?	3. When someone buys on margin, the brokers borrow their money from the bank. When the people failed to pa back their loans, the brokers could not pay back the banks, making the banks go bankrupt because of unpaid loans.
4. Do you think President Hoover followed the proper course in his handling of the Great Depression?	4. No, because Hoover tried three different ideas in solving the Great Depression and they failed. He could have aproached the ideas a different way, he might have solved the Great Depression sooner.
5. Identify four major factors that led to the Great Depression	5.Banks going bankrupt, due to unpaid loans5. Stock Market Crash
	5. Farm and industry income shrinking5. employers cut wages and laid-off workers
6. Graph on pg. 725. When did the average price of stocks reach its peak?	6. in 1929
6. During what years did the average drop below $100 per share?	6. in 1932

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